Gregory Davis Removed as Harvard Resident Dean After Old Social Media Posts Resurface
Harvard University abruptly removed Gregory K. Davis from his role as resident dean of Dunster House after years-old social media posts critical of police, former President Trump, and “whiteness” resurfaced and sparked backlash.
The United States Withdraws from 66 International Organizations
The U.S. withdrawal from 66 international organizations signals a strategic shift away from multilateral rule-making toward narrower, sovereignty-first engagement.
What Can AI Really Do? | 2026 – Winter Issue No. 1
In the 2026 VoD Winter Issue No.1, we discuss perhaps the most pressing question of our time: What Can Artificial Intelligence Really Do? This issue moves past speculation and hype to examine AI as it is actually being deployed—inside governments, markets, infrastructure systems, and everyday decision-making.
“Hopefully We Can Make a Dent Into Car Ownership”: Aicha Evans on ‘Driving’ Autonomous Mobility
Aicha Evans belongs to a rare breed of tech leaders: a Silicon Valley CEO whose global upbringing and humanitarian focus give her a uniquely grounded perspective.
“AI Without Infrastructure is a Promise Without Substance”: Ahunna Eziakonwa on Building Capability
Africa’s AI future hinges less on adopting tools and more on owning infrastructure, data, and governance — or risk a new digital dependency cycle.
AI Should Be Understood as a New “Digital Species”: Mustafa Suleyman on the Coming Wave
Suleyman has been riding the wave of AI since before most of us had smartphones. At DeepMind he helped build AIs that mastered games and medicine, and today he leads Microsoft’s Copilot efforts.
Prashant Warier: Qure, Founder
Trained as an engineer and researcher, Warier’s early career moved through optimization, analytics, and large-scale applied artificial intelligence.
Karim Beguir: InstaDeep, Founder
Karim Beguir founded InstaDeep in 2014, years before artificial intelligence became a boardroom priority and long before Africa was considered a credible origin point for frontier AI companies.
