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A scam may start with a phone call, but the money can move through several accounts and countries before the victim realises what happened. Altair Media Europe follows the proceeds and examines where banks and authorities can still intervene.
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The Jetten cabinet gives opposition parties a greater role in shaping Dutch policy. That could strengthen parliamentary democracy. But can agreements made issue by issue still add up to a budget that both chambers can support?
Artificial intelligence relies on mathematics, but the same calculations can be performed through different physical processes. What changes when light, rather than electronic circuits, helps process information? ‘The Age of Light’ explores how mathematics and physics together could open new possibilities for computing.
For decades, the human brain has shaped how we understand artificial intelligence. The comparison has been remarkably useful, but could it now be limiting our perspective? The revised second edition of ‘The Age of Light’ invites readers to reconsider intelligence through its physical foundations.
A photonic chip can pass its first test and still fail as a finished module. Drawing on PIC Summit Europe and the PHIX–SENKO collaboration, Altair Media Europe examines how fibre alignment, packaging and testing determine whether manufacturers can deliver reliable modules at scale.
When a payment is blocked or an account restricted, can a Revolut customer reach someone with the authority to reconsider the decision? This Altair Signal examines what meaningful human review requires when banking happens through an app.
From romance scams to criminal money flows, Europe’s fraud defences face a test of coordination and responsibility. Altair Media Europe examines AMLA, banks and AI through one central question: who protects the account holder?
Europe is investing in photonic chips and production capacity. The next test is commercial: who connects research to customer demand, takes responsibility for complete systems and captures the value? Siemens offers a concrete case for examining that industrial transition.
Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi oversees a sovereign investment model built around distance, diversification and time. Through QIA, Qatar turns concentrated resource wealth into a global portfolio designed to preserve national prosperity across sectors, markets and generations.
