As Joseph R. Biden Jr celebrates his victory to become the United States’ 46th President, he has pledged to unite Americans behind his leadership. One key area in which the country is…
IN-DEPTH: Tech Holds its Breath as America Choses a Leader
In around 24 hours it will be a lot clearer—if uncertain—who America’s next President will be. And while tech has been far down the list of electoral priorities for both candidates, wins…
WhatsApp Hopes its Misinformation-Busting Feature Will Help Democracy
Social media platform WhatsApp has launched a new feature it hopes will make discourse more truthful. “Search the web” allows users to click on a small magnifying-glass image next to posts shared…
Can Big Tech Quell Disinformation Ahead of America’s Vote?
The United States’ 2020 Presidential election will come at a pivotal moment for its tech industry. A report released by the Pew Research Study yesterday found that almost three quarters of US…
Tech Key in UK Vote – But Will British Tech Industry Fare Well with Tory Win?
Britain has spoken – and it overwhelmingly wants a Tory government. So heavy was Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour defeat, that such a loss hasn’t been registered by Britain’s biggest leftwing political party since…
Social Media Giants Face a Public Backlash – But is it Too Late to Change?
So, it’s official: Russia meddled in the US election, and Big Social Media helped it. Exhaustive Washington hearings his week have dragged heads from the world’s largest social media companies–Facebook, Twitter and…
The Dread Pirate and The Populist: Czech Tech Pros See Few Pluses in a Tough Election
This weekend Czechs go to the polls in a hotly-contested general election that pits a billionaire populist against his former colleague, a dreadlock-sporting digital pirate and a half-Japanese, Islamophobic right-winger. But amid…
The UK’s Improbable Hung Parliament: What’s Next?
On Wednesday we reported that the digital business policies of Britain’s two biggest political parties, Labour and the Conservatives, were similar verging on inseparable. This morning the country is waking up to…
Rouhani’s Re-Election: A Victory for Moderate Iran, and its Entrepreneurs
It’s the economy, stupid. At least, that was the word on the streets of Tehran this Friday, as around 70% of Iran’s 80 million people elected their next President. The Middle Eastern…
Macron’s Coup de Maitre: France and Technology
On his first day in office as newly-elected President, just after the swear-in ceremony, Emmanuel Macron will rediscover the place where he built his meteoric career. Five years ago Macron was just…