Author Archives: Nick Corbishley

What is the scandal-tarnished Japanese tech giant Fujitsu doing running the government’s digital Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS)?

If one of the presumed goals of president elect Donald Trump’s first round of tariff threats was to sow discord and division among Washington’s USMCA partners, it’s working like a dream.

As unintended consequences go, this could be a big one. 

“It is a question of having access to all the services of the State without having a computer, smartphone or tablet.”

The USMCA trade agreement, in its fifth year of existence and up for renegotiation in 2026, is already looking frail.

“Beijing is now the main trading partner for most nations in the region and has the fastest-growing stock of investments.”

Online age verification threatens to trap everyone, not just minors, in its web, as the Australian government recently admitted.

The USMCA trade agreement, now in its fifth year of existence and up for renegotiation next year, is looking increasingly frail.

“You have to take into account that you may not be able to pay by debit card for a longer period of time,” notes the Dutch National Bank. “Then you have to have cash under the mattress, or be able to pay with QR codes.

President Claudia Sheinbaum, her governing party, Morena, and arguably Mexico as a whole just dodged a rather large bullet.

While Starmer’s government is trying to expand the powers of the British State, it is using powers it already has — namely anti-terrorism laws — to arrest and intimidate pro-Palestinian journalists, activists and protesters.

This year, like last year, the only two countries that voted against lifting the blockade were the US and Israel. But Argentina was meant to stand with them. 

Canada and Australia shelve plans for retail CBDCs while the US could soon become the first country to explicitly ban the central bank from issuing a CBDC.

“The time has come to show the United States that it is under threat from a country of 130 million inhabitants that is finally waking up.” Russia is trying to poison bilateral relations between the Mexico and the US by taking advantage of Mexico’s ruling party Morena’s innate anti-Americanism. That is the conclusion of an […]

Mexico is the leading consumer of soft drinks in the world with an average consumption of 163 litres per person per year — 40% more than the US in second place. Child and adult obesity are off the charts.