The 55 th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum opened this week with a powerful message and all-encompassing themes. Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, global leaders, leaving no doubt about his message: the undeniable need for, in Schwab’s words, Collaboration for the Intelligent Age.

While smart technologies unleash opportunities in investment and trade, concerted efforts must seek to bridge the "AI divide" in developing countries, a World Economic Forum panel heard on Thursday.

China can tap a large software engineer talent pool from its consumer-focused companies, Pan Jian of battery maker CATL told the World Economic Forum.

The World Economic Forum, colloquially called "Davos" after the location at which it's hosted in the Swiss mountains, is a yearly meeting of elites.

Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week.

As China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence app stunned both the stock market and the tech world this week, President Trump faces tough new questions over how the U.S. will compete with Beijing in the booming fields of AI and superconductor production.

Global financial leaders discuss cryptocurrency adoption and stablecoin growth at World Economic Forum, as digital assets gain mainstream acceptance

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has served as a platform to address global challenges, yet 83% of its original delegates were men.

The fallout from the seemingly overnight surge in interest around DeepSeek was swift, and severe: The company’s AI model, which it claims to have developed

Artificial intelligence is rapidly disrupting America’s job market. Within the next decade, positions such as administrative assistants, cashiers, postal clerks, and data entry workers could be fully automated.

Dealing with younger employees' evolving attitudes to work was a key topic of discussion for business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Analysts at consultants McKinsey, along with the World Economic Forum reporting from Davos in Switzerland, say that the space economy is projected to be worth $