Modern Nomads
Kazakhstan builds its own AI talent pool
In partnership with MDQ
Kazakhstan plans to train one million citizens in AI over the next five years. To achieve this goal, the country is opening Central Asia’s first International AI Centre, ALEM AI, launching new educational programmes, and expanding online public services.
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Poland
AI-made videos using attractive young women promote Poland's EU exit
They are beautiful, eloquent — and do not exist. AI-generated girls from the 'Prawilne_Polki' profile called for Polexit and preached right-wing views. The TikTok account has been deleted, but disinformation and propaganda in Poland persist.
Changemakers of Uzbekistan
Samandar Tursunaliev leads Uzbekistan’s rise in AI innovation
In partnership with Center for the Production of Content for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
At 25, Samandar Tursunaliev is turning Uzbekistan’s AI ideas into reality. From a small village to a growing startup, his work shows how young innovators are shaping the country’s digital future.
Made in Europe
Picture my idea: The “game-changing” 3D design tool
How can European industry be helped to conceive, design, and prototype 3D models quickly, efficiently, and easily? A rapidly expanding Hungarian company claims to have the answer, using software it describes as “cutting-edge innovation”.
Energy Frontiers
ADIPEC spotlights AI to boost safety and reduce methane leaks
In partnership with Azpromo
ADIPEC 2025 highlighted a major leap in energy innovation, featuring AI-powered emissions detection, offshore drone monitoring and autonomous well solutions that promise lower methane intensity, stronger safety performance and more efficient, data-driven production across the sector.
Global Japan
Japan’s food tech innovations target global food security challenges
In partnership with The Government of Japan
From automated vertical farms to soil-free film farming, Japan is developing technologies that could revolutionise global agriculture, reducing land, water, and labour use while empowering small farmers.