Microsoft will begin ranking artificial intelligence models by safety performance, a move aimed at reassuring customers and helping them navigate an increasingly crowded AI marketplace, the company announced this week. The new
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At this week’s OECD ministerial summit in Paris, world trade leaders confronted a sobering reality: the United States, under President Donald Trump’s second term, is doubling down on a unilateral trade strategy,
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“They sat on him and just kept beating the sh*t out of him and kicking him in the head.” “His face… a swollen ball of flesh.” “You’re a loser. It was your
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Cuba is once again facing a severe, multi-faceted crisis, not due to the hurricanes that pummel through the Caribbean every year, but from the relentless and suffocating pressure exerted by its powerful neighbour to the
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A young woman believed to be the daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin has ignited a storm of controversy in the Paris art world, after it emerged she was working at a
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is racing to secure a $5 billion debt financing package — but an escalating public spat with former U.S. President Donald Trump is injecting fresh uncertainty
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As World Oceans Day approaches on June 8, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, is urging the global community to intensify its commitment to protecting the ocean. With
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For around 16 years, the country had been unable to host a national exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Even when Ranil Wickremesinghe served as President and attempted to organise one, those
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In a revealing interview with the Financial Times, Rafael Grossi, Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), offered a rare and personal insight into the escalating global nuclear risks—from Iran’s growing
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Within minutes of opening its doors, a farm produce co-operative in the seaside town of Atami, south-west of Tokyo, had sold out of its government-subsidised rice. The queue had begun hours earlier,
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The Swiss government has unveiled sweeping financial reforms that could force UBS to boost its capital by up to $18bn — a proposal the bank previously slammed as “extreme” and “excessive.” The
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President Donald Trump had a difficult week. No, this isn’t about Elon Musk or Harvard University. On Wednesday, his call to Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t go well. It turned into a
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With two-fifths of the world economy, East Asia can inspire others by creatively responding to the US President’s tariff challenge by promoting fair, dynamic and peaceful regional cooperation. No winners in economic
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The last days of dying empires are dominated by idiots. The Roman, Mayan, French, Habsburg, Ottoman, Romanoff, Iranian and Soviet dynasties crumbled under the stupidity of their decadent rulers who absented themselves
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This week my latest book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle, is being released. This note is to share what it says in a nutshell. To me, what matters most is
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