the word “weffe” refers to many of the same definitions still used today, such as a smell, odor or vapor. It’s possible that these terms actually derived from Proto-Indo-European terms like waf/waife (meaning odor or scent), waven (to sway or wander) and wef (a stroke or ...
So let’s ask ourselves, what’s the purpose of the technologies we’re creating? What’s the purpose of a car that can drive for us, or artificial intelligence that can shoulder 60% of our workload? Is it to allow us to work more hours for even less pay? Or is it to enable us...
AI Technologies:The proliferation of progressively powerful general purpose AI technologies will cause enormous change to the global economy and society. The GRR recognises this and notes that commercial incentives and national security may outweigh r...
The Bilderberg Group is a highly influential organization that holds secretive annual meetings attended by approximately 130 elite participants from various sectors. These closed-door gatherings, conducted under strict privacy rules, have led to numerous theories about their true purpose a...
Argentina’s Milei says ‘woke’ global left is starting to crumble Argentina's President Javier Milei addresses the audience during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 23, 2025. Milei said at a Bloomberg event on January 22, 2026 that "The world should celeb...
WEF special: defending democracy and leaders with purpose A special broadcast from our pop-up studio in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting. Monocle’s Carlota Rebelo speaks to Erik Berglof of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank about the biggest challenges… 23 Jan 2025 WEF...
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. — Lao Tzu 60 End results that work that don’t involve government threaten liberals. — Rush Limbaugh 56 The purpose of the UN mechanism, this inspection mechanism, is not to engage in a cat and mouse game with ...
While XR devices vary based on the type of AR, MR, and VR experiences and the complexity of the use cases that they are designed to enable, the actual technologies share some fundamental similarities. A core part of all XR wearable devices is the ability to use input methods, such as obj...
The Arm Morello program is a research program led by Arm to create a more secure hardware architecture for processors of the future. Its unique architectural extensions are based on Arm’s work with the University of Cambridge since 2015 on the CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions...
The WEF updated its "Davos Manifesto," a set of principles that underpin the event, for the first time in over 40 years. It now plainly states at the top, "the purpose of a company is to engage all its stakeholders in shared and sustained value creation" and says companies should have...