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The World Economic Forum argues that the global 30x30 goal—protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030—cannot be met by simply designating marine protected areas. Officials say many declared zones lack enforcement, funding and monitoring, allowing damaging activities such as illegal fishing to continue. Commentators are calling for real management and implementation rather than paper parks if ocean biodiversity targets are to be achieved.

Apollo Global Management is warning that artificial intelligence agents could trigger a modern version of a bank run in the financial industry. The concern is that AI systems acting autonomously could move money out of banks or funds far faster than human depositors ever could, potentially destabilising institutions if many agents react to the same signals at once.