MIT Technology Review January 21, 2026
Mat Honan

While AI is all over the stages, Trump is dominating the side conversations.

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Hello from the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. I’ve been here for two days now, attending meetings, speaking on panels, and basically trying to talk to anyone I can. And as far as I can tell, the only things anyone wants to talk about are AI and Trump.

Davos is physically defined by the Congress Center, where the official WEF sessions take place, and the Promenade, a street running through...

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