DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — The weather may have been teeth-chattering along the promenade in Davos, but that didn’t stop Salesforce (CRM) co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff from firing off a few new choice words on AI rival Microsoft (MSFT). “Everybody knows that Microsoft has disappointed the world with Copilot and I mean, that’s just a repackaged…
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday that it was time for Europe to stand strong and remain united as the United States installs a new president skeptical of global alliances and continued aid to Ukraine. “Europe must shape history for itself and its allies,” he said in a…
Williams-Sonoma (WSM) CEO Laura Alber hasn’t waited for President Trump to enact more tariffs on China. She has taken action and could take more action in the years ahead. “In the first Trump administration, we saw the first wave of tariffs, and we reduced our China exposure by 50%,” Alber told Yahoo Finance at the…
China’s vice-premier warned that the development of artificial intelligence could pose a major risk if it is not carefully managed, amid a rivalry with the US that has seen the emerging technology take centre stage. Ding Xuexiang addressed the risks of AI and outlined China’s economic goals while addressing the World Economic Forum at its…
Hong Kong’s finance minister will promote the city’s advantages as a “superconnector” and a “super value-adder” during a visit to Switzerland this week for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday he would take the opportunity to brief political and business leaders from around the world about the…
New Delhi: The World Economic Forum says rising powers like India and the Gulf countries can offer multilateral alternatives as the US-China geoeconomic rivalry deepens. These countries can act as “bridges between the West and East”, but will also face challenges in a fragmented world. The WEF, in its Global Risks Report 2025 released on…