As A.I. adoption accelerates, companies are making sustainability claims they cannot reliably substantiate, using metrics that fail to adequately capture the true environmental costs of A.I. systems. This creates a new risk: even well-intentioned companies committed to sustainability may unintentionally greenwash their activities, undermining public trust, investor confidence and corporate credibility. A.I.’s environmental impacts are…

Money is a recurring motif in the content of Jimmy Donaldson, known on YouTube as MrBeast. Videos from the 27-year-old influencer frequently feature elaborate challenges where winners receive cash prizes or philanthropic efforts where funds are given away. The YouTube star, who runs the platform’s most popular channel with more than 460 million subscribers, is…

For decades, the global financial system has enabled businesses to trade across borders by prioritizing stability and regulatory oversight. Yet despite transactions becoming increasingly digital and global, the pace of settlement has remained largely unchanged.  The way value moves across borders today reflects deep structural constraints. International wires operate within narrow windows, and payments often…