The official narrative  behind data-driven surveillance technology promises a new era of “impartial”, “scientific”, “evidence-based” policing, sewn together by the techno-futurist allure of automated algorithms and their supposed apolitical neutrality. The reality of the vast upsurge in UK surveillance since 2020  is one of alarming privacy invasion and intense racialisation, especially against racial and ethnic minorities. Tools like the now-defunct Metropolitan Police's Gan

Though AI safety is often perceived as an overly nihilistic field of study, it has become an increasingly prevalent feature  of international policy debates ranging from its use in courts and parliaments to the defence industry. AI safety has entered public discourse in the context of spurring on unemployment, AI misuse, and the potential for critical systems failures or bias. In a European context, the EU is explicitly seeking  to develop a uniquely European approach to deve

It’s very easy to get attention in business news by printing a headline with words to the effect of “Leading Investor X Warns of Impending Recession”, “InvestWithUs CEO Thinks Current Market is A Bubble”, or my personal favorite: “Michael Burry Just Sold All His Stocks.” The fact you’re reading this is somewhat proof of this.  In a shockingly high number of cases, these events never materialise, at least not in the way they were predicted to, and we’re rarely called out on ou

In the latest move to curb immigration fears in the face of Reform UK’s extraordinary polling performances, the government has announced plans to introduce mandatory digital ID cards. The scheme will be rolled out “by the end of parliament,”  and has done little to improve the government’s reputation for cracking down on civil liberties. The digital cards will be needed to prove a person’s right to live and work in the UK but will not have to be carried all the time. Plans pu

The Labour Government, with all the grace of a cantankerous aunt rearranging your closet, has turned its gaze to the internet. The...

Alongside Trump’s continued ICE raids across America, his Administration is attacking immigration from a more insidious angle:...

On 1 June, Ukraine carried out an “unprecedented and unique”  operation against Russia. Codenamed “Operation Spiderweb,” the Security...

Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) has been at the centre of debates on ethics and...

The idea of waking up to a world without access to news, social media, or the ability to contact loved ones is difficult to grasp,...

Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion Earlier this month, Alphabet, the owner of Google, altered its AI principles  to remove a promise...

A new AI has emerged, capturing global attention and making waves across industries. DeepSeek, a China-developed chatbot, is proving to...

" You have to stay cool. Don't feed the troll " said  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in response to Elon Musk's endorsement  of Germany's...

Growth elusive, markets skittish, and polling dire - it has not been the best of starts to the new year for UK Prime Minister Keir...

Thrust into the international spotlight by his immensely successful book Sapiens: A Brief History of Mankind , Israeli historian and...

50 years ago, Friedrich Hayek won the Nobel Prize for his work on the nature of knowledge and why fully controlling societal and economic...

To be “rich,” in today’s society means different things to different people. If you asked my parents, they’d say being rich means owning...

First Meta, then X, and followed closely by Pavel Durov’s Telegram - recently there has been a string of clashes between domestic...

Nvidia’s market value has risen past $3 trillion, overtaking Apple as the world’s second-most valuable company by market capitalisation....

The US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in early April, deeming the PRC’s industrial...

A month ago, the UK’s communications regulator OFCOM reported that nearly 25% of children aged five to seven years old have smartphones....