Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses are raising privacy concerns because they make it easier to capture photos, videos and audio without others knowing. Norway, Australia, the UK and the US are considering or enforcing restrictions on camera-equipped smart glasses in public and sensitive spaces.

A Finnish supervisory authority on Tuesday ordered environmentally significant preparatory work at two planned Google data center sites in northern Finland to be halted until legally required environmental impact assessments are completed.

High energy costs are putting growing pressure on European households and businesses, prompting the European Union to step up efforts to stabilize supplies, contain prices and reduce its reliance on imported fossil fuels.

Anthropic is expanding a program that allows vetted cybersecurity professionals to test its most powerful AI models with fewer safeguards, after its Project Glasswing initiative helped uncover more than 100,000 software vulnerabilities this year.

Hong Kong has once again been ranked as the world's freest economy, according to the Economic Freedom of the World 2026 Annual Report released on Tuesday by the Fraser Institute.

China’s Xiongan New Area is accelerating its hunt for technology firms as the city, designed partly to house state-owned institutions relocated from Beijing, moves to nurture its own industries, according to people familiar with its plans and local officials. Officials were looking to attract tech companies that could reach valuations of 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion), hoping some would list on stock markets, including Hong Kong’s, in the next few years, sources said, adding that the key...

Invasive European green crabs killing lobsters and other valuable crustaceans in the waters off Newfoundland, fishers warn. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is looking for solutions to keep them in check, including turning them into pet food or fertilizer.