The global landscape of artificial intelligence underwent a seismic shift on March 11, 2026, as the industry’s primary architect, Nvidia, committed a staggering $2 billion to fortify its alliance with the Amsterdam-based cloud specialist Nebius Group N.V. This massive infusion of capital is not merely a financial transaction, but a calculated strategic maneuver intended to accelerate the development of specialized “AI factories” globally. By channeling its substantial liquidi

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman knows that advancing as far as possible in the AI industry race does not come cheaply, nor does it happen quickly. He and a small team of executives have completed roughly $1.5bn worth of investment deals with little input from external advisors. These deals involved lengthy negotiations with tech giants such as Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle and AMD, drawing concern from investors about the perceived lack of financial planning during these operations. This p

Oil markets and global shipping networks were thrown into renewed turmoil this week as escalating conflict in the Middle East pushed Brent crude above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 and forced the near‑total shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical maritime energy corridor. With Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, calling for the strait to “remain closed” and warning of continued attacks on US bases in the Gulf, fears of a prolonged di

Imagine a world where the price of a steel beam or a bag of cement reflects not just labour and material, but the invisible cloud of CO 2 left in its wake. For years, this was a theoretical dream for economists and a distant warning for manufacturers. Today, that world has arrived.  As of 2026, the transition from climate rhetoric to climate ledger is complete. The Carbon Border Tax, most notably the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), has moved from a