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Universal Basic Income

Why Tech CEOs Are Backing UBI: Silicon Valley’s Take on Basic Income

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Keen to understand why Silicon Valley leaders support UBI and how it could reshape society? Dive in to discover their compelling reasons.

Thorsten Meyer
July 4, 2025

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China Says No to SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion Robot Deal. Why Factory Robots Are Now a Security Question

China’s foreign-investment security review has prohibited SoftBank’s purchase of ABB’s…

Thorsten Meyer
November 5, 2026

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Voters Said No to Data Centers in 46 of 47 Local Ballot Votes. Here Is What They Actually Decided

On November 3, 2026, voters in ten states decided 47 local ballot measures on data…

Thorsten Meyer
November 5, 2026

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Three Signals on the Money Behind AI: AMD’s 64% Data Center Quarter, Australia’s 18-Year Rate High and Hong Kong’s Crypto Tax Law

Three money signals in one week. AMD’s data center segment brought in a record $8.5…

Thorsten Meyer
November 5, 2026

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Crédit Mutuel Arkéa’s €100 Million Hack: The Money Left From the Bank’s Own Account. What We Know, Hour by Hour

On 4 November 2026 the French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirmed an attack that moved…

Thorsten Meyer
November 5, 2026