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Keep up with the latest news on policies related to data privacy, cybersecurity, regulation of emerging technologies and digital ethics debates. We examine how technology is shaping democracy, civic engagement and government transparency, while highlighting key issues that arise in this interplay between politics and technological advances.
ECA Digital: what it is, what changes, and what parents should do.
The Digital ECA (Statute of Children and Adolescents) is now in effect and changes how children and adolescents access the internet in Brazil. Understand what the new law says, what changes in practice, and how parents and guardians can protect their children in the digital environment.
20-year-old Brazilian creates AI that detects corruption. Understand.
The tool cross-references public data with information on politicians and public servants, identifying irregularities, ghost employees, and companies linked to family members. Learn more.
How to get a driver's license? See information to start driving.
Understand the new rules and learn how to begin the process, which is now more simplified and requires fewer practical lessons.
Discover the 25 largest cities in the world
Discover which cities lead in size with their urban and metropolitan populations, such as Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai and, of course, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
Underground bureaucracy: Elon Musk and DOGE reveal retirement system with paper records archived in US mine
Done entirely through handwritten paperwork stored in a limestone mine, it causes major delays in benefits processing, even after years of spending on computerization. Understand
TikTok ban will take place on 19/01; understand the case
The US Supreme Court has upheld the decision to ban TikTok in the country. The app is expected to stop working as early as Sunday. Read more
Elon Musk to Head Trump Administration’s “Department of Efficiency”
After investing more than US$ 130 million in the Republican campaign, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is rewarded with his own position in the government. Understand
How Trump's election impacts the tech world
Trump's election promises to change the landscape of AI, Big Tech and crypto, based on some of the president-elect's proposals for the technology sector
UPDATED: Alexandre de Moraes orders suspension of X in Brazil
Operators have 24 hours to comply with the decision and the X app will also be removed from Google and Apple stores. Read the full document
Research points to Brazil as last placed in the ranking of identifying false content online
Truth Quest research, prepared by the OECD, evaluates Brazil with the worst index among 21 countries analyzed. Finland had the best overall performance.
Why did it rain so much in Rio Grande do Sul?
Understand how Brazil's biggest climate catastrophe was formed
What are Sponge Cities and how they can prevent flooding
Find out how the concept that has stood out in China and Denmark, creating green infrastructure to absorb water from intense rain, can prevent floods like in Rio Grande do Sul.
Free streaming platform will be launched by the Ministry of Culture
No release date has yet been announced, the new project aims to enhance national productions
What changes with the approval of the Legal Framework for games?
Sanctioned by President Lula on May 3, the law aims to encourage the local production of electronic games in Brazil, aiming to boost the sector. Understand
The illegal smartphone market is growing at worrying levels and is already threatening manufacturers
According to data from Abinee, the illegal market for imported cell phones has worrying growth in 2023, already threatening the presence of manufacturers in Brazil
Discover your political profile with the 8values test
Left, right, liberal, conservative? With the political coordinates test, you find out what your ideological values are. Do it now and compare with friends
Biden sanctions law that bans TikTok in the USA, understand the decision
New law requires ByteDance, owner of TikTok, to sell the network's operation in the United States by 2025. The social network must appeal the decision.
US deputies release Moraes' decisions under secrecy to remove X accounts
X (formerly Twitter) forwards documents from confidential STF proceedings to American deputies, who allege censorship of the affected accounts. However, the material provides evidence of possible crimes committed on the social network
Government of SP exchanges teachers for ChatGPT in preparing classes
The state Department of Education will use artificial intelligence to produce classes for elementary school classes, starting in the third two months of the school year.
Alexandre de Moraes orders investigation of Elon Musk for threatening to disregard court orders
The decision was taken after Musk informed X that he would not comply with Brazilian court orders regarding blocking profiles, claiming censorship and freedom of expression.
