Category: Business
Kunnen infraroodpanelen in kantoren worden gebruikt?
kantoren worden gebruikt Met de nadruk op duurzaamheid, efficiëntie en het creëren van een comfortabele werkomgeving zoeken veel bedrijven naar manieren om de manier waarop […]
Have McKinsey and its consulting rivals got too big?
AN ANONYMOUS MEMO briefly circled the web in March. The authors, who claimed to be former partners at McKinsey, rebuked the illustrious strategy consultancy for […]
America’s trustbusters wage war on Apple
Hardly a month goes by without antitrust regulators taking another swipe at big-tech firms. On March 21st, it was Apple’s turn. America’s Department of Justice […]
The Department of Justice brings a wide-ranging antitrust case against Apple
Hardly a month goes by without antitrust regulators taking another swipe at big-tech firms. On March 21st, it was Apple’s turn. America’s Department of Justice […]
The secret to career success may well be off to the side
The conventional language of career success moves in only one direction: up. You scale the career ladder or climb the greasy pole. If you do […]
Can anything stop Nvidia’s Jensen Huang?
Jensen Huang is a man on a mission—but not so much that he does not have time to tell a good story at his own […]
Will TikTok still exist in America?
LISTEN CLOSELY and you can hear the influencers wail. On March 13th America’s House of Representatives passed a bill barring app stores and internet providers […]
The long road to green lorries
YOU MAY think that if you splashed out $100,000 for a vehicle you would usually take delivery of something pretty flash—a Porsche, say. In fact, many […]
How can firms pass on tacit knowledge?
LAST MONTH Odysseus became the first American spacecraft to land on the surface of the Moon in more than 50 years. The mission, a collaboration […]
OpenAI’s legal battles are not putting off customers—yet
Pity OpenAI’s lawyers. On February 29th Elon Musk added yet another problem to their list by suing the maker of ChatGPT, a wildly popular artificial-intelligence […]
Apple is right not to rush headlong into generative AI
If you think Tim Cook has always led a charmed life at the helm of Apple, think again. The years straight after the death of […]
Typical Lead Times For Manufacturing Quick Turn Circuit Boards
Manufacturing Quick Turn Circuit Boards The typical lead times for manufacturing quick turn circuit boards are less than a day or two. These shorter lead […]
Meet the French startup hoping to take on OpenAI
SOME RACES are over before they really get going. So it can seem in the contest to make the best large language models (LLMs). These […]
Understanding the Superiority of Marine Grade 316 Stainless Steel in Harsh Marine Conditions
Understanding the Superiority of Marine Grade 316 Stainless Steel in Harsh Marine Conditions In the vast and unforgiving realm of marine environments, materials face an […]
Is running a top university America’s hardest job?
Wanted: presidents for America’s top universities. Applicants must possess an unimpeachable academic record. Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigned as president of Stanford University in July 2023 after […]
Können Neon-LED-Schilder in feuchten Umgebungen verwendet werden?
Können Neon-LED-Schilder in feuchten Neon-LED-Schilder sind beliebte Werbemittel, die für ihre lebendigen Farben, auffälligen Designs und vielseitigen Anwendungsmöglichkeiten bekannt sind. Doch können sie auch in […]
China is quietly reducing its reliance on foreign chip technology
From consumer gadgets to cars, China has time and again shown a knack for emulating cutting-edge foreign technology. Yet the semiconductors that power the digital […]
Musk v Zuckerberg: who’s winning?
The playground rivalry between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk dates back years—and in who-is-cooler-than-whom terms, Mr Musk usually wins easily. As an innovator, Mr Zuckerberg, […]
Apple’s headset ushers in a new era of personal technology
Apple fans can’t wait for February 2nd. That is when the tech giant’s latest gadget, a new augmented-reality (AR) headset called the Vision Pro, goes […]
Jürgen Klopp and the importance of energy
Jürgen Klopp is a football manager. That means there is a limit to how much he can teach corporate bosses about how to do their […]
Many family firms lack heirs. Unrelated help is at hand
Handing over a family business to the next generation can be a dramatic process. If the company is big and progeny bountiful, the intrigue is […]
Why America’s controls on sales of AI tech to China are so leaky
GINA RAIMONDO seemed frustrated when she took the stage at the Reagan National Defence Forum in California in December. The Department of Commerce, which she […]
Sam Altman and Satya Nadella talk to The Economist
One reason the world’s corporate elite jet off to Davos each year is to check in on important relationships, be they with critical suppliers or […]
Many CEOs fear a second Trump term would be worse than the first
When Donald Trump left office three years ago, still huffing, puffing and plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, the leaders of […]
China may be losing its sway over Taiwanese business
ON JANUARY 13TH William Lai Ching-te was elected as Taiwan’s president. He thus secured a third term for his pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (dpp). The […]
AI can transform education for the better
AS PUPILS AND students return to classrooms and lecture halls for the new year, it is striking to reflect on how little education has changed […]
Is Harvard Business School too woke?
