Tag: policy

• The coming crypto apocalypse – The Japan Times

  February 12, 2026

  The future of money and payments will feature gradual evolution, not the revolution that crypto-grifters promised. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/10/world/coming-crypto-apocalypse/#Echobox=1770697289 more ›

• Reframing Impact: AI Summit 2026 – AI Now Institute

  February 12, 2026

  In the aftermath of the “AI boom,” this report examines how the push to integrate AI products everywhere grants AI companies – and the tech oligarchs that run them –… more ›

• It’s Not Just Rich Countries. Tech’s Trillion-Dollar Bet on AI Is Everywhere.

  January 17, 2026

  As part of ‘AI decolonization,’ developing nations push Silicon Valley to build locally https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/its-not-just-rich-countries-techs-trillion-dollar-bet-on-ai-is-everywhere-1781a117?st=YZudfN&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink more ›

• The year of technoligarchy

  January 7, 2026

  In 2025, Trump brought tech executives into power to dismantle regulators and write their own rules. But the instabilities they’re creating may be their downfall. https://www.citationneeded.news/the-year-of-technoligarchy/ more ›

• Treat AI Like a Public Utility

  January 7, 2026

  It seems increasingly likely that artificial intelligence will mean major changes to the economy and daily life. We need a public jobs program for displaced workers, and we should regulate… more ›

• China to let banks pay interest on digital yuan to drive adoption

  December 30, 2025

  China’s central bank will allow commercial banks to pay interests on digital yuan holdings in a new framework taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026. https://www.theblock.co/post/383824/china-interest-digital-yuan more ›

• Marshall Islands launches world’s first universal basic income scheme offering cryptocurrency

  December 18, 2025

  Quarterly payments of $200 to be offered via stablecoin or traditional currency in a scheme designed to ease cost of living pressures in the Pacific nation https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/17/marshall-islands-launches-universal-basic-income-scheme-offering-cryptocurrency-in-world-first?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• Opinion | The West Is Lost

  December 15, 2025

  Loss has become a pervasive condition of life in Europe and America. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/opinion/west-europe-america-lost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rU8.fmj5.leL4plCy7p0w&smid=url-share more ›

• We Failed The Misinformation Fight. Now What?

  December 13, 2025

  Defending democracy in the digital age will require moving beyond the focus of fighting online misinformation. https://www.noemamag.com/we-failed-the-misinformation-fight-now-what more ›

• The Gulf World That Air Conditioning Wrought

  December 7, 2025

  From Saudi Arabia to Qatar, rulers have used modern air conditioning to control landscapes and lives, forgoing traditional methods of keeping cool. As climate change drives regional temperatures higher, and… more ›