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GLM-5

GLM-5 is a 744-billion-parameter open-weight Mixture-of-Experts large language model released by the Chinese AI lab Zhipu AI in February 2026, the first open-weights model to score 50 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.

GLM-5.3-Flash

GLM-5.3-Flash, stealth-tested as "Ox Alpha", is an open-weight mixture-of-experts large language model released by Z.ai in August 2026, its first natively multimodal GLM-5 model and its cheapest capable coding model.

GLNG Pipeline (Australia)

The GLNG Pipeline is a 435 km natural gas pipeline in central Queensland, Australia, carrying coal seam gas to the GLNG LNG plant on Curtis Island.

Glob (programming)

A glob, also called a glob pattern, is a wildcard notation for matching file names, using , ?, and brackets, implemented in shells, C, and Python.

Global 100 (Corporate Knights)

The Global 100 is an annual ranking of the world's 100 most sustainable publicly traded companies, published each January since 2005 by Toronto-based Corporate Knights.

Global Aerospace (insurance)

Global Aerospace is a London-headquartered specialist aviation and aerospace insurance company formed in 2001 by merging the British Aviation Insurance Group and Associated Aviation Underwriters.

Global AI investment record (H1 2026)

The global AI investment record of H1 2026 saw roughly $430 billion in AI venture funding, exceeding all of 2025, with OpenAI and Anthropic taking 43% of all startup funding.

Global Arrays

Global Arrays is a PGAS programming toolkit from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that treats distributed arrays as shared memory, best known as the communication layer for NWChem.

Global Battery Alliance

The Global Battery Alliance (GBA) is a multistakeholder platform founded at the World Economic Forum in 2017 to establish a sustainable, circular battery value chain by 2030.

Global Bioenergy Partnership

The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) is a voluntary international initiative hosted by the FAO, launched in 2006 to implement a G8 commitment, best known for its 24 sustainability indicators for bioenergy.

Global capability center

A global capability center (GCC) is an offshore business unit fully owned and operated by its parent multinational company, delivering functions such as software engineering and finance in-house.

Global Cement and Concrete Association

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) is a not-for-profit industry association, founded in 2018 and headquartered in London, that represents cement and concrete producers worldwide.

Global code motion

Global code motion is a compiler optimization technique introduced by Cliff Click in 1995, the scheduling step that assigns each floating expression a legal, profitable position relative to control flow.

Global Combat Air Programme

The Global Combat Air Programme is a UK, Japan, and Italy program to jointly develop a sixth-generation stealth fighter, announced in December 2022 for service in 2035.

Global Commission on Internet Governance

The Global Commission on Internet Governance (GCIG) was a two-year international commission launched in 2014 by CIGI and Chatham House and chaired by Carl Bildt.

Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace

The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) was an independent multistakeholder commission, active 2017 to 2021, that proposed norms for responsible behavior in cyberspace.

Global Crossing

Global Crossing was a Bermuda-based telecommunications company founded by Gary Winnick in 1997 that built a 100,000-mile fiber-optic network, reached a $47 billion valuation in 1999, and was acquired by Level 3 Communications in 2011.

Global distribution system

A global distribution system, also called a computerized reservation system, is a network that lets travel agencies book flights instantly, dominated by Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport since Sabre's 1960 debut.

Global Entry

Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection program, launched in 2008, that gives pre-approved, low-risk travelers expedited airport entry through dedicated kiosks; membership lasts five years.

Global Environment for Network Innovations

Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) was a National Science Foundation-sponsored US virtual laboratory for networking research that shut down in 2023, succeeded by FABRIC.

Global illumination

Global illumination (GI), also called indirect illumination, is a rendering technique in computer graphics that simulates both direct light and indirect light bounced off surfaces, producing realistic images.

Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management

The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) is a voluntary standard for safe mine tailings management, launched in 2020 after the Brumadinho dam collapse.

Global Laser Enrichment

Global Laser Enrichment is a US joint venture, owned by Australia's Silex Systems and Canada's Cameco, holding the exclusive worldwide license to the SILEX laser uranium enrichment technology.

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is the international satellite and radio system that lets ships in distress automatically alert shore rescue authorities and nearby vessels.

Global mobile Suppliers Association

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) is a not-for-profit industry association representing mobile equipment and device suppliers worldwide. Founded in 1998, it promotes 3GPP technologies from GSM through 5G.

Global Navigation Satellite System surveying

GNSS surveying is the use of satellite navigation signals from GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, and Galileo, received by survey-grade equipment, to determine precise coordinates for control and mapping.

Global Partnership on AI

The Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) is an intergovernmental initiative for responsible, human-centric AI development, launched in 2020 by 14 countries and the EU, and integrated with the OECD since 2024.

Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a US satellite navigation system providing position and time worldwide, operated by the Space Force and fully operational since 1993.

Global Power Synergy

Global Power Synergy (GPSC) is a Thai power and utilities company founded in 2013 by amalgamating PTT Utility and Independent Power (Thailand) as PTT Group's power flagship.

Global Privacy Control

Global Privacy Control (GPC), sent as the HTTP header Sec-GPC, is a browser signal opting users out of the sale, sharing, and cross-site targeting of their data.