Can AI Companies Pay for the Jobs They Disrupt?
OpenAI’s $250 million job fund is less a charity gesture than a signal that the company now recognizes an uncomfortable truth: if AI is going to reshape work, it has to help
Today: May 29, 2026
Can Brussels Build Trust? A Bigger Role for INTCEN
The European Union’s low‑profile Intelligence and Situation Centre (INTCEN) is suddenly at the heart of a high‑stakes argument about how Europe should organise power, secrecy and sovereignty in a much harsher security
Big Tech Makes its Case to the Pope
Silicon Valley has always known where power resides, even when it is cloaked in ritual rather than code. Its latest pilgrimage—to the Vatican—is less surprising than it might appear. As Pope Leo
Innovation Without Hype: How Zoho Is Winning on Its Own Terms
As debates about tech hegemony, data sovereignty, and digital independence intensify worldwide, an unlikely challenger has quietly established itself as a global force in enterprise software. Zoho Corporation, with its roots in
Nothing but Growth: How India’s Gen Z is Powering a Smartphone Revolution
The smartphone maker ‘Nothing’ is aggressively targeting India’s Gen Z demographic for growth, highlighting a strategic pivot towards the world’s fastest-growing mobile market and its youth-led demand for technology. Nothing’s focus on
Eastward Bound: How Asia is Shaping the Future of Semiconductors
Asia is uniquely positioned to become the fulcrum of global semiconductor production, both in sheer scale and technological depth, as the world scrambles to meet soaring chip demand across industries. Not only
Brussels Moves to Scrap Europe’s Most Hated Internet Law
If you’ve ever felt irritated by a website nagging you to “accept cookies” before showing you content, you’re not alone. The European Union is now considering scrapping the very rule that unleashed
California vs. Washington: The New Front Line in America’s AI Future
In American politics, technology has always been a paradox — celebrated as the engine of growth while feared as a force that must be tamed. The latest flashpoint in this uneasy relationship
California Lawmakers Approve First-in-the-Nation Social Media Health Warning Bill
California is on the verge of becoming the second state in the nation to require health warnings on social media platforms, following Minnesota’s lead earlier this summer. Lawmakers in Sacramento voted Friday
Why We Can’t Outsource Wisdom to Machines
No matter what changes it brings, artificial intelligence (AI) fits into the long arc of human history. Understanding this historical dimension can help us to better critique AI, to use it more
Apple’s $1.1 Billion Tariff Tab Shows the Cost of Economic Nationalism
By any measure, Apple is one of the world’s most successful companies, but even it isn’t immune to the unpredictable costs of protectionist policies. CEO Tim Cook’s recent admission that tariffs could
REPORT: The New Race for Progress – AI, Power and Human Potential
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a transformative force across all sectors of human activity—from healthcare and education to governance and the global economy. The New Race for Progress report explores how
The Future of Education: Are We Trading Teachers for Technology?
Across the United States, the landscape of education is shifting faster than anyone could have predicted just a few years ago. From artificial intelligence in classrooms to debates over political and ideological
