All articles by Laurie Clarke
Laurie Clarke
GCHQ’s plans to use AI to tackle disinformation raise thorny questions
Should security agencies be able to police public speech? And who gets to define disinformation?
Has China already won the battle for Africa’s internet?
Big Tech companies are fighting for the future of Africa’s internet, but Chinese companies may already have the edge.
Tech ambassadors are redefining diplomacy for the digital era
Countries around the world have appointed ambassadors to the tech sector, reflecting Big Tech’s rise to the status of nation states.
Big Tech lobbying: The US bills tech giants targeted in 2020
New analysis of federal lobbying by the New Statesman Data Team shows which legislation Big Tech fought hardest to influence in 2020.
Apple and Facebook’s ad privacy feud is escalating. Here’s what’s at stake
Facebook argues that Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency feature will hurt small businesses but it stands to lose most.
Algorithms: The age of self-regulation could be ending
Companies have been left to regulate their own algorithms up until now, but regulators could soon be cracking down.
Can ethical commitments contain the risks of military AI?
Commitments by Western military powers to the ethical use of AI will come into conflict with the race for global AI supremacy.
Here’s how algorithms can harm consumers and damage competition
The UK’s competition watchdog has mapped out the various ways that algorithms can harm consumers and interfere with fair markets.
‘Businesses will go under’ if the UK fails to achieve EU data adequacy
Tech London Advocates founder Russ Shaw tells Tech Monitor that UK businesses are completely unprepared for a failure to reach a deal over post-Brexit EU data adequacy.
How will Joe Biden handle Big Tech?
Joe Biden’s political appointments suggest that Big Tech’s voice will be heard in the White House but a return to Obama-era ties is unthinkable.