In Myanmar, illicit rare-earth mining is taking a heavy toll
I n early 2025, Sian traveled deep into the mountains of Shan State, on Myanmar’s eastern border with China, in search of work. He had
Category: Tech
VCs are growing wary of ‘AI-washing’ – but real innovation is still winning investors
Venture capital investment surged to a 10-quarter high of €108.3bn in Q1 2025, fuelled by artificial intelligence, which accounted for over €44.6bn raised. In recent
Google is now the best at AI — but is it enough?
It took just under three years, but Google has finally caught up and overtaken its AI competitors. You remember how it was. When OpenAI released
The cost of abandoned genAI projects? Garbage code, orphan apps, and security issues
Gunslinging IT leaders with high generative AI (genAI) experiment failure rates are creating high-tech junk that will cost money to maintain after projects are abandoned.
The missile meant to strike fear in Russia’s enemies fails once again
A Russian intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired from an underground silo on the country’s southern steppe Friday on a scheduled test to deliver a dummy
Supreme Court hears case that could trigger big crackdown on Internet piracy
Supreme Court justices expressed numerous concerns today in a case that could determine whether Internet service providers must terminate the accounts of broadband users accused
Apple faces a new privacy fight in India
User consent is under threat, at least when it comes to your right to decide what apps to install on your device. That’s because India
End-to-end encryption is next frontline in governments’ data sovereignty war with hyperscalers
Data residency is no longer enough. As governments lose faith that storing data within their borders, but on someone else’s servers, provides real sovereignty, regulators
Here are the best Cyber Monday deals we can find
After our celebration of Prime Day earlier in the year, last Friday we all somberly marked the passage of Black Friday, the day where we
Research roundup: 6 cool stories we almost missed
It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across each month. In the past
College Students Choosing A.I. Majors Over Computer Science
At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major.
Why security needs a step change to thwart cyber attacks amid surging innovation
As enterprise digitization accelerates to drive growth and meet customer expectations, it’s vital security leaders have the right tools and strategies to keep businesses secure.
Opinion: Ukraine is becoming a global defence tech powerhouse
The full-scale war has reshaped priorities for Ukraine’s tech sector. Innovative military technologies and advanced defence solutions are not only essential for the country’s security
Startup wisdom: Why resilience is the most underrated metric in startup success
Startup wisdom is a new TNW series offering practical lessons from experts who’ve helped build great companies. This week, global traction strategist Nina Aziz Justin