Global Pulse Digest

China's semiconductor advances and diplomatic centrality together signal a direct challenge to Western-led structures.

• Tech breakthrough: Huawei...

US tariff threats and sovereignty policies are turning pharmaceuticals into a geopolitical flashpoint, with a US-UK deal set to double Britain's new...

Microsoft is investing heavily in topological quantum computing with Majorana quasiparticles to build more stable systems, accelerating the race toward practical machines that surpass today's computers.

Climate strategies are expanding from national CO2 targets to local innovation and super pollutant cuts for quicker impact.

• Southeast Asian...

The Iran conflict now anchors interconnected crises in energy security, military posturing, and political maneuvering.

• Energy strain: US strategic...

Three critical chokepoints reveal growing vulnerabilities that could shatter global trade and communications.

• Taiwan's silicon shield: The island...

Multiple warnings now converge on rising instability:

• Dalio's five forces — debt dynamics, politics, geopolitics, nature, and technology — frame...

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon sees plenty of liquidity to absorb massive AI IPOs from Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX, arguing the economy will stay...

Ongoing cross-border strikes mark the Israel-Hezbollah confrontation, with rockets from Lebanon and Israeli responses documented in late 2024.
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• OECD projects 2.8% global growth this year if conflict ends soon, versus 2.1% in 2026 and 1.8% in 2027 if it drags on
• Prolonged war would add 0.4...

The Sahel's crisis stems from exhausted post-colonial structures, not just terrorism or military failures.

• Legitimacy collapse: Centralized elites...

• Seaweed-based polymers from Sway deliver fully compostable packaging that performs like conventional plastics.
• Methane-derived PHA from Mango...

Global travel shows strong momentum as China drives outsized recovery while hotel leaders downplay tensions.

• China's T&T sector expanded 9.9% in...

Putin blends nuclear escalation with calls for European dialogue and Ukraine peace talks at SPIEF 2026. He simultaneously pushes for an independent...

Nationalism's resurgence in Europe, driven by migration from Middle East and Ukraine conflicts, is boosting far-right parties in France, Germany and...

• Marvell's platforms integrate high-speed Ethernet, custom ASICs, and optical interconnects to deliver low-latency data movement for large AI...

Global solar generation jumped 30% year-over-year in 2025—its fastest pace in eight years—even as markets mature.

Fossil generation fell globally,...

The Breakthrough Prize underscores the muon g-2 experiment's role in testing the Standard Model's limits through precision measurements of subatomic...

Global food insecurity is worsening even as major staple supplies hold steady.

• Prices climbing: Agricultural and cereal indices rose 3% and 4% since...

The 2026 Global Economy Prize goes to Sabine Weyand and Martin Wolf for advancing economic integration and open societies.

• Sabine Weyand, EU trade...