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The demolition of the border fence between Spain and Gibraltar in La Línea de la Concepción, on July 15, 2026.

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Spain-Gibraltar border comes crashing down, US and Iran enter shaky equilibrium, Mexico’s Sheinbaum finally challenges an ICE killing

People can now travel freely between Spain and British overseas territory of Gibraltar, after the European Union and the United Kingdom clinched a deal last year that facilitated the fall of the border wall between the two countries on Tuesday.

Can China limit kids’ video game time? Risks with facial recognition

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Can China limit kids’ video game time? Risks with facial recognition

China is to ban kids from playing video games for more than three hours a week. But why and how? With US agencies looking to expand the use of facial recognition tech, what are the security concerns? Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at Stanford's Cyber Policy Center, Eurasia Group senior advisor and former MEP, discusses trends in big tech, privacy protection and cyberspace.

What are the concerns with facial recognition technology?

What are the concerns with facial recognition technology?

Nicholas Thompson, editor-in-chief of WIRED, discusses technology industry news today:

What are the concerns with facial recognition and will IBM's decision to no longer offer the tech mark the end of its use?

Has the technological decoupling between the US and China accelerated since COVID-19?

As our work-from-home situations continue, has COVID-19 changed the workplace forever, even after the pandemic?