Top Cybersecurity Risks & Tackling Forever Chemicals | WEF | Stories of the Week

This week's top stories of the week include: 00:14 - How air bubbles filter forever chemicals: PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’ are found in masses of products, from non-stick pans to clothing. US company Allonnia provides a solution to remove PFAS from water using a simple resource: air. Allonnia is a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, part of a community of promising growth-stage companies at the forefront of disruption and innovation in their industries. PFAS destruction technologies have been selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2026. 03.21 - The biggest cybersecurity risks today: Five experts from across the #cybersecurity sector highlight the most pressing threats, and how we should respond: Kemba Walden, President of the Paladin Global Institute and Former US Acting National Cyber Director; Amy Hogan-Burney, Deputy CISO, Governance and Risk at Microsoft; Haley van Loon, CEO of Crime Stoppers International; Marc van Zadelhoff, CEO of Mimecast; and Kat Duffy, Senior Fellow for Digital and CyberspacePolicy at the Council on Foreign Relations. 06.46 - Top HR exec advice for new graduates: This year’s graduates are entering a very different workplace from their predecessors. As employers integrate AI across organizations, the market for entry-level jobs is changing fast. How can #graduates prepare for this fast-changing world? Carina Cortez, Chief People Officer at AI-workforce platform Cornerstone On Demand, and Maria Flynn, President and CEO of Jobs For The Future, share their insights. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. It provides a global, impartial and not-for-profit platform for meaningful connection between stakeholders to establish trust, and build initiatives for cooperation and progress. Find out more below: World Economic Forum Website ► http://www.weforum.org/ YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/wef LinkedIn ► https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-economic-forum Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/worldeconomicforum/  X ► https://twitter.com/wef TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@worldeconomicforum WhatsApp ► https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDcHBKGZNCihKxwiD0L Threads ► https://www.threads.com/@worldeconomicforum Flipboard ► https://flipboard.com/@WEF #WorldEconomicForum #wef