Artificial intelligence is beginning to influence agriculture in one of the most practical areas of farming: deciding when crops should be harvested. New systems use cameras, weather information and crop data to estimate when fruit will be ready and how… Read More ›
Month: October 2026
Crypto Forecasts Rise as Institutional Demand Strengthens
Citigroup’s decision to raise its 12-month price forecasts for bitcoin and ether reflects a broader change in the cryptocurrency market: digital assets are increasingly being influenced by institutional flows, exchange-traded funds and macroeconomic conditions rather than retail enthusiasm alone. Citi… Read More ›
Deadly Floods Push Nepal to Drain Four High-Risk Glacial Lakes
Nepal’s decision to begin work on lowering the water levels of four dangerous glacial lakes represents a shift from responding to climate disasters toward attempting to reduce their physical causes. The proposed project targets Thulagi, Lower Barun, Lumding Tsho and… Read More ›
G20 Trade Divisions Reveal the Limits of Global Economic Consensus
The latest Group of 20 trade discussions demonstrate how difficult it has become for the world’s largest economies to agree on common rules when national industrial strategies are increasingly competing with the principles of open trade. Trade ministers reached agreement… Read More ›
Developing Economies Face a Dangerous Convergence of Shocks
Developing countries are confronting a combination of energy costs, higher borrowing expenses, climate pressures and existing fiscal weaknesses that is narrowing their ability to respond to new crises. The concern is not simply that individual countries are experiencing separate economic… Read More ›