Red Bull’s legal challenge against India’s food regulator has turned a dispute over product labelling into a broader question about how regulatory decisions affecting established consumer brands should be implemented. The company has challenged an order requiring it to stop… Read More ›
Strategy
Mega IPOs Are Returning as Private Giants Seek Public Capital
The return of exceptionally large initial public offerings is changing the role of the stock market in financing some of the world’s most ambitious companies. SpaceX’s planned public offering, alongside the expected listing of Anthropic and comparisons with previous mega-deals… Read More ›
Privacy Could Decide the Future of AI Wearables
Technology companies are investing heavily in devices designed to move artificial intelligence beyond the smartphone, but privacy is emerging as one of the biggest obstacles to mainstream adoption. Smart glasses, wearable pins and voice-recording devices can observe or hear their… Read More ›
Amazon Uses India Investment to Close the Quick Commerce Gap
Amazon’s planned $3 billion investment in India’s quick commerce business represents an attempt to close a strategic gap that has emerged in one of the world’s fastest-changing retail markets. The company plans to invest $1 billion by the end of… Read More ›
Meta Uses Charm to Move AI Beyond the Smartphone
Meta’s introduction of the Muse Charm reflects a broader strategic shift inside the company: artificial intelligence is increasingly being treated not as an application that users open on existing devices, but as an experience that should be available through dedicated… Read More ›
Bentley Uses Its First EV to Redefine Luxury Electric Driving
Bentley’s first fully electric vehicle, the Torcal, represents a particularly important test for the luxury car industry because the company is trying to make electrification compatible with the identity that has defined its products for generations. Rather than presenting the… Read More ›
Diesel Prices Threaten to Keep European Inflation Elevated
The European Central Bank’s concern about diesel prices reflects a broader problem with energy shocks: fuel inflation can spread through an economy much faster than policymakers can respond to it. ECB Vice-President Boris Vujcic has warned that oil prices have… Read More ›
AI Fraud Exposes the Weakest Link in Banking Security
The theft of approximately 95 million euros from Fideuram, the private banking arm of Intesa Sanpaolo, demonstrates how artificial intelligence is changing financial fraud from a problem of forged documents into a problem of manufactured trust. Fraudsters reportedly impersonated senior… Read More ›
India Uses Captive Coal Plants to Strengthen Power Supply
India’s decision to direct more than 100 captive coal-fired power plants to operate at maximum capacity reflects a growing challenge in the country’s electricity system: demand is increasing at a time when conventional fuel supplies are already under pressure. The… Read More ›
Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Turning Demand Into a Policy Tool
Europe’s latest energy warning reflects a shift in the nature of the continent’s energy problem. The European Union is not currently describing an immediate physical shortage of gas and electricity, but it is facing a combination of high prices, disrupted… Read More ›