The intersection of traditional finance and blockchain technology took another step forward this week as Mubadala Capital, the asset management arm of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth ecosystem, announced a tokenized version of one of its private markets funds in partnership with Coinbase and tokenization infrastructure provider KAIO. The initiative enables
CHENGDU, China — Amid intensifying competition over artificial intelligence, the United States and China have found an unexpected area of agreement. Alongside the 19 other member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, both countries endorsed a ministerial statement recognizing the value of “trusted open-source approaches” to AI development—a
GENEVA — After four days of showcasing some of the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence technologies, the 2026 AI for Good Global Summit ended on a notably human note: the future of AI will ultimately depend not only on algorithms and computing power, but on leadership, education and ensuring that
New Sustainability Fusion™ framework seeks to help companies quantify the business case for sustainability investments—bridging the long-standing divide between finance and sustainability teams. For years, one of the biggest challenges facing corporate sustainability has not been a lack of ambition, but a lack of financial language capable of translating environmental
GENEVA — As global leaders, researchers, governments and technology companies gather at the AI for Good Global Summit, one of the summit’s most consequential interventions came not from a laboratory or boardroom, but from the Vatican. In a message delivered on behalf of Pope Leo XIV, the pontiff urged participants
Secretary-General António Guterres warns that AI governance can no longer remain theoretical as military applications accelerate, calling for international safeguards that keep pace with rapidly advancing technology. GENEVA — As the AI for Good Global Summit continues in Geneva, one of its most consequential messages has emerged not from a
As AI For Good opens in Geneva, governments and experts warn that the world’s AI divide is becoming a governance divide. GENEVA — The United Nations’ first Global Dialogue on AI Governance has put a sharper focus on one of the defining questions facing the international system: whether artificial intelligence
UNCTAD says global FDI rose to $1.6 trillion in 2025, but the recovery is increasingly concentrated in advanced economies and strategic sectors such as AI, semiconductors, clean energy and critical minerals. Global foreign direct investment returned to growth in 2025, offering a tentative sign of resilience in an economy still
GENEVA — For much of the past decade, the story of artificial intelligence has been defined by technological acceleration. Each year brought more capable models, greater computing power and new predictions about how AI would reshape economies, transform public services and redefine geopolitical competition. Governments raced to invest. Companies competed
As the global debate over artificial intelligence accelerates, Tomas Lamanauskas has become one of the most important multilateral figures working to ensure that AI is not only powerful, but useful — not only disruptive, but directed toward the public good. Tomas Lamanauskas, the Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union,
