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When infrastructure meets AI
Oped, Bertrand Badré & Saurabh Mishra, Published on 16/01/2026
» Infrastructure investment is booming. Around the world, governments are pouring trillions of dollars into roads, power grids, data centres, water systems, and housing, with many responding to intensifying climate shocks and the growing need for adaptation. Yet the construction industry -- the single largest force physically reshaping the planet -- is among the last major sectors to unlock all the benefits that digital technology offers. As a result, it accounts for about 21% of greenhouse-gas emissions, produces half of global landfill waste, and overspends by US$1.6 trillion a year.
Navigating a world in shock
Oped, Bertrand Badré and Yves Tiberghien, Published on 22/09/2022
» Make no mistake: We no longer live in a stable international rules-based order. The days of unipolarity and global liberalism are over, and we are now facing a confluence of shocks unlike anything most of us have seen in our lifetimes.
A Push to End Germany's Status as 'Paradise for Patent Trolls'
Business, Bertrand Benoit, Published on 16/03/2021
» Germany has long been a magnet for global patent litigation, ensnaring companies like Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google.
Citigroup, Bank of America Cut CEO Pay
Business, David Benoit & Ben Eisen, Published on 15/02/2021
» Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. had slashed their CEOs' 2020 pay.