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Friday, October 31, 2025
TopicWorld Economic Forum

Topic: World Economic Forum

Blitzscaling humanity — how to build 1,000 impact unicorns to save the SDGs

Applying blitzscaling to sustainable development can address challenges such as hunger, disease, educational inequity and climate vulnerability.

Why decarbonising cement and concrete is a big challenge

While renewables, electric vehicles and other clean technologies attract billions in investment and robust policy support, cement and concrete lag far behind in the capital and attention they receive.

Your driving experience will dramatically change with AI

Technology is not only reshaping how people get from point A to point B but also changing how people are supported when things go wrong.

How Gulf nations are preparing youth for the jobs of tomorrow

Quality education is a high priority for 81 per cent of youth in the Middle East, where the 'action gap' between its importance and the engagement to address it is narrower than globally.

How Japan is boosting its disaster preparedness

As climate change continues to increase the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, Japan’s proactive approach offers a powerful model for building communities that are more resilient when disaster hits.

Disinformation campaigns are getting stronger. We must go beyond educating youth

Media and information literacy efforts remain fragmented. Most initiatives focus on formal education, leaving significant gaps in adult and lifelong learning.

Why it is challenging to bridge the generation gap

Research shows that while different generations generally perceive each other positively, they feel that they are disliked by the other.

AI can help build a healthier world. Here is how

To harness the power of AI for global health, institutional funders and governments need to adopt four key principles.

Aviation is a tough industry to decarbonise. It’s a chicken-and-egg problem

Prices for sustainable aviation fuel are two to three times higher than jet fuel. However, it will be hard to boost production and reduce costs without reaching greater scale.

Security systems are failing to detect deepfakes. ‘Trust but verify’ no longer works

Deepfake attacks have evolved into precision weapons targeting corporate operations—a threat for which most organisations remain dangerously unprepared.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.