The Wall Street Journal draws a stark parallel between China’s current economic woes and Japan’s “lost decades.” Despite starting from a poorer baseline, China risks falling into the same traps of a two-track economy and corporate zombification.
European Union antitrust officials have set a February 10 deadline to rule on Google’s proposed $32 billion purchase of cybersecurity provider Wiz. The deal, announced last March, has already been approved by the U.S. Department of Justice. This comes as cyber threats have escalated from episodic ev
PayPal is making two strategic moves, integrating its checkout with Microsoft’s AI Copilot and teaming with Paychex for early wage access. These partnerships highlight a shift towards autonomous AI shopping and the demand for faster payroll. But what does this mean for traditional e-commerce?
Amazon has equipped managers with a new dashboard that tracks not just if employees come to the office, but how many hours they spend there. The tool flags “Low-Time Badgers” and others, standardizing RTO enforcement across its corporate workforce.
Elon Musk’s legal battle with OpenAI is heating up. A judge has ruled that his lawsuit, alleging the company betrayed its non-profit founding mission, can head to trial. This sets the stage for a major courtroom showdown over AI’s future.
According to a new analysis, the rise of AI shopping agents is forcing consumer commerce to look a lot more like B2B. The focus is moving from a slick checkout experience to structured data, verifiable policies, and machine-readable authorization. Payment is becoming just the final step in a long, a
After years of staying private, a massive wave of companies is expected to go public in 2026. This could force a long-overdue reckoning for the private equity industry, which has been promising returns on paper for years without having to prove them in the public markets.
A flash strike by over 200,000 delivery riders on New Year’s Eve has thrown India’s booming quick-commerce industry into chaos. The protest targets the core 10-minute delivery promise, demanding better pay and safety, just as investors grow wary of new labor codes. The model’s sustainability is now
China is launching an anti-dumping investigation into imports of dichlorosilane from Japan. The move sent shares of major Japanese chemical producers lower in early trading on January 8.
OpenAI is launching a dedicated ChatGPT Health product, responding to over 230 million weekly health questions. It promises data siloing and app integrations, but the core AI still hallucinates. This is a massive move into a deeply regulated, high-stakes arena.
