INSEAD-Day

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.
  • San Francisco, United States- Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming unit as it continues to tighten its...

    No games or devices are being cancelled, nor are any studios being closed as part of the "adjustments" made at Microsoft's gaming unit on Thursday, according to Spencer

    Layoffs have become common in the video game industry, with Sony PlayStation early this year announcing it was laying off eight percent of its global workforce

  • Cupertino, United States - Apple on Monday unveiled new iPhones built for generative artificial intelligence as it seeks to boost sales...

    The tech giant has a lot riding on the new iPhone 16 and hopes that customers are enticed to buy the latest models, attracted by new AI powers

    The features are similar to tools recently released by Meta, Microsoft and Google, which can produce well-crafted content simply by querying in everyday language

  • Rolls-Royce said on Thursday it was launching "a one-time precautionary engine inspection programme" which may apply "to a portion of...

    Etihad Airways, which operates five of the Airbus A350-1000s, is the only airline in the United Arab Emirates that has this aircraft type in service

    "Etihad has discovered no issues, nor experienced any similar events with the engine, so does not anticipate any impact on its operations," it added

  • Paris, France - With its ban of X, which went into effect on Saturday, Brazil joins a small club of countries...

    Beyond permanent bans, some nations have temporarily restricted access to X, formerly Twitter, which has often been used by political dissidents to communicate

    These have included Egypt in 2011 during the Arab Spring uprisings, Turkey in 2014 and 2023, and Uzbekistan around that country's 2021 presidential election

  • Washington, United States - iPhone juggernaut Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and the biggest...

    The company founded by Steve Jobs is at the funding table as OpenAI raises more money to help meet the heavy costs of building new technology

    Reports said that OpenAI is in talks to reach a valuation of $100 billion in the funding round led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, which will pump in one billion dollars

  • In part 1 of our mid-year crime update, we discussed trends related to ransomware and stolen funds. While aggregate illicit...

    43% of YTD scam inflows have gone to wallets that became active this year

    Huione Guarantee, appears heavily used for illicit crypto-based activities, including pig butchering, investment fraud, and money laundering

  • Shares of Nvidia and other technology heavyweights fell late on Wednesday, a discouraging sign for investors betting that a strong...

    Nvidia loses $200 billion in market value

    Investors' high expectations led to disappointment despite Nvidia's strong earnings

  • Paris, France - Russian-born tech entrepreneur Pavel Durov has founded wildly popular social networks, cryptocurrencies, amassed a multi-billion-dollar fortune and locked...

    Durov, 39, who preaches the virtues of ice baths for health and has fathered 100 children through sperm donations, is a controversial as well as enigmatic figure

    A self-avowed libertarian, Durov has championed confidentiality on the internet and freedom of speech, defiantly refusing to allow the moderation of messages on Telegram

  • Xpeng shares rose after the Chinese electric car company launched its new mass-market Mona brand on Tuesday with prices starting...

    Orders for the Mona M03 electric coupe exceeded 10,000 just 52 minutes after formal launch

    Chinese automaker BYD and U.S. giant Tesla cemented their dominance in H1 2024.

  • Qatar agreed on Monday to supply Kuwait with 3 million tons per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for...

    Kuwait has been boosting its reliance on imported gas to meet power demand

    Qatar this year announced a further expansion of its North Field project