Politicians do a lot of handshaking, hugging, backscratching, baby-kissing, and flying around. It's just the nature of the job. So, it's not totally surprising that a highly contagious virus like COVID-19 would sooner or later make its way into the mucus membranes of the global political elite. Here's a map showing all the countries where at least one senior official or lawmaker – or their spouse – has become a confirmed case.
Last week, Microsoft announced new organizations that will focus on people-driven AI innovation — from educators to nonprofit and community leaders: Microsoft Elevate and the Microsoft AI Economy Institute. Microsoft Elevate is focused on bringing AI technology, skilling, and education to communities around the world by partnering with schools, community and technical colleges, nonprofits, and government agencies. The Microsoft AI Economy Institute is a new kind of corporate think tank, exploring how AI is reshaping work, education, and opportunity, and turning research into actionable solutions that will inform Microsoft’s strategy and public policy engagements. Together, these new organizations reflect Microsoft’s deep commitment to ensuring that people remain at the heart of progress in the age of AI. Learn more here.
More than 60% of Walmart suppliers are small businesses.* Through a $350 billion investment in products made, grown, or assembled in the US, Walmart is helping these businesses expand, create jobs, and thrive. This effort is expected to support the creation of over 750,000 new American jobs by 2030, empowering companies like Athletic Brewing, Bon Appésweet, and Milo’s Tea to grow their teams, scale their production, and strengthen the communities they call home. Learn more about Walmart's commitment to US manufacturing. *See website for additional details.
In this episode of World in :60 Ian Bremmer breaks down why Trump is now backing missile shipments to Ukraine after long opposing them.
"AI isn’t one thing, it’s everything, everywhere, all at once,” says Naria Santa Lucia, General Manager of Microsoft Elevate. In this Global Stage conversation with GZERO’s Tony Maciulis at the 2025 AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Santa Lucia explores how generative AI is transforming not just the way we work—but how we prepare to work at all.
Inflation ticked up to 2.7% in June as the effects of tariffs took hold, potentially complicating Donald Trump’s economic playbook.
Nearly six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the most notable export from the United States in 2025 has been political risk
China is stockpiling nuclear warheads at record speed. On GZERO World, Ian Bremmer and Admiral James Stavridis discuss the risk of China joining the club of major nuclear superpowers.
In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer unpacks the Jeffrey Epstein file controversy and the growing backlash from Donald Trump’s MAGA base.