Norway is voting on Monday to elect its next parliament in what is expected to be a close race between a centre-left bloc led by the incumbent Labour Party and a centre-right bloc dominated by the populist Progress Party and Conservatives. Among the issues that could decide the vote are inequality and taxation, as well as growing controversy surrounding Norway's sovereign wealth fund, which is facing scrutiny domestically and internationally over its investment in companies tied to Israel, amid the war on Gaza.
The Machine Economy represents not just process optimization but a profound shift in the underlying forces that drive economics, as machines take more control over economic functions.
Gelsinger emphasized that while American companies are making significant breakthroughs in technology, the challenge lies in scaling these innovations, which requires patient, long-term capital typically unavailable from traditional financing.