I must admit it is an amazing feeling to be here tonight to deliver a speech in uniform in Berlin, reunited 35 years ago and on the day 80 years after the end of World War II, I would consider this as freedom that we can enjoy this event here this beautiful TEDex bellin for me this is part of our freedom and I think we should never take that freedom for granted considering the actual political situation globally we should try our best and stand together to preserve that freedom collective memory needs to re ...

I am a serial promise breaker. That's my confession. When it comes from like losing 20 pounds or keeping a very serious promise that's tied to my heart surgery to not eat bacon, egg, and cheese biscuits, I just can't do it.Even if I write it down or adopt the attitude, it takes 21 days to break a habit, it just does not work. And I've broken so many promises to myself over the years. I could stand in front of a mirror and say, "Walt, I don't trust you." And even worse, Walt, you're a liar.So why am I tellin ...

[Music] Hi, I'm Matt. I reckon it's a giveaway when someone spells their name with the at sign that they're probably a pretty serious computer nerd. and I have been in a deep and meaningful relationship with computers since the late 70s and have been using AI almost every day in anger and with love since the late '9s. And I'm here to talk to you about the evolution of AI, some of the challenges we're facing to optimize this amazing technology for humanity and put forward a solution about how we can be doing ...

What do we know about the details, if any, on the back of these discussions. Well, Tom, they were thrashed out over many, many hours yesterday. The talks when all through the day and into the night as well.The US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessant, having to leave early because he had to get back to Washington to testify in Congress. But they got back around the table. Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, and the U.S. Trade Representative, Jamison Greer, emerging finally, as you heard there, to announce t ...

What was the last thing you wrote about, Paul. Oh, heavens. Uh, I I just wrote about why the trade war is not over and um how the taco insult, Trump always chickens out, probably is going to make it even harder to bring this thing to an end.And I wrote a column about why prices in financial markets look rather normal right now. And that's why that might be rather a worrying thing because there's so much financial markets don't seem to be noticing. Uh, I I read that and I actually um that's a discussion we c ...

Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) Bernstein 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference May 28, 2025 2:30 PM ET Company Participants Michael Miebach - CEO Conference Call Participants Harshita Rawat - Bernstein Harshita Rawat Great. I think you're live. Good afternoon again everyone. I'm Harshita Rawat, Bernstein's Senior Analyst covering Payments Processors and IT Services. I'm delighted to be joined today by Michael Miebach, Mastercard's CEO at Bernstein's 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference. Michae ...

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