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Who is Borge Brende? WEF CEO steps down following Epstein ties' revelation
World Economic Forum CEO Borge Brende announced his resignation following an investigation into his ties with Jeffrey Epstein. Alois Zwinggi will act as interim president.
2 min read26 Feb 2026Quote of the day by Larry Page: ‘Don't hire anyone you wouldn't…’
Quote of the day by Larry Page: The Google cofounder, who served as CEO for many years and was personally involved in appointment approvals, believes that it is important to hire the right people, even if it means hiring less. Here's a breakdown of his mantra.
2 min read25 Feb 2026Rahul Jacob: Great power rivalry between the US and China is putting the developing world at risk
US President Donald Trump’s bluster has been in the global spotlight, as seen at Davos, but amid all the noise, what we must track are actual trade outcomes. Emerging economies find themselves in a particularly tight spot. Trends over the past year offer little space for comfort.
4 min read27 Jan 2026Thucydides in Greece to Carney in Davos: What does India make of insights from ancient times?
Canadian PM Mark Carney’s Davos speech on today’s global rupture evoked Thucydides on power rivalry and the role of middle powers as a potential counterforce. The US-China dynamic may demand that India takes a clearer stance on how the world is shaping up.
4 min read26 Jan 2026'Jobs, jobs, jobs': Business leaders in Davos optimist over technology's ability to create new opportunities
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, business leaders expressed optimism about AI's role in job creation, despite concerns about layoffs.
3 min read24 Jan 2026Davos, Trump, and the fragile future of multilateralism
From NATO jitters to a controversial Board of Peace, Davos revealed a world struggling to hold together under US pressure.
5 min read24 Jan 2026Trump thanks Xi as TikTok seals deal with Oracle, others; hints at China visit later in 2026
US President Donald Trump thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for approving the TikTok deal, crediting the app with helping him win youth support in 2024 US presidential elections. He also praised his team, including V-P J D Vance, for pushing the joint venture with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX.
1 min read23 Jan 2026Donald Trump's latest bruise on hand has got the Internet buzzing; US President explains—what he said
Trump blamed the bruise on his high intake of aspirin, saying that it makes him bruise easily.
2 min read23 Jan 2026Trump irked by Carney's Davos speech? US President withdraws Board of Peace invite to Canada
Trump's withdrawal of the Board of Peace invite to Canada comes after Carney's explosive speech at the WEF in Davos, wherein he warned of a 'rupture' of the rules-based international order, alluding to the US President, without naming him.
2 min read23 Jan 2026America may weaponize global economic integration—but it still needs the rest of us
America might wield economic integration as a weapon, as Canada’s leader said at Davos, but as its shrinking share of global economic output shows, it needs the rest of the world as much as the other way round. Can it afford to put its ‘exorbitant privilege’ at stake?
2 min read23 Jan 2026