What if training a robot to handle dirty, dangerous work on the factory floor was as simple as showing it how? Czech startup RoboTwin is doing exactly that, helping factory workers teach robots new skills by demonstration. Instead of writing complex code, workers perform the job once and RoboTwin’s technology turns those movements
Perché leadership non basta più. Il modello classico di leadership nasce in un’epoca industriale. Struttura verticale. Decisione centrale. Autorità concentrata. Un cervello al comando. Ma oggi le organizzazioni operano in ambienti… . Read full article here Lingua originale: italiano. Autore: Amadeo Furlan Amadeo Furlan è membro del Senato accademico, professore e ricercatore di
La leadership ha già dato tutto. La leadership tradizionale nasce per ridurre il conflitto. Chiarezza gerarchica; decisione verticale; ordine; controllo. Funzionava in contesti prevedibili. Ma oggi viviamo in sistemi… . Read full article here Lingua originale: italiano. Autore: Amadeo Furlan Amadeo Furlan è membro del Senato accademico, professore e ricercatore di psicologia comportamentale
Lauren Johnston, University of Sydney China’s President Xi Jinping announced in February 2026 that from 1 May China would be granting zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries. (That is all of them bar Eswatini, which supports Taiwan.) China-Africa trade reached US$348 billion in 2025, up 17.7% from 2024. Chinese exports to Africa dominate
Ph. Iran has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil export routes. Aomkanae sawatdinak/Shutterstock Sergi Basco, Universitat de Barcelona After the US and Israel began their military strikes on Iran on February 28, oil and gas markets were plunged into chaos and energy prices shot up. As
Bomikazi Zeka, University of Canberra and Romalani Leofo, University of Canberra You’ve probably heard the saying, “The rich become richer, while the poor become poorer”. It’s about how uneven financial progress can be. One of the reasons behind financial inequality is the gender pay gap, but the wealth gap is even more revealing.
Ph. Before the crisis began, ports like Jebel Ali in the UAE were seeing millions of containers of goods passing through them every year. Druid007/Shutterstock Gokcay Balci, University of Leeds and Ebru Surucu-Balci, University of Bradford The Iranian regime has announced the closure of the strait of Hormuz and threatened to target ships
Michael Klein, Tufts University The “fog of war” refers to confusion and uncertainty on the battlefield and the attendant possibility of fatal error. This principle has a parallel when it comes to the economic consequences of wars as well, especially when they occur in a region that is a chokepoint for the production
Lyla Latif, University of Nairobi Public finance, or how governments at all levels raise and allocate money, is in evidence everywhere you look. That pothole destroying your car. The health clinic without medicine. The dilapidated school. Public money is not government money. It is yours, writes Kenyan finance scholar Lyla Latif in her
Wikus Kruger, University of Cape Town A South African solar manufacturer, ARTsolar, is taking the government and several renewable energy developers to court. The case focuses on local content rules for renewable energy projects. ARTsolar says it invested in new manufacturing capacity because it expected these rules to lead to orders for locally