Category: Internet
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Government Announces It Will Begin Tracking Foreigners’ Social Media to Detect Antisemitism
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Wednesday (9) that it will begin tracking what it called “antisemitic activity” by foreigners on social media and physical harassment of Jews as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests. This will immediately affect foreigners applying for legal permanent resident status, foreign students, and foreigners affiliated with…
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Oscar 2025 Takes Place This Sunday. Will Brazil Win Its First Statuette?
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If it depended on some prestigious international publications, “I Am Still Here” would give Brazil its first Oscar statuette. The newspaper The Guardian wrote: “There are many reasons why Walter Salles’ moving drama, I Am Still Here, should win the Oscar for Best Picture: its beautiful Brazilian soundtrack, extraordinary and empathetic performances, and touching cinematography,…
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Relations Between Brazil and the USA Become Tense Due to American Social Media Companies
The Brazilian government issued a statement on Wednesday (February 26), criticizing the United States’ stance regarding the decisions of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to suspend an American social media network in the country. The U.S. State Department released a note warning that “blocking access to information” or imposing fines on American companies is “incompatible…
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Brazil and the US in Conflict Over American Social Media Companies
The Brazilian government issued a statement on Wednesday (February 26), criticizing the United States’ position regarding the decisions of the Supreme Federal Court to suspend an American social media network in the country. Previously, the US Department of State released a statement warning that “blocking access to information” or imposing fines on American companies is…
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Trump’s Company Sues STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes
The media company of U.S. President Donald Trump sued a minister of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court on Wednesday (19), accusing him of illegally censoring right-wing voices on social media. The lawsuit, which is already unusual, became even more extraordinary given the timing: just hours earlier, Brazilian courts had received a complaint of an alleged coup…
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Chinese AI Advances Worry Americans and Crash Stocks in the US
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A wave of panic crashed the stocks of major tech companies on Monday (27), with American investors shaken by fears that advances in artificial intelligence by the Chinese could threaten the money-making power of tech giants in the United States, Europe, and beyond. The surprisingly efficient and powerful Chinese AI model is called Deepseek R1.…
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Brazilians Are Among the World’s Largest Users of AI
A survey conducted for Google by Ipsos — a company specialized in market research and public opinion — interviewed 21,000 people in 21 countries and found that Brazil is above the global average in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024, with 54% of Brazilians reporting the use of generative AI, compared to the…
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Brazilians Are Among the World’s Largest Users of AI
A survey conducted for Google by Ipsos — a company specialized in market research and public opinion — interviewed 21,000 people in 21 countries and showed that Brazil was above the global average in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024, with 54% of Brazilians reporting using generative AI, compared to the global average…
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Here Are Trump’s First Executive Measures
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President Trump will begin issuing a flurry of executive orders including measures to crack down on immigration and dismantle diversity initiatives in the federal government, his team told reporters, starting his presidency with a vigorous use of power intended to signal a sharp reversal of existing policies. Trump will also act unilaterally to end regulations…
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Supreme Court Allows TikTok Ban in the United States
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The Supreme Court of the United States refused on Friday (17) to block a federal law that will ban TikTok in the United States as early as this weekend, unless the extremely popular video-sharing app in the country ceases to be Chinese-owned. The judges’ order was a blow to TikTok, prohibiting its operation just before…