Trump threatens global tariff war over digital taxes

Trump threatens global tariff war over digital taxes

Donald Trump. Image: Gage Skidmore US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened countries that have digital taxes with “subsequent additional tariffs” on their goods if those nations do not remove such legislation. Sources said earlier that the Trump administration was considering imposing sanctions on EU or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc’s landmark…

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Brazil’s Supreme Court justice threatens to arrest Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Supreme Court justice threatens to arrest Jair Bolsonaro

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has threatened to detain former President Jair Bolsonaro. The judge, Alexandre de Moraes, accused Bolsonaro of breaching a ban which bars him from appearing in audios, videos and interviews shared on social media. Justice Moraes said the ex-president could face “immediate imprisonment” unless his lawyers could provide a satisfactory explanation…

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AI threatens originality, royalties for local musicians

AI threatens originality, royalties for local musicians

South African musicians and creatives must retain ownership of their work, says SAMRO. The proliferation artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is threatening the originality and authorship of South African musicians. This is according to the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), a copyright asset management society, in an e-mail interview with ITWeb. SAMRO was established by…

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