U.N. stalemate over autonomous weapons enters second decade
Delegates in Geneva were able to muster a non-binding report that essentially prolongs a decade-old geopolitical impasse.
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DIANA makes low-key entrance as NATO’s DARPA-style innovation hub
The new technology accelerator, known by an acronym that shares its name with a storied goddess, quietly began taking shape a year before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
As U.N. forum, Swiss promote science and diplomacy for solutions
In the shadow of a paradigm-shifting war in Europe, the first-ever Swiss-led U.N. Security Council "open debate" promoted anticipatory science and diplomacy as a 21st century solution.
Zoonomia Project reveals genetic blueprint of 240 species of mammals
The collaboration found some parts of genomes remained the same for all mammalian species over millions of years of evolution, indicating regulatory functions essential to health.
The great Twitter cull looms for leaders and organizations
More than 300 accounts of heads of state, government leaders and their institutions, plus some 40 major international organizations and their leaders were slated to be demoted.
News consortium reveals trove of data on Russian cyber strategies
The Vulkan Files show Russian intelligence and a defense contractor sought ways to launch cyberattacks and spread disinformation, including two potential hacking targets in Switzerland.
Nations back first call for 'responsible' military AI use
The agreement emerged from high-level political discussions among 85 countries on the sidelines of an international summit this week in the Netherlands' seat of government.
New multilingual tool helps organizations monitor threats
Journalists, lawyers, activists, fact checkers, regulators and governmental decision-makers have used the tool to help more than 350 civil society organizations across 10 countries confront information threats, its co-developers reported.
Global quantum institute proposed for Geneva
A coalition of science, diplomatic and industry partners announced plans for a global institute for quantum computing that equitably shares the new technology.
Biden signs order on E.U.-U.S. data privacy
U.S. President Joe Biden set safeguards against American intelligence agencies misusing personal information as part of a transatlantic data privacy deal.
U.N. tech agency elects U.S.-backed leader
In an election with global significance for the internet and telecoms, American Doreen Bogdan-Martin won the ITU's top job, defeating her Russian rival.
International statistics to manage policy and risk
From statistics on ESG investing to the SDGs, the U.N. and numerous other international organizations offer a wide range of data sets and services.
CERN celebrates 'Run 3' — and 3 new exotic particles
Scientists cheered as the world's biggest and most powerful atom smasher started recording high-energy collisions of protons at an unprecedented 13.6 TeV.
BIS says future is digital currency, not crypto
The global financial institution that supports central banks has a new blueprint for the world's monetary system, and it's not crypto-based.
First image of Milky Way's black hole
An international astronomy team gave the world its first glimpse of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
CERN particle accelerator restarted
The world's biggest and most powerful atom smasher is once again circulating beams of protons after a shutdown of more than three years for upgrades.