Canada rescinds the Digital Services Tax targeting US companies, set to go into effect on June 30, “in anticipation of” a US trade deal, as trade talks resume
It's using trade to forcing governments into policies that would never pass their national legislatures. Julie S. Lalonde / @julieslalonde : The fact that we had to spend the last week looking at foot...
Sources: the European Commission is issuing burner phones and laptops to some US-bound staff to mitigate espionage risks, a move typically reserved for China
It's amazing that in just a few short months, the US is on par with China for many countries' espionage concerns. … Mark Copelovitch / @mcopelov : Today in life under competitive authoritarianism Nath...
Around 58 countries now offer a digital nomad visa, as governments compete with each other to attract talent; the number of US digital nomads hit 17.3M in 2023
Emma Agyemang / Financial Times : X: @gonzohall . LinkedIn: John Lee X: @gonzohall : @FT article about nomad visas is a better view on the true intention on the creation of these by the govs. Happy t...
Generative AI and how to regulate the tech dominated the discussions at the 2024 World Economic Forum; the UN Secretary-General said AI poses risks to societies
Finding common language with China will be difficult, European Commission official says — One of the many signs in Davos …
The EU's DSA goes into effect, forcing platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok to let users opt out of profiling-based content recommendations
#DSA — becomes legally enforceable for Very Large Online Platforms & Search Engines. These systemic platforms play a very important role in our daily lives — so it was time for the EU to set our own r...
Ukraine's official Twitter account and government officials post donation requests in the form of bitcoin, ether, and USDT amid Russia's invasion
Welcome to the 1,341 newly Not Boring people who have joined us since our last Monday piece! JD Alois / Crowdfund Insider : More Than $20 Million in Crypto Donated to Ukraine, One Wallet Donated $3 Mi...
Tim Cook attacks the “data industrial complex” and calls for comprehensive US privacy laws in speech at conference on data protection and privacy in Brussels
Apple's CEO Tim Cook has joined the chorus of voices warning that data itself is being weaponized again people and societies …