Two landmark global studies published this month reveal something the AI industry is not yet ready to hear. Public trust in AI is falling in the markets that matter most, and the information environment through which people form their opinions about it is in crisis. This is not a communications problem. It is a strategic one. Julio Romo draws on data from the Ipsos AI Monitor 2026 and the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026 to examine what the signals mean for AI companies, governments, and investors, and why tactical communications is making the trust deficit worse, not better.

The US just switched off Anthropic's most powerful AI models for the world. Here is what that means for every nation betting on AI for growth.

Every startup needs advertising, marketing and promotion to grow. Media for equity is the instrument that lets founders buy reach without losing the cap table. Here is why it is going global, and why now.

Single family offices are institutionalising at record pace, with AUM set to exceed the global hedge fund industry by 2030. But governance frameworks and succession plans are only half the story. Reputation is now the most underpriced asset on a family office balance sheet. Here is why.

Most investors understand the world is more volatile. The briefings arrive. The risk reports land. The geopolitical picture, multipolarity, fragmentation, the erosion of the rules-based order, is broadly understood. But understanding the risk and being architecturally ready to act on it are two very different things. This piece makes the case for what is missing.

JPM Healthcare 2026 is no longer just about deals. It is a signal-setting moment where life sciences, AI, geopolitics and capital converge. What leaders need to understand.

Six signals for 2026 that leaders in government, technology and investment should act on now. A strategic view of geopolitics, trust and reputation as operating constraints.

Sir Martin Sorrell is wrong. Reputation is not built through volume and reach — it is built through trust, judgement and behaviour over time. The argument that leadership communications needs.

Tech IPO valuations are soaring as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic reshape markets. We need to think whether ambition, narrative and AI hype are driving sustainable value or a growing bubble.