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Russia's Telegram crackdown tests censorship limits

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RUSSIA

State telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor's attempt to block Telegram on behalf of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has largely failed, while the collateral damage done by shutting…

AI Summit will test but also solidify UK approach

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UK

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants London to play a leadership role in the development of global standards for AI. The UK approach to GenAI so far focuses on promoting innovation…

Explainable AI systems will develop slowly

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INT

However, high-profile failures have intensified pressure on the developers and institutional users of such systems to improve transparency to foster public trust.

EU-UK trade war remains unlikely despite escalation

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EU/UK

The move is viewed in Brussels as an attempt to force the EU into re-writing the protocol agreement, something which the EU vehemently rejects. The EU has a range of retaliatory…

FTX collapse boosts case for EU crypto regulation

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EU

The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), the first comprehensive set of regulations, aims to reduce the risk of an FTX-type collapse. The final vote is due during the plenary…

Digital currencies hold much promise for central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

Central bank digital currencies.

Exclusion will undermine Brazil’s carbon market plan

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BRAZIL

While this could help decarbonise the country’s industry and attract investments in offsetting projects, the exclusion of the agriculture and livestock sector from the…

Industrial IoT security lags behind innovation and use

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INTERNATIONAL

This is blurring boundaries between traditional operational remits and is making it difficult to understand and mitigate risk, at both organisational and systemic levels.

China’s carbon trading scheme will fall short of hopes

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CHINA

China's emissions trading scheme.

Trump positions could trigger NAFTA talks breakdown

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NORTH AMERICA

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland presented on August 14 a number of conditions for the talks. The negotiation objectives of President Donald Trump's…