AI is giving tech companies power that once belonged to governments
… In the 1950s, nuclear governance emerged against the backdrop of unmistakable devastation and a clear existential threat. AI presents no such singular moment of reckoning. …
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Workers around the world are not getting what they want from AIIn its push to become Big Tech’s data center hub, India is overlooking local resistance
… The position of farmers in the U.S. and the E.U. “is underpinned by robust property rights laws that treat land ownership as a fundamental and highly protected private right,” David Nagtzaam , a Portugal-based expert who helps organizations with AI transformation and governance, told Rest of World . …
Workers around the world are not getting what they want from AI
… One male respondent said, “These large companies only think about profit, that is why there is a high chance they will automate most of their work, resulting in an unemployment crisis which will eventually increase competition in non-AI affected fields.” Across all 60 countries, only 9% trust natio… …
China builds a rival satellite constellation as SpaceX goes public
… The growing dependence of countries on Chinese space infrastructure should alarm U.S. policymakers, said Ellis Scherer, a space policy analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that tracks Chinese space capabilities. “China still lacks a mission-… …
Can India be a “third way” AI alternative to the U.S. and China?
… India’s recently released AI Governance Guidelines ask regulators to “support innovation while mitigating real harms; avoid compliance-heavy regimes; promote techno-legal approaches; ensure frameworks are flexible and subject to periodic review.” These recommendations suggest an effort to keep AI g… …
Can social media age verification really protect kids?
… Since Australia last year barred those under 16 years from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok, at least a dozen countries including Malaysia , Spain, France, and the U.K. have said they are planning similar rules. …
The global push to rein in Big Tech
… Innovation 5 March 2026 Meta’s Oversight Board races to govern the AI surge As generative AI explodes on social media, the board’s slow, human-led review model faces a breaking point. …
The quiet layoffs sweeping China’s tech giants
… There has been a surge in hiring related to AI-agents and physical AI products, she said. “Some jobs on the frontline are already being replaced by AI, but I don’t think AI has had a systemic impact on the labor market yet — it’s still quite fragmented,” said Deng. “Companies are in a transition ph… …
Big Tech’s Gulf megaprojects are trapped between two war choke points
… OpenAI, G42, Oracle, Nvidia, and SoftBank announced Stargate UAE , a planned 5-gigawatt AI campus in Abu Dhabi that would be the largest outside the U.S. Amazon committed $5 billion to an AI hub in Riyadh with Saudi Arabia’s Humain. …
Can we really keep kids safe online?
… By Kinling Lo Global Dispatch Pope’s encyclical raises questions on who gets to shape AI The encyclical provides an ethical and moral framework for AI, but one that is steeped in Catholicism and ignores the faiths and practices of a majority of the world’s population. …