Trump’s ghost stalks Davos – POLITICO

Trump’s ghost stalks Davos – POLITICO

DAVOS, Switzerland — World leaders gathered together in the Swiss Alps this week are nervous that Donald Trump will be even more anti-global if he returns as United States president. And they have good reason to be wary. If polls prove correct, the front-runner for the Republican nomination is set to be crowned winner of the … Read more

A common-sense attempt at balance – POLITICO

A common-sense attempt at balance – POLITICO

The European Commission’s legislative proposal to improve standardized technology licensing in the EU is a common-sense attempt to restore balance and add transparency to a system that needs it. The European Parliament and the Council should endorse it. The Parliament and EU member countries are currently finalizing their initial views on a European Commission proposal … Read more

Elon Musk’s X tells watchdog it has shed 1,000 ‘safety’ staff

Elon Musk’s X tells watchdog it has shed 1,000 ‘safety’ staff

Elon Musk’s X has shed more than 1,000 staff globally from teams responsible for stopping abusive content online, according to new figures released Thursday by Australia’s online watchdog. Australia’s eSafety Commission said these “deep cuts” and the reinstatement of thousands of banned accounts had created a “perfect storm” for the spread of harmful content. The … Read more

Avoiding litigation about patents — what’s not to like? – POLITICO

Avoiding litigation about patents — what’s not to like? – POLITICO

A recent European Commission proposal to cool the litigious broth about connectivity patents by institutionalizing transparency as a means of avoiding disputes is attracting feverish attention. That fever is excessive: let us calm down and refrain from predicting the end of the world. The proposal is a sensible regime that does not eliminate property rights. … Read more

China’s erratic regulatory moves against Big Tech firms must end, says communist party newspaper after video gaming stock rout

China’s erratic regulatory moves against Big Tech firms must end, says communist party newspaper after video gaming stock rout

A Chinese Communist Party newspaper has urged the country’s regulators to end their erratic moves against the platform economy, in a sign of growing concern over policy damage to the health of the country’s ailing internet titans. A front page opinion piece published by the Study Times, the mouthpiece of the Central Party School, on … Read more

New refund policies from Alibaba’s Taobao and JD.com spark fears of customer abuse among merchants

New refund policies from Alibaba’s Taobao and JD.com spark fears of customer abuse among merchants

New “refund only” policies introduced by Chinese e-commerce players including Alibaba Group Holding’s Taobao and JD.com have sparked concern among some sellers about potential abuse of the terms, according to merchants and analysts. Taobao and JD.com in late December introduced new policies that – in certain circumstances – allow shoppers to receive a refund for … Read more

What Kind Of Artificial Intelligence Technological Development Trend Can We Expect In 2024?

What Kind Of Artificial Intelligence Technological Development Trend Can We Expect In 2024?

The environment we combat at the end of 2023 is increasingly uncertain amidst geo-political tensions and economic fragility, but fresh approaches and ideas born of technology and innovation continue to emerge, constructed to both enrich and enhance the way we live and potentially help respond to the challenges we face. A number of these technologies … Read more

Exclusive | Chinese video gaming official steps down after market rout linked to proposed rule changes, sources say

Exclusive | Chinese video gaming official steps down after market rout linked to proposed rule changes, sources say

A key Chinese official involved in oversight of the country’s video gaming industry has stepped down after proposed regulation last month wiped out billions of dollars of value from Chinese gaming stocks, according to people familiar with the situation. Feng Shixin, a long-serving official, has left his official role as the publication bureau chief at … Read more

Spain Doubles Down On Plan To End Nuclear Power By 2035; PM Sánchez Bets On Renewables

Spain Doubles Down On Plan To End Nuclear Power By 2035; PM Sánchez Bets On Renewables

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is intensifying Spain’s efforts to source its energy grid from solar and wind sources, formally ditching nuclear power. Reuters / SUSANA VERA Spain will shutter all of its remaining nuclear power plants by 2035, the government confirmed on Wednesday, as part of its aggressive energy plan for the future. The Council … Read more

China approves 105 video games, but Christmas miracle does not revive stocks after suggested spending curbs

China approves 105 video games, but Christmas miracle does not revive stocks after suggested spending curbs

The latest batch of approvals, released by the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) on Monday, marked the first time Beijing had approved more than 100 titles in its monthly list since July 2022, when 135 titles made the cut. On Friday, the regulator also approved 98 imported titles. The move “strongly demonstrates authorities’ clearly … Read more