• The Global South and the Hyper-Imperialist Global North.

    Chu Guofei: You argue that the term Global South refers not just to a geographical space but to a series of protests against neoliberalism. Could you elaborate on this concept and its significance? Vijay Prashad: In the immediate years of decolonization (from around 1945 to 1974), the countries that emerged out of colonialism formulated a More

  • BRI, PGII, and Global Gateway: Infrastructure Development Goes Global

    Will capital-starved developing nations be the ultimate winner amid an overhaul of China’s Belt and Road and new Western forays into global infrastructure development?

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    Local Shreveport business, “Outerlink Global Solutions” secures $26M for Air Force Global Strike Command

    A $26M partnership between Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and local Shreveport technology powerhouse Outerlink Global Solutions officially launched this August with the announcement of a four-year Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract award.

  • Fintech is making global payments its business

    Domestic payment aggregator majors such as Razorpay and Cashfree, as well as newer fintech firms like PayGlocal and Skydo, are rushing to procure a licence for offering international payment services, multiple people aware of the matter told ET.Both new entrants and companies already in the business must apply to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a payment aggregator-cross border (PA-CB) licence, the deadline for which is April 30.Industry watchers peg margins at 2.5-4% per card transaction...

  • Global CBDC Rollout Continues Apace

    Global CBDC Rollout Continues Apace Authored by Kit Knightly via Off-Guardian.org, Terror attacks in Moscow, ongoing genocide in Gaza, and cancer in the Royal family are dominating the headlines. Meanwhile, on the financial back pages, all over the world the implementation of Central Bank Digital Currencies draws nearer. China, whose digital Yuan was the major flagship CBDC, is in the middle of an immense trial covering over 25 million people. This week they released new...

  • Congress should be increasing global food aid

    "Starvation is occurring in Sudan. Relief agencies do not have enough resources to feed the hungry and avert famine."

  • GoatGuy's Comment on the Global Depopulation Crisis

    Nextbigfuture has tried to simplify the reason why global population decline is not something to be ignored. While the world was fine when we had 4 billion people in 1974, we will be deep into disaster if the world population declines to 4 billion in 2080-2120. Fertile women would drop to 5% of the population

  • Global Consumers Continue to Prioritize Snacking

    Consumers continue to prioritize, purchase and prefer snacks, says a recent report, State of Snacking™ report, conducted by a world snacks company. The attitudes and behaviors among thousands of consumers across 12 countries has shown a consistent trendline of consumers demonstrating a preference for snacks over meals. This year State of Snacking findings reveal that […]

  • These Are The Top 15 Global Tank Fleets

    These Are The Top 15 Global Tank Fleets Heavily armed and armored, the modern tank is a versatile and mobile weapons platform, and a critical piece of contemporary warfare. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Chris Dickert, shows the top 15 global tank fleets, using data from the 2024 Military Balance report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Let’s take an in-depth look at the top three fleets: 1. United States As the world’s pre-eminent...

  • McDonald's apologises for global shut downs

    McDonald’s has apologised for a global technology outage that shuttered some restaurants for hours. The company said the outage was caused by a third-party technology provider and was not a cybersecurity issue. It started around midnight local time during a configuration change and was close to being resolved about 12 hours later, the Chicago-based company […]

  • McDonald's Closes Amid Global IT Outage

    McDonald's restaurants across Australia have been forced to temporarily close, and other branches around the world have reported a widespread technological issue which means customers cannot pay for food.Internal systems in Australian restaurants have been offline since about 3:10 p.m. local time, according to a report by News.com.au.IT issues have also been reported online in China including Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Germany.What We KnowA spokesperson from McDonald's...

  • Global XR headset shipments slump in 2023

    Global shipments of XR headsets declined 19 per cent year over year in 2023, mainly due to the lack of use cases aside of gaming.