This Monday, as protests against his rule ebbed into an eighth day, embattled Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko’s helicopter touched down at a military truck factory in the capital city, Minsk. Waiting to…
As Belarus’ Dictator Flails, a Tech Leader Waits
It’s an election year in Belarus, “Europe’s Last Dictatorship,” which means: propaganda, police violence, and political repression. On Thursday Victor Babaryko, the biggest challenger to incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, was jailed on tax…
How Will Europe Hold off the Chinese Tech Spending Spree?
In 2017 Canyon Bridge, a Cayman Islands-registered investor, bought Imagination Technologies, one of the UK’s premier chipmakers. Surprisingly, the deal didn’t incur the wrath of British politicians. Just weeks previous US President…
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…
Bias and Artificial Intelligence: Ghosts in the Machine
With a gigantic bottleneck in tech talent, companies are turning to tech to speed up the recruitment process. But baked into hiring startups’ algorithms are biases and prejudices as old as time…
Acast Shoots for Germany’s Nascent Podcast Market
The popularity of podcasts is soaring. From last year the total number of pods has leapt from 550,000 to 700,000—with over 50% more episodes available this year than last. That equates to…
Scooter Investment Continues Despite Challenges
It’s difficult to walk around most major cities without seeing at least one rented scooter fly past, and investors are still keen to pump money into the startups behind the craze. But…
Inxeption Brings Blockchain and Competition to E-Commerce
Most entrepreneurs gamble when they start a company—few were born from a bet. Inxeption, an E-commerce platform built on blockchain technology, is one such exception. Given the expertise behind it, the company’s…
After 2017’s “Cowboy” Crypto Era, Iceland’s Miners Look Forward to a Divested Future
Last December, as bitcoin reached its highest price, Advania, Iceland’s largest data center provider, struggled under the weight of demand from foreigners desperate to tap into the country’s unique, crypto-friendly metrics. “We…
At Davos, Tech Prepares for a Year of Self-Reflection
Ordinary the World Economic Forum, in the snow-capped Swiss town of Davos, is an opportunity for tech’s leading lights to puff out their chests and lay bold claims to society’s future. Not…