In a moment that signals a profound shift in the future of global security, Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard have been awarded the 2025 A.M. Turing Award, widely regarded as the Nobel Prize of computing. Their work did not simply advance computer science. It redefined the very concept of
The global economy is entering a more uncertain phase, according to a closely watched report released in March by the World Trade Organization (WTO), which warns that the forces shaping trade today are no longer purely economic. After a stronger-than-expected rebound in 2025, global trade is slowing. But the deceleration,
At its annual GTC conference in San Jose, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote that underscored a profound shift underway in the global economy: artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging technology. It is becoming the infrastructure layer of modern society. From next-generation chips to space-based computing, Nvidia’s announcements
Artificial intelligence competition is no longer confined to model performance or capital scale. It is now being filtered through federal procurement authority. On Friday, President Trump directed federal agencies to stop using technology from Anthropic, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated the company a “supply chain risk,” effectively cutting it
Artificial intelligence is no longer a software story. It is an infrastructure story. OpenAI said it is raising $110 billion in new capital, valuing the company at $840 billion and positioning it ahead of an anticipated mega-IPO later this year. The round includes $30 billion from SoftBank, $30 billion from
A wager on infrastructure, not just software New Delhi — India is placing a long wager on the infrastructure that will determine who leads the next technological era. This week, Adani Group said it plans to invest $100 billion over the next decade to build a nationwide network of AI-ready
In Bangkok’s financial district, the screens show familiar contracts: equities, currencies, index futures. What is changing is not visible in the tickers, but in the legal architecture beneath them. Thailand has approved amendments to its Derivatives Act that will allow cryptocurrencies and carbon credits to serve as underlying assets in
The sharp fall in Bitcoin’s price this winter has triggered familiar market turmoil. But for the first time, the consequences are extending well beyond traders and crypto-native firms. Governments now sit on different sides of the same collapse, revealing a critical distinction in how Bitcoin has entered public balance sheets
In Manila, a quiet but consequential shift is underway inside the House of Representatives of the Philippines. By 2026, the chamber plans to eliminate paper from its daily operations and anchor its records in blockchain technology, a move that places the Philippines within a widening global experiment to modernize how
We’ve missed the 1.5°C climate target, says the UN’s Secretary-General. Devastating consequences are now “inevitable” (The Guardian). When it comes to the climate debate, there’s been a fixation on prevention, as governments and businesses scramble to make up for decades of damage. But the reality is that we must now
