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What does Biden’s executive order mean for worldwide AI regulation?

On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration released the most comprehensive set of rules and guidelines surrounding AI regulation the…
COP27: Have we committed to our goals?

The main perceived success of COP27 was the agreement between 200 nations to set up a “loss and damage fund”.…
What in the world has happened since COP27?

The world is at an environmental crisis point with climate records falling monthly, sea levels continuing to rise, and many…
M&A market performance suffered in Q3 2023

The third quarter of 2023 saw a slight fall in deal activity after the recovery in the global M&A market…
Generative AI – beyond the hype

2023 started with a buzz around ChatGPT, and more generally around the immense potential that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) holds.…

Aviation and shipping: decarbonising transport sector sloths

The Covid-19 pandemic caused a drastic change to energy consumption patterns worldwide and highlighted transport’s impact on the climate crisis.…
Batteries: Regulatory trends

Electric vehicles (EVs) will be a major driving factor for the batteries industry, with major auto companies looking to phase…
Batteries: Macroeconomic trends

Over the past decade, the battery industry has progressed sufficiently to enable portable consumer electronics, the mobile internet, the first…
Splinternet: Regulatory trends

Listed below are the key regulatory trends impacting the splinternet theme, as identified by GlobalData. The costs of internet fragmentation…
Splinternet: Macroeconomic trends

Listed below are the key macroeconomic trends impacting the splinternet theme, as identified by GlobalData. The Russo-Ukrainian conflict has widened…