The United States is considering a sharper test of technological alignment in its competition with China, with a draft State Department proposal warning countries that participation in a U.S.-led AI cooperation framework could be incompatible with membership in a rival China-backed initiative. Reuters reported the proposal after reviewing a draft
NEW YORK — More than 600 young people from around the world gathered at United Nations Headquarters this week to press for a greater role in shaping artificial intelligence governance, as governments confront how AI could transform jobs, education, inequality and economic competitiveness. The Youth and AI Summit, held on
Chinese artificial intelligence models are gaining traction among developers in parts of Africa, suggesting that affordability and adaptability could become as important as raw technical performance in determining which AI systems achieve global adoption. Reporting from technology communities across Africa, The New York Times found that some developers and startups
By Erai Beckmann, Founding Partner, Peace Through Trade Around the world, governments are no longer asking whether blockchain matters. Increasingly, they are asking a different question: How can blockchain strengthen public institutions, modernize commerce, and support trusted digital economies? That distinction is reshaping the industry. For much of the past
NEW YORK — Circle has acquired IBM’s blockchain patent portfolio, expanding its intellectual property holdings as competition continues among technology companies and financial firms developing digital financial infrastructure. The transaction gives Circle control of more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide. Circle said the acquisition makes
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
