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Syria to dismantle Assad-era socialism, says foreign minister

Syria’s new rulers plan to privatise state-owned ports and factories, invite foreign investment and boost international trade in an economic overhaul designed to end decades as a pariah state, the country’s foreign minister told the Financial Times. “[Assad’s] vision was that of a security state. Ours is of economic development,” said Asaad al-Shaibani in a […]

Technology

Trump plans to dismantle Biden AI safeguards after victory

That’s not the only uncertainty at play. Just last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson—a staunch Trump supporter—said that Republicans “probably will” repeal the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which is a Biden initiative to spur domestic semiconductor chip production, among other aims. Trump has previously spoken out against the bill. After getting some pushback on […]