While AI spending is top of mind, online ads are driving a lot of Big Tech’s growth
Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft reported quarterly earnings that showed rising digital ad sales and increased AI infrastructure spending.
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Workers face worsening inequality without urgent reforms, UN agency warns
The world of work is undergoing rapid and destabilising change, with widening inequality and job insecurity leaving millions without stable livelihoods or basic protections.Read the full story, “Workers face worsening inequality without urgent reforms,…
Defending truth-tellers, from war zones to the digital frontline
Journalists risk their lives every day to bring facts to light, yet most attacks against them go unpunished.Read the full story, “Defending truth-tellers, from war zones to the digital frontline”, on globalissues.org →
‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare
After two years of war that kept them out of classrooms, Gaza’s children are finally returning to the classroom, surrounded by devastation – but determined to learn.Read the full story, “‘We want to get our lives back,’ Gaza children declare”, on globa…
Disguised as a Man, She Fought in the Revolutionary War and Later for Recognition as a Veteran
Deborah Sampson covered her chest with a tight piece of cloth, adopted a man’s name and enlisted in the Continental Army’s elite light infantry in 1782. For 17 months, she marched through the Hudson River Valley, participated in dangerous reconnaissanc…
The Dutch elections, NATO ties, and the race to reduce dependence on US defence
The finely balanced provisional results of the Dutch election has intensified the debate over European security and dependence on the United States, prompting urgent questions about defence autonomy and the respective roles of the Netherlands and Fran…
Ukraine says it hit a key fuel pipeline near Moscow that supplies Russian forces – ABC News
Ukraine says it hit a key fuel pipeline near Moscow that supplies Russian forces ABC NewsBuilt in the shadows and launched at night, Ukraine’s long-range drones are rattling Russia AP NewsUkraine hits 160 Russian oil, energy facil…
Impactive Capital sees a structural shift creating upside for this wastewater company
Impactive Capital recently took a stake in Advanced Drainage Systems and sees earnings growth ahead that is under appreciated.
Drone interrupts flight operations at Berlin Airport for two hours
Air traffic control at Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport had to suspend flights for two hours on Friday evening due to an unidentified drone breaching its airspace. The airport association says it should serve as a “wake-up call” as it warned of growing thr…
German MOD backs $1bn drone deals after ‘disastrous’ tests – media
The Germany military is reportedly proceeding with plans to purchase kamikaze drones that performed poorly or skipped recent testing
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