World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future
This is a guest post. The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum, The Institute, or IEEE. A human’s well-being and socioeconomic progress are deeply connected to the environment. People’s livelihoods, businesses, industries, and biodiversity depend on a stable and healthy environment…
At RightsCon in Taipei, activists reckon with a US retreat from promoting digital rights
Last week, I joined over 3,200 digital rights activists, tech policymakers, and researchers and a smattering of tech company representatives in Taipei at RightsCon, the world’s largest digital rights conference. Human rights conferences can be sobering, to say the least. They highlight the David vs. Goliath situation of small civil society organizations fighting to center……
VeChain Strikes Big with Power Slap Sponsorship Deal
According to Forbes, the blockchain company has signed a $76 million deal to become the naming rights sponsor for Power Slap. The controversial slap-fighting promotion was founded by UFC President Dana White. This six-year agreement cements VeChain’s presence in combat sports. It puts its brand front and center at Power Slap events…
Aspiration co-founder and board member defrauded investors of $145M, prosecutors say
The fintech startup has been under federal scrutiny for years for questionable financial and carbon accounting practices. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
New US bill could restrict voting rights of Americans abroad
The US Congress is considering legislation known as the SAVE Act, which could have a major impact on the voting rights of Americans living in Europe…
DOGE’s Foreign Aid Cuts Have Sparked ‘Total Chaos’ Around the World
Human rights organizations say the cuts have undermined years of global democracy-building and free-speech initiatives and put the lives of their staff at risk…
Advocacy group fears US will steer broadband cash to Musk
An internet rights group on Tuesday raised alarm over reports the United States may steer billions of dollars to Elon Musk’s Starlink by making changes to a rural broadband deployment program. Starlink is a unit of Musk’s SpaceX company…
Egypt’s Al-Sisi and EU’s Costa discuss regional stability, humanitarian aid for Gaza
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with European Council President António Costa on Tuesday to discuss regional stability, the flow of aid into Gaza and the strengthening of ties between Egypt and the European Union. The meeting occurred on the sidelines of the Extraordinary Arab Summit held in the New Administrative Capital…
Egypt’s Health Minister meets EU delegation to discuss Gaza relief efforts
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met with a European Union delegation led by Stefano Sannino, Director-General for the Middle East and North Africa, to explore ways to enhance cooperation in sustaining Egypt’s relief efforts for Gaza amid ongoing humanitarian challenges…