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Are We in a Financial Bubble?

LONDON – Financial bubbles are notoriously difficult to define in real time – until the moment they burst. To say with any conviction whether we are in one now, one must understand the magnitude and intensity of today’s AI investment boom, as well as the timing of the potential bubble’s end.

AI Is Hollowing Out Higher Education

The corporations profiting from AI – including Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, and ASML – have a vested interest in maintaining the current

Can Humanity Fix What It Has Broken?

As we stood together in the shadow of a magnificent mountain range next to the Caribbean Sea, the wisdom they

Democracy and the Case for Protecting Livelihoods

To provide an antidote to Trump’s brand of politics, we must understand where his MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement

Harnessing AI Without Undermining Democracy

Start with elections. Especially in the United States, election administrators are severely understaffed and underfunded. Many argue that AI could help by

Rare Earths Are China’s Trump Card

Since the first Trump administration, the US playbook has been to blacklist leading Chinese tech firms and tighten export controls

How the G20 Could Help Eliminate Global Hunger

The G20 must tackle the hunger crisis head-on or risk forfeiting what remains of its credibility. South Africa can lead

Green Shipping Could Mean a Green Africa

If distributed equitably, these funds could help Africa close its huge energy gap, upgrade its port infrastructure and fleets, and invest in

Russia, Ukraine exchange 185 prisoners of war each

Ukraine, Oct 2: Russia and Ukraine exchanged 185 prisoners of war each on Thursday, Moscow and Kyiv said, the latest

Trump administration freezes 26 bln USD for Democratic states

Washington DC, Oct 2: U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday froze 26 billion U.S. dollars for Democratic-led states on