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What are the main hurdles to mainstream adoption of tokenized securities?

Investments and Business

Unlocking Mainstream Tokenized Securities: The Challenges

Tokenized securities refer to familiar financial instruments including equities, bonds, real estate interests, or investment funds that are digitally represented on a blockchain. Each token reflects ownership rights and economic…

Qué riesgos tienen los sesgos algorítmicos en decisiones públicas

International

Algorithmic Bias & Public Policy: What You Need to Know

Claude Sophia Merlo Lookman

Algorithmic systems now make or influence decisions across criminal justice, hiring, healthcare, lending, social media, and public services. When those systems reflect or amplify social biases, they stop being isolated…

When carbon capture helps and when it distracts

Investments and Business

The Impact of Carbon Markets on Business Strategy and Investment Decisions

Claude Sophia Merlo Lookman

Carbon markets have moved from a niche policy instrument to a central force shaping how corporations plan, invest, and compete. As governments expand emissions trading systems and voluntary carbon markets…

How climate action gets financed in vulnerable countries

International

How Vulnerable Countries Fund Climate Action

Claude Sophia Merlo Lookman

Vulnerable countries, which face limited capacity to withstand climate shocks, significant exposure to sea-level rise, droughts, floods or extreme heat, and tight fiscal constraints, need substantial and sustained funding to…

What trends are accelerating brain-computer interface research?

Science and Technology

Brain-Computer Interface Research: Accelerating Trends Explained

Claude Sophia Merlo Lookman

Brain-computer interface research is accelerating largely because of urgent medical needs. Neurological disorders such as paralysis, stroke, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis affect millions worldwide, creating strong incentives…

How are confidential computing and secure enclaves being adopted?

Science and Technology

Confidential Computing & Secure Enclaves: Adoption Trends

Claude Sophia Merlo Lookman

Confidential computing is a security paradigm designed to protect data while it is being processed. Traditional security models focus on data at rest and data in transit, but leave a…

Spain: CSR initiatives strengthening labor inclusion and work-life balance

Social Responsibility

CSR in Spain: Strengthening Inclusion and Work-Life Harmony

Claude Sophia Merlo Lookman

Over the last decade Spain has seen a convergence of regulatory change, corporate commitment, and civil society action that positions corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a central lever for improving…

Argentina: cómo se valora el riesgo político y los controles de capital en el retorno esperado

Economy

Argentina: Investor Views on Risk & Capital Control Impact

Claude Sophia Merlo Lookman

Argentina is a canonical case study for how investors translate political risk and capital controls into higher required returns, asymmetric pricing, and complicated hedging decisions. Chronic macro volatility, repeated sovereign…

What signals indicate a business has durable pricing power?

Investments and Business

Uncovering Signs of Robust Business Pricing Power

Claude Sophia Merlo Lookman

Durable pricing power is a company’s sustained ability to raise prices or maintain margins without materially harming demand, customer loyalty, or competitive position. It is not about one-off price increases…

Month: April 2026

How EUV Lithography Evolves for Next-Gen Process Nodes

Unlocking Mainstream Tokenized Securities: The Challenges

Algorithmic Bias & Public Policy: What You Need to Know

The Impact of Carbon Markets on Business Strategy and Investment Decisions

How Vulnerable Countries Fund Climate Action

Brain-Computer Interface Research: Accelerating Trends Explained

Confidential Computing & Secure Enclaves: Adoption Trends

Argentina: Investor Views on Risk & Capital Control Impact

Uncovering Signs of Robust Business Pricing Power