US tells diplomats to lobby against foreign data sovereignty laws In Brief Posted: 6:56 AM PST · February 25, 2026 Image Credits:Mandel Ngan / Getty Images The Trump administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against countries’ attempts to regulate how American tech companies handle foreigners’ data, arguing that data sovereignty...

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Olympic body criticised for selling Nazi-era Games T-shirtBethany BellGermany reporterOlympic ShopThere are calls in Germany for the sale of the shirts to be stoppedThe official online fan shop of the Olympic Games has been selling T-shirts with designs from the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936, which were used by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis for propaganda.There are calls in Germany for the sale of...

New York hits the brakes on robotaxi expansion plan Waymo’s big chance to bring its robotaxis to the state of New York has been thwarted — for now. New York Governor Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal that would have amended vehicle and traffic laws to effectively legalize robotaxis in the state outside of New York City. Hochul spokesperson Sean Butler confirmed to TechCrunch that the...

Rouble Nagi: The teacher who won $1m for turning India's slums into open-air classroomsCherylann Mollan/BBCRouble Nagi won the Global Teacher Prize 2026 for her contribution to learning in IndiaA narrow lane in Mumbai city's upmarket Colaba area opens up to a patch of land filled with small concrete cubicles - nooks washermen use to clean and dry the city's laundry.Surrounding the area are...