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Could AI run a whole county? Albania wants to find out.

Albania’s embrace of AI got a quirky public rollout in May, when some 47 heads of state and government from around Europe ...

I left Los Angeles, closed my business, and moved to Albania. I pay under $500 a month in rent and have never been happier.

Cheryl Orlov, 55, loved her life in Los Angeles but wanted a new adventure. In 2023, she moved to Albania, where she's less ...
Futurism on MSN1h

This Country Wants to Replace Its Corrupt Government With AI

With so much buzzy tech floating around these days, it's only natural for national governments to experiment with the various bits of gadgetry. For the past few years, the country of El Salvador's ...
Politico Europe1d

Albania turns to AI to beat corruption and join EU

Besides generating weird AI baby versions of European leaders, Albania’s politicians themselves could soon be made of pixels ...
The Economist8d

Albania’s new anti-corruption unit is taking down bigwigs

You might hear the same argument today in Albania’s capital. One thing, however, has changed: for the first time in Albania’s ...

Italy plan to process migrants in Albania dealt blow by EU court

A ruling by the EU's top court has dealt a further blow to Italy's attempts to create a fast-track system in Albania for ...
Politico Europe11d

Albania’s leader pushes dream of first cashless society

For years, Albanians have preferred to keep their cash under the mattress — next to their AK-47, as the national joke goes — ...
Emirates News Agency on MSN2d

UAE rescue team provides full support to Albania in battling forest fires

The UAE Rescue Team has held a coordination meeting with several Albanian officials to enhance cooperation between the two ...
DW on MSN2d

Albania's vicious cycle of blood feuds

Albania, once Europe's poorest country, has seen huge growth. This has led to greater clashes between modernity and tradition, including the ancient principle of blood feuds, which still exists in the ...