Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Jan 19-23, 2026

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and social media, coming from Australia, Korea, Netherlands and the USA Global AI race and Greenland’s rare earth minerals Greenland’s vast reserves of rare earths and other critical minerals are drawing renewed geopolitical attention as the United States […]

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Startup investments in Turkey went down 45% in 2025, raising $589 million

Sharp decline in Turkish startup investments and no Series C or later-stage investments were recorded during the year Venture capital (VC) investment in Turkish startups fell sharply in 2025, reflecting a broader slowdown across European tech markets as deal activity and funding sizes declined amid […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Jan 12-16, 2026

This week’s stories are about tech, AI, startup and sustainability, coming from Korea, Norway and Saudi Arabia South Korea’s revised AI Basic Act to enter into force South Korea’s revised AI Basic Act is set to take effect Jan. 22, marking a major shift in […]

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Türkiye removes duty-free limit for overseas shopping

Regulations revised in 2024 allowed duty-free imports for noncommercial goods worth up to 27 Euros per order, plus a 3-Euro shipping allowance Türkiye removed a 30-Euro ($35) duty-free allowance for noncommercial goods purchased from abroad via mail or express cargo, according to a presidential decree […]

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Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Oct. 27-31, 2025

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and autonomous vehicles, coming from Switzerland and the USA Governments struggle to scale Gen AI adoption, study finds A growing number of governments are experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT and CoPilot, but most […]

Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, 6-10 Oct, 2025

This week’s stories are about tech and sustainability, coming from Japan and USA 1-California enacts landmark AI Safety Law California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (SB53), a landmark measure establishing some of the most comprehensive AI safety […]