Germany’s long-standing beer culture is undergoing a visible shift as younger drinkers increasingly choose alcohol-free lagers. While total beer volumes have dipped to multi-decade lows, the market for no- and low-alcohol brews has surged, prompting brewers, retailers and event organisers to rethink everything from production lines to marketing strategies. The change reflects evolving tastes, health…
Meta’s emergence as a major player in generative AI has hit a raw nerve after an investigation found the company hosted dozens of chatbots impersonating high-profile celebrities — in some cases flirtatious, sexualized, and created without the consent of the persons they copied. The discovery has provoked a storm of legal, regulatory and reputational risks…
India’s Reliance Industries has doubled down on a technology play that goes far beyond a few product launches. By forging deeper ties with Google and Meta to accelerate artificial intelligence across its empire — from energy and retail to telecom and financial services — Reliance is trying to stitch together three powerful threads: cheap and…
The U.S. economy registered a notable pickup in core inflation in July, with the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index excluding food and energy rising to 2.9% year-over-year — the strongest reading since February. Behind the headline number is a convergence of forces: the delayed pass-through of import tariffs into consumer prices, persistent services inflation —…
Dell Technologies’ shares slid after the company reported a second-quarter margin miss, but management lifted its full-year revenue and profit outlook — a contrast that has left investors asking why a firm would accept weaker near-term profitability and still sound upbeat about the year ahead. The short answer: Dell is aggressively prioritizing AI server shipments…
The Lego Group posted record first-half revenue as a deliberate combination of brand partnerships, product breadth and a near-consumer manufacturing footprint helped it outpace the wider toy market. Company executives and industry observers say the strategy married fast-moving marketing tie-ups with operational choices — more localised production, a heavy cadence of new sets, and sharper…
India faces a sharp economic reckoning as new U.S. tariffs that push duties on many Indian goods to as much as 50% take effect. The move — framed by Washington as punitive measures tied to India’s continued purchases of discounted Russian oil — threatens major export sectors, supply-chain relationships and jobs, while raising difficult strategic…
Intel’s disclosure that the U.S. government will take a near-10% ownership stake has injected immediate uncertainty into the chipmaker’s outlook, with company filings warning the arrangement could prompt “adverse reactions” from investors, employees, customers and foreign governments — and could directly threaten a business that earns the bulk of its revenue outside the United States.…
President Donald Trump’s declaration that the administration wants “many more cases like” its recent investment in Intel has stirred deep unease across Corporate America, where executives and investors worry the U.S. is steering toward greater state involvement in private industry. What began as a targeted effort to shore up domestic chipmaking has quickly become a…
A bold new collaboration between French technology company SHZ Advanced Technologies and California-based JetZero is sending shockwaves through the aviation industry. By pooling expertise, the two firms aim to pioneer a hydrogen-powered blended wing-body aircraft—a project that could alter the trajectory of global aviation and the race toward zero-emission flight. The partnership, announced as part…
