Category: Politics and Government

A.I., Brain Scans and Cameras: The Spread of Police Surveillance Tech

In the Middle East, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies have become part of everyday policing.
In Hundreds of TikTok Videos, Its Users Defend the App

After lawmakers grilled TikTok’s chief executive last week, the app’s users argued that the platform should not be banned in the United States over national security concerns.
Meet the Xi Jinping Loyalist Now Overseeing China’s Economy

He Lifeng’s long career in government has spanned the extremes of China’s approach, from the early embrace of small business in the 1980s to today’s tighter state control.
Kamala Harris Looks to Deepen Relations With Africa Amid China’s Influence

In a weeklong trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, the vice president will face a balancing act as she tries to foster a collaborative U.S. relationship.
The Week in Business: TikTok in the Hot Seat

The Fed raised interest rates, even as some banks continued to find themselves on shaky ground. The A.I. race is on. And a new inflation reading is coming.
China Denies Pressuring Companies Like TikTok to Spy on Users

China’s foreign ministry rebuffed claims made by U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Thursday that TikTok could be a tool of surveillance for the Chinese government.
China’s Rise Relied on the West. Xi Jinping Is Turning Away.

The Chinese leader has edged ever closer to Russia, while distancing China from countries that have helped it develop over the past four decades.
TikTok Claims It’s Limiting Teen Screen Time. Teens Say It Isn’t.

This month, the company announced a new 60-minute “daily screen time limit” for users under 18. But for most young users, staying on the app takes just a few taps.
Germany Pushes for Exception in Law Banning Combustion Engines

Berlin and Brussels are scrambling for a solution after Germany calls for allowing cars to run on synthetic fuels. The move could endanger the E.U.’s climate goals.
As Chatbots Spread, Conservatives Dream About a Right-Wing Response

After criticizing A.I. companies for liberal bias, programmers started envisioning right-wing alternatives, making chatbots a new front in the culture wars.
Xi and Putin Bind China and Russia’s Economies Further, Despite War in Ukraine

On the second day of the Chinese leader’s state visit in Moscow, Xi Jinping and Vladimir V. Putin declared an enduring economic partnership, in an effort to insulate their countries from punitive Western measures.
A Big Question for the Fed: What Went Wrong With Bank Oversight?

As the Federal Reserve reviews the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, and Congress prepares for hearings, bank oversight is getting a closer look.