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Thursday, November 27, 2025
TopicWorld Economic Forum

Topic: World Economic Forum

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.

AI’s most important architects can be neurodivergent people. Here is why

Neurodivergent voices are often excluded from policy discussions because their needs are seen as too complex or niche. But when they share lived experiences, they make these needs visible to policy-makers.

There is a global teacher shortage. How fintech can help tackle it

Teachers are leaving the profession for a myriad of reasons, including high stress levels, burnout, lack of support, heavy workloads, challenging working conditions, and financial strain.

What smoking can teach sustainability—design works where guilt doesn’t

We need systems that reward low-emission lifestyles, nudge people toward sustainable meals, and normalise pride rather than shame in acting for the planet.

Can AI also help us earn more?

The advent of ubiquitous AI means it won’t just be assembly-line workers marginalized by high-tech shortcuts, but also the university-educated masses toiling at what’s typically called knowledge work.

How a global trade war poses the biggest challenge to cyber leadership

Cyber leaders are not strangers to barriers. In many Asian markets, like Singapore, it has long been the practice for some to effectively erect barriers to parts of its cyber market.

Smartphones are causing a mental health pandemic. Anxious generation needs weekly digital detox

Academic performance has plunged since 2012 – five years after the release of the first smartphone and around the time when sales really started to accelerate.

From Davos pavilion to ‘masala bonds’, LDF pulls out all stops to separate ideology from investments

Pinarayi-led administration became first LDF govt to send its delegates to WEF in Davos. This marked Kerala's attendance at the summit for the first time since 2006.

‘Got along with Xi till Covid,’ says Trump at Davos, calls for ‘fairness’ in trade with China

In his 1st appearance at World Economic Forum since returning to White House, the US President also threatened tariffs on Canada, EU, and called on China to help stop Russia-Ukraine war.

‘Committed to creating a new Bangladesh, poll timeline hinges on reform process’: Yunus in Davos

Speaking at World Economic Forum, the chief adviser said a reform agenda will be finalised by year-end, and efforts are underway to overhaul the ‘previously corrupt’ election process.

On Camera

Is Bangladesh ready for ‘developed country’ status? It’s all optics for Sheikh Hasina

The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

Asim Munir set to take charge as overall commander of Pakistan military, most powerful Army chief ever

In largest overhaul of military command in 5 decades, Field Marshal Asim Munir set to assume post of Chief of Defence Forces tomorrow, as Army claims primacy in Pakistan armed forces.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.