It has been an inhospitable winter in Boston. Following the resignation of Claudine Gay as president of Harvard University on January 2nd, her interim replacement […]
Why Would I Like to Be a Female Plumber?
Like to Be a Female Plumber There is a common belief that plumbing is too dirty for women, but this couldn’t be further from the […]
A new year’s message from the CEO
Dear friends and colleagues, Happy New Year! This time last year, for the ninth year in a row, I warned you that there had never been […]
Meet the shrewdest operators in today’s oil markets
Almost a decade ago, a price war broke out between petrostates in the Persian Gulf and the frackers in America, whose innovative drilling techniques gave […]
Welcome to the era of AI nationalism
The hottest technology of 2023 had a busy last few weeks of the year. On November 28th Abu Dhabi launched a new state-backed artificial-intelligence firm, […]
A new-year message from the CEO
Dear friends and colleagues, Happy New Year! This time last year, for the ninth year in a row, I warned you that there had never […]
Who was the best CEO of 2023?
It has been a tricky year atop the corporate ladder. Sluggish growth in many markets has set bosses scrambling to rein in costs just as […]
China is shoring up the great firewall for the AI age
China faces a problem familiar to dictatorships throughout history: how to strike a balance between growth-boosting innovation, which thrives in a free society, and the […]
New rules for America’s green-hydrogen industry are controversial
A CURIOUS LETTER sent on November 6th recently surfaced in Washington, DC. On that day, nearly a dozen American senators sent a stern note to […]
Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea are a blow to global trade
Until the Suez Canal opened in 1869, merchant ships in the Red Sea mostly carried coffee, spices and slaves. The waterway changed everything. So far […]
What Is Your Process For Roof Inspections?
Process For Roof Inspections When you need roofing repairs, a roof inspection can help determine the extent of the damage. This information can help you […]
How to think about the Google anti-monopoly trial
Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Forgive yourself if you have […]
What Sam Altman’s surprise sacking means for the AI race
HOW QUICKLY the mighty fall. Ever since the release of ChatGPT a year ago, Sam Altman has been the human face of the generative artificial-intelligence […]
Home Decor India – Spice Up Your Space With Indian Style
Home Decor India Home decor india is about spicing up your space with a dash of Indian style. From chikankari-inspired cushions to warli folk paintings, […]
Why Monday is the most misunderstood day
Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. WHEN THE Boomtown Rats, an […]
Elon Musk’s X is especially vulnerable to an ad boycott
For someone who despises the advertising industry, Elon Musk has a way with viral slogans. At a New York Times event on November 29th the […]
How not to motivate your employees
Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Here are some handy rules […]
Elon Musk’s messiah complex may bring him down
Every few days a Falcon 9 rocket takes off to ferry satellites into orbit. You might think it would feel commonplace by now. Not for […]
The renewables business faces a make-or-break moment
A FEW YEARS ago renewables were having their moment in the sun (and wind). Rock-bottom interest rates lowered the cost of clean power, which is […]
What revolt at OpenAI means for Microsoft
Editor’s note (November 22nd 2023): OpenAI said it had agreed “in principle” that Sam Altman would rejoin the artificial-intelligence firm as its chief executive under a […]
The many contradictions of Sam Altman
Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Call it the “Burning Man” […]
Charlie Munger was a lot more than Warren Buffett’s sidekick
Every May tens of thousands of the faithful flock to Omaha, Nebraska, hometown of Berkshire Hathaway, to bask in the presence of the investment firm’s […]
Xi Jinping’s grip on Chinese enterprise gets uncomfortably tight
AS THE HEAD office of Northern Heavy Industries (NHI) comes into view, so does a huge slogan fixed permanently to its roof in metre-high red […]
Is America’s EV revolution stalling?
AMERICANS LOVE their automobiles. So long, it seems, as they don’t run on batteries. According to a poll published in July by the Pew Research […]
Generative AI generates tricky choices for managers
The remarkable capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (AI) are clear the moment you try it. But remarkableness is also a problem for managers. Working out […]