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Businesses once trumpeted their climate goals. Now they are quietly plugging away

Why being popular is not the goal of most small businesses

Explore the transformation of "ohitorisama" in Japan, from a term denoting a lone customer to a celebrated figure symbolizing individuality and wisdom. Discover the origins of the term and its shift in meaning, particularly in the context of societal changes and the emphasis on embracing a

Great links, images, and reading from Chartbook Newsletter by Adam Tooze

They haven’t replaced teachers with AI. They have replaced poor kids with rich kids.

An EOS client of mine made me aware of this Netflix Culture Power Point deck. It was created by Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, and Patty McCord, Chief Talent Officer at Netflix from 1998 to 2012, and has been viewed more than 5 million times. You can read the Harvard Business Review article (which also contains the PPT deck) authored by Patty McCord here. She summarizes five of the central ideas that she and Hastings were focused on when they and a few other colleagues created the deck. Few could argue with the success of it given the success of Netflix. It is great food for thought for any company. You should read her article as well as page through the deck. See my observations below the slide deck.

Surge of departures – mostly fleeing a weak economy - fuels concern over the longer-term impact on the country as some small towns scramble for survival

The new electric pickup truck packs interesting ideas into a small, highly customizable, affordable package. But a few key details could thwart its success.

Falling for, and fretting over, the gilded and greedy new aesthetic.

In-cab digital signalling was tested last week as part of a project to secure the future of main-line locomotives

Dodai plans to introduce motorcycles with exchangeable batteries as a strategy for growth.

Chinese electric vehicle company has benefited from rising demand for plug-in hybrids in its domestic market

Harvard’s tuition currently averages $56,650 per year for undergrads.

Global report shows Britain's decline in reading skills as we choose scrolling and streaming over turning the pages of a book

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.

China, India and the US will have the world’s largest populations of adults living with overweight and obesity by 2050, according to new research that highlights the global public health crisis and the potential for colossal economic losses.

French airplane designer had originally planned to introduce commercial H2-powered model by 2035

The company said it would now focus its efforts on developing fully autonomous vehicles for personal use.

Michael Rider succeeds Hedi Slimane as Celine's creative director starting in 2025. Explore how his experience with Phoebe Philo and Polo Ralph Lauren will shape future collections

A new crop of biotech startups are working on an alternative to alternative protein.

Steven Mair is the Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity's new gamer in residence

Authorities impose restrictions on bike hire after huge group blocks a highway between Zhengzhou and Kaifeng in China, as night biking trend takes off

Wheat haul in England estimated to be down by 21%, with Britