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Davos

A uniformed security officer stands on a snow-covered rooftop above a large yellow DAVOS sign, scanning the alpine landscape through binoculars against a clear blue sky.

The ESG Era Is Over. Western Capital Must Now Choose a Side.

While Davos panels debated trust, China quietly took the lead in 57 of 64 strategic technologies. The iShares Aerospace & Defense ETF returned nearly 49 percent in 2025. The market has already voted—now Western capital must follow.
By Andrew King
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The $1.6 Trillion Moonshot: Why Philanthropy Is America’s Ultimate Strategic Weapon

While philanthropists are busy polishing the spires of democracy—civil rights, education and the arts—they are neglecting the foundation required to keep the structure standing.
By Andrew King
Flags from around the world sit on top of the Congress Centre that hosts the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.

At Davos 2026, the New A.I. Race Is About Execution

Dr. Kathryn Wifvat, a leading applied A.I. strategist advising governments, enterprises and sovereign investors, and Mark Minevich, a globally recognized Chief A.I. Officer and World Economic Forum contributor, analyze how Davos 2026 marked a turning point in the global A.I. conversation. They argue that A.I. has entered its infrastructure phase, where competitive advantage depends on execution, governance, workforce transformation and technological sovereignty. The new A.I. race, they explain, will be decided by those who can operationalize intelligence at scale under mounting geopolitical and societal constraints.
By Mark Minevich and Dr. Kathryn Wifvat
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A.I.’s Data Center Rush Will Create Six-Figure Trade Jobs, Jensen Huang Predicts

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Jamie Dimon Warns A.I. May Disrupt Workers Faster Than Society Can Adapt

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Bill Gates and OpenAI Join Forces to Launch A.I. Health Program in Africa

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Dario Amodei Challenges Jensen Huang’s Vision of Global A.I. Integration

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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No Company ‘Can Just Coast’ in the A.I. Era, Warns Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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What Silicon Valley Leaders Are Saying About China’s A.I. Miracle DeepSeek

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Believes A.I. Could Double Human Lifespans in 5 Years

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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CEO of World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Disagrees with Trump’s Climate Policy

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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A.I. Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Warns About A.I. Models’ ‘Self-Preserving’ Ability

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde

Davos 2024: What CEOs and Central Bank Officials Are Saying About Interest Rates and Economy

By Maddie Whitaker
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the assembly during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos

In a Chaotic and Unequal World, Davos’s Brand of Do-Gooderism Is Increasingly Irrelevant

By Oliver Staley

Trump Sings Weird Praise for Elon Musk: Genius, Does Good at Rockets, Too

By Sissi Cao

Davos Gets Creative to ‘Offset’ Carbon Emissions By Persistent Private Jet Flyers

By Sissi Cao

Davos Report: 2,153 Billionaires Are Richer Than 60% of the World’s Population Combined

By Sissi Cao

A Sneak Peek at Google’s Top-Secret ‘Billionaires Summer Retreat’ in Sicily

By Sissi Cao

Goldman Sachs’ Anti-Stereotype CEO Has Made Suits and Ties Optional for All Bankers

By Sissi Cao

Anthropology Expert Says Bill Gates’ Positive World View Is Deeply Flawed

By Sissi Cao

George Soros Warns About China’s Black Mirror-esque ‘Social Credit System’ at Davos

By Sissi Cao

A.I. Apocalypse Yet? How World Leaders at Davos Have Changed Their Thoughts on Robots

By Sissi Cao

Jack Ma Dismisses Europe’s Tech Privacy Concerns as ‘Worries Caused by Worry’

By Sissi Cao

Why the World’s Brightest Minds Agree That a Recession Is Coming

By Sissi Cao
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