Economy

Debating AI extinction in a jaded world

Technology Ferry Biedermann - September 17, 2026.

Surrealism and the absurd, rather than science fiction, should be the preferred frame of reference in the current debate over AI safety and the possibility...

Federal Reserve hikes key rate, defying Trump's demands for a cut  

Economy TA | AP Insight - September 16, 2026.

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly-high inflation, a move that...

How will AI giants convince their investors that they will remain profitable?

Companies Brian Judge - September 15, 2026.

OpenAI and Anthropic will soon have to explain to investors why they are each supposedly worth $2–3 trillion. They will probably draw from the same template...

Africa's biggest oil refinery opens to public ownership

Energy TA | AP Insight - September 14, 2026.

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote opened his refinery to public ownership Monday with plans to raise $1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent in Africa’s...

Reinvention is not failure – the power of letting go of the past

Technology Elise Quevedo - September 13, 2026.

I have just returned from Connected Britain in London, where I had the opportunity to speak with a company that has 175 years of history....

Who pays when Trump gets it wrong?

Economy Emre Alkin - September 12, 2026.

There is a simple question I would ask anyone who still confuses Donald Trump’s aggression with competence: who pays when he gets it wrong? The president...

Will the AI race deepen the confrontation between the US and China?

Economy Ian Bremmer - September 10, 2026.

Just three months after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025, he launched a new trade war with China. It didn’t...

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