**Thailand’s crackdown on nominee structures is freezing foreign buyers’ decisions on luxury villas in Phuket and Koh Samui.** The Department of Business Development has flagged ov...
**Volkswagen is considering shutting four German factories and cutting up to 100,000 jobs** in what would be the largest restructuring in automotive industry history, sources said....
**Inside a Hong Kong factory the size of 13 soccer fields, 2,000 workers produce 100,000 airline meals daily for over 30 carriers, revealing the staggering scale and surprising man...
**Goldman Sachs strategists recommend shifting AI investment focus from volatile chipmakers to hyperscaler tech giants.** The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Semiconductor Index has su...
**AI has emerged as one of the biggest financial forces in US midterm elections, with Silicon Valley pouring hundreds of millions into campaigns to elect candidates favoring loose ...
**OpenAI is weighing an initial public offering as soon as 2027, a timeline that would likely see it go public after rival Anthropic.** The ChatGPT maker expects Anthropic to debut...
**BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo argues that safety-certified software, not AI, is the real growth driver for the company, as AI systems cannot yet meet the rigorous certification s...
**OpenAI has released a preview of its GPT-5.6 model series to just 20 US-approved partners, bowing to Trump administration pressure to stagger the rollout.** The company said the ...
Apple Inc.’s first-ever touch-screen laptop will rely on the company’s current high-end M5 chips, rather than next-generation silicon, though the company is working on a follow-up ...
**A Prada sandal resembling the traditional Indian Kolhapuri sparked a cultural appropriation debate, exposing the limits of India's push to protect its heritage through geographic...
**England’s southeastern seaside towns are undergoing a dramatic revival, driven by an influx of affluent Londoners and remote workers seeking lower costs and coastal charm.** Folk...
**Only 37% of US adults view CEOs favorably, and fewer than half trust them to do what is right, reflecting a steep decline in confidence in big business since 2010.** The survey b...