Published every other year in January, with new entries, the article is testimony to the resilience of thinkers committed to China's rich moral, social and political tradition of spiritual life, acting in harmony and without struggle
Backed in a corner as debt-financed investment growth fails to deliver, the Chinese economy is facing hard choices to rebalance the country's GDP drivers, and its financial system, while remaining protective of the CCP's social contract
How long-forgotten 13th and 14th century political conflicts between Italian cities hold a lesson for the rule of law everywhere, and in America today
Tariffs are supposed to set the U.S. economy on a virtuous growth path - Now comes the hard part of convincing America's business to make long-term commitments, to re-industrialize and to allocate the considerable financial resources to do so
AI is a struggle for progress on multiple fronts - the line will never be as smooth as promised – with an array of mutually supportive technologies, staged advances will be a slog, not a sprint
Supersized investments and the race in AI research between the global powers, the U.S. and China, set the stage for an intellectual revolution - but today it is all about AI agent 'evolution'
Value added by software service providers could be challenged by narrowly defined and targeted AI agents - a longwinded process of AI-supported disintermediation is only starting
Vaulting to the top of the AI ecosystem, on par with the elite hyperscalers, Mr. Ellison is the perennial risk taker, the man with a plan, ready for a fight to reach new heights
With projected growth rates of at least 10% a year - and probably higher - data storage is in upheaval with infinitely more demanding infrastructure requirements and deep-pocketed Internet giants extending their dominance
Assets are bound to be in limited supply - it is inexhaustible demand, unshackled by access to abundant credit which needs to be understood
The global automotive industry is being challenged by China's tech-driven cars and U.S. tariff wars, supply chains which powered entire economic regions look stolid, and Europe's famed brands are losing their glitter fast
A focus on the CO₂ emissions of individual transportation in Europe makes light of social impact on the industrial supply chain, putting at risk the market shares of established car makers and depriving the industry of its strengths in motorization
By establishing a federal framework for dollar-backed stablecoins, the US Senate paves the way for actual use of these cryptocurrencies in everyday retail transactions - how large a shadow this initiative will cast remains undecided
If inflationary anticipations take root, bond holders will suffer losses of a magnitude which has the potential to roil the US banking system - the largest holder of Treasuries - and US banking fragmentation heightens collective risk
In Jules Verne's 1904 novel of this title, the heroic inventor is fated to meet indomitable force, a tragedy blooming on personal overreach and on very public rejection
Ready for show time? Partnership with car subcontractor Magna adds urgency to the research of outstanding features - credibility in a crowded field and highly effective use of data collected from the driving experience promise to be an uphill battle
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