INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

BYD logs record EV sales in 2025

It sold 2.26m EVs vs Tesla's 1.22 by Sept end.

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.
  • Paris, France -- Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness and promoting fake,...

    Young women and girls are much more likely to suffer from illnesses such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder, though rates among men have been increasing.

    Research has shown the percentage of people worldwide who have had some kind of eating disorder during their lives rose from 3.5 percent in 2000 to 7.8 percent in 2018.

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE  – ADNOC has expanded its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education programme to empower UAE students...

    Launched in January 2025, the Future of AI Schools Challenge received 14,500 applicants from 351 schools across the country

    During the final, ADNOC and AIQ showcased how ENERGYai, the world’s first agentic AI solution for the energy industry

  • Washington, United States - Google on Friday urged a US judge to reject the notion of making it spin off...

    US government attorneys have called for divesting Google of Chrome browser, contending that AI is poised to ramp up it's dominance

    They also want Google barred from agreements with partners such as Apple and Samsung to distribute its search tools

  • Vancouver, Canada -- Two and a half years since ChatGPT rocked the world, scientist and writer Gary Marcus still remains...

    Marcus's criticism centers on a fundamental belief: generative AI, the predictive technology that churns out seemingly human-level content, is too flawed to be transformative.

    The large language models (LLMs) that power these capabilities are inherently broken, he argues, and will never deliver on Silicon Valley's grand promises.

  • The global economic outlook has worsened since the start of the year, as rising economic nationalism and tariff volatility fuel...

    The report reveals that 79% of surveyed economists view the current geoeconomic developments as signs of a significant structural shift for economy than a temporary disruption

    Nearly all the chief economists (97%) place trade policy among the areas of highest uncertainty, followed by monetary policy (49%) and fiscal policy (35%)

  • The 22-nation group began a series of cuts in 2022 to prop up crude prices, but Saudi Arabia, Russia and...

    The 22-nation group began a series of cuts in 2022 to prop up crude prices, but Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members surprised markets recently by sharply raising output

    The move has put pressure on prices, which have also fallen as investors worry that US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught will cause an economic slump and weigh on demand

  • The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and their allies - collectively known as OPEC+ - have justified their change...

    This follows pressure from US President Donald Trump and group leader Saudi Arabia's quest to penalise allies that breach the cartel's quotas

    In past months, Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other OPEC+ members have surprised markets by announcing a sharp increase in oil production

  • London, United Kingdom -- Britain's South Western Railways on Sunday becomes the first private train operator to be returned to...

    Renationalizing all of the UK's rail operators is among the key policies launched by Prime Minister Keir Starmer since his party's return to government last July.

    Train passengers in Britain suffer from frequent cancellations, in addition to high ticket prices and regular confusion over which services they can be used on.

  • Washington, United States - President Donald Trump rekindled the US trade war on Friday, threatening to impose a 50 percent...

    If they come into effect, the new duties on Brussels would dramatically raise Washington's current baseline levy of 10 percent

    The US president has also introduced sector-specific measures on automobiles, steel and aluminum not produced in the United States

  • Washington, United States -- US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened Apple with a 25 percent tariff if the iPhones...

    Trump's sweeping tariffs on major US trading partners have roiled global markets and upended international commerce.

    Trump's comments Friday echo statements he made last week while on a trip to Qatar, urging Apple to bring iPhone production to US shores.