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Chinese digital gig work will undergo important change

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CHINA

At present, there are around 200 million gig workers, amounting to a quarter of the Chinese labour force, and Ali Research estimates that number will double by 2036. The sheer…

Anti-disinformation approaches will proliferate

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INT

However, these efforts are neither universally applied nor commonly accepted. The proliferation of frameworks to combat disinformation demonstrates shared motivations among…

US offshore oil industry will take years to recover

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UNITED STATES

Rising output from the Gulf of Mexico, which accounts for about 16% of total US production, will help offset some of the falling output from onshore shale projects, although…

China’s tech giants will face tighter regulation

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CHINA

The primary targets (for now) are the largest firms, Alibaba and Tencent, and their subsidiaries. Alibaba alone accounts for one-fifth of all consumer goods sold in China.

EU telecoms regulation poses competitiveness dilemmas

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EU

The European Commission is reviewing the EU regulatory framework for telecoms. In reforming the framework, and adjudicating on current telecoms mergers, policymakers face a…