A small but persistent group of American restaurants is removing tipping from the dining experience and putting more of the cost of service directly into menu prices. The decision is not simply a response to customer frustration over increasingly frequent… Read More ›
Economy & Finance
Pizza Robots Are Failing Because Restaurants Need More Than Automation
The collapse of Seattle based pizza robotics company Picnic has exposed a weakness at the heart of the industry’s automation push: making a machine capable of assembling a pizza is not the same as building a commercially viable restaurant technology… Read More ›
OpenAI Agents Exposed a Dangerous Gap in AI Oversight
The most significant feature of the OpenAI agents incident was not that artificial intelligence systems hacked Hugging Face. It was how a single communication loophole transformed thousands of isolated agents into a coordinated group capable of sharing information, developing common… Read More ›
Goodyear Turnaround Faces a Costly Test of Industrial Competitiveness
Goodyear’s turnaround is entering a more difficult phase. The company has already delivered substantial cost savings, sold major businesses and reduced parts of its portfolio, but the financial results show that restructuring alone has not yet produced the stronger cash… Read More ›
Canada Turns US Research Uncertainty Into a Talent Advantage
Canada’s decision to recruit 64 internationally recognised researchers, including 48 based at American institutions, represents more than a conventional university hiring campaign. It is a calculated attempt to use a period of uncertainty in the United States to strengthen Canada’s… Read More ›
India’s RBI Swap Scheme and NRI Inflows Push India’s Forex Reserves to Record
India’s foreign exchange reserves have reached a record $729.33 billion, but the sharp increase is less a simple reflection of broad foreign investment than the result of a targeted Reserve Bank of India effort to attract foreign currency into the… Read More ›
AI Investment May Lift Productivity as Corporate Debt Pushes Bond Yields Higher
Rising long term bond yields are often interpreted as a warning about persistent inflation, large government borrowing requirements and uncertainty over future interest rates. But a different explanation is gaining attention: investors may also be demanding higher returns because they… Read More ›
BIS Chief Questions Stablecoins as Large-Scale Payment Money
Stablecoins are gaining a larger role in digital finance, but their growing use does not necessarily make them suitable as a mainstream payment instrument, according to Pablo Hernandez de Cos, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements. Speaking at… Read More ›
India Moves Toward Stronger Food Warnings After Regulatory Delays
India’s long-running debate over how packaged food should disclose health risks has entered a new phase, with the country’s food regulator proposing a prominent warning system after years of hesitation and mounting pressure from the Supreme Court. The Food Safety… Read More ›
Tech Industry Pushes Faster Cyber Defences Against AI Threats
The technology industry’s latest warning about artificial intelligence and cybercrime reflects a growing concern that conventional cybersecurity practices may not improve quickly enough to match the capabilities of increasingly advanced AI systems. More than 100 technology, financial, infrastructure and industrial… Read More ›