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Emirati authorities will promote tech start-ups

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Expatriates are leaving, businesses are faltering and the local population is grumbling. Authorities see a significant role for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in general, and…

Growth of AI faces stiff challenges in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

As AI systems become increasingly central to the global economy, this poor performance risks further damaging the economic prospects of a region that has long struggled to achieve…

Internet platforms will struggle to dislodge extremism

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INTERNATIONAL

Extremism online.

US tech labour market will be selectively tight

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UNITED STATES

This was about 40% of the number in November, when Meta became the first ‘big tech’ firm to trim the over-hiring of the pandemic period and reassure investors that it was cutting…

Eastern EU could seize digital economy opportunities

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EU

This is reflected in increasing convergence with EU living standards, a comparatively rapid post-pandemic recovery and their pro-active role in response to the war in Ukraine…

China’s AI chip industry will grow but still lag

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CHINA

China is working hard to boost its domestic AI chip industry in response to US restrictions. The support significantly impacts the development of its entire AI sector, the…

Singapore will lead in South-east Asian fintech

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Recent developments in South-east Asian fintech.

China e-commerce boom transforms business and society

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CHINA

E-commerce in China.

Artificial intelligence will be a key test for the EU

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EU

This comes after member states paved the way for a common EU approach to AI at the EU’s Digital Day on April 9.

Cuban government will struggle to rein in social media

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CUBA

It is also creating a new ministry-level Institute for Information and Social Communication (IICS) to replace the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT) and modernise the…