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.

US President Donald Trump reiterated his commitment to making America a leader in emerging technologies as he spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In particular, his focus currently is on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies.

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence, and appearances by leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum's annual event in Davos on Wednesday.

Donald J. Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum 2025, addressing global cooperation and accountability among world leaders.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

Investor skepticism doesn’t take into account the insatiable demand for AI or the current bottlenecks in its development, which will require billions to overcome.

SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to lead a $500 million funding round for Skild AI, a startup building robotics software, according to people familiar with the matter.

SoftBank is slated to invest in robotics startup Skild AI in a transaction that would value the startup at $4B, the Financial Times reports.

Helion, a startup working to generate electricity from nuclear fusion, on Tuesday said it has raised $425 million in venture funding from a group of investors including SoftBank Group's Vision Fund 2.

(Reuters) - Helion, a startup working to generate electricity from nuclear fusion, on Tuesday said it has raised $425 million in venture funding from a group of investors including SoftBank Group's Vision Fund 2.

Corporate travel platform TravelPerk raised $200 million from investors including Atomico and EQT in a funding round valuing the startup at $2.7 billion.

China’s app DeepSeek is a reminder that the western world is not assured to win the artificial intelligence race according to US President Donald Trump.

Proud Boys founder Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the latter of which returned to Capitol Hill this week to meet with GOP lawmakers. Trump spoke virtually at the World Economic Forum in Davos,