U.N. stalemate over autonomous weapons enters second decade
Delegates in Geneva mustered 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 from NATO quietly began taking shape a year before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
At U.N. forum, Swiss promote science and diplomacy for solutions
The first-ever Swiss-led U.N. Security Council "open debate" mirrored GESDA's brand of 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.
News consortium reveals trove of data on Russian cyber strategies
Russian intelligence and a defense contractor sought ways to launch cyberattacks and spread disinformation, including two potential Swiss targets.
Group of nations back first call for 'responsible' military uses of AI
The agreement emerged from high-level political talks among 85 countries on the sidelines of an international summit.
New multilingual tool helps organizations monitor threats
Journalists, lawyers, activists, fact checkers, regulators and others have been using a new tool to fight disinformation.
Global quantum institute for best use cases proposed for Geneva
A coalition 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.
American elected as successor to Chinese head of U.N. telecom agency
ITU's next secretary-general will take over a key agency that regulates and sets standards for global telecommunications.
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.
Cyber attack exposes Red Cross data
Hackers broke into the ICRC's computer servers and gained access to confidential information on more than half a million "highly vulnerable people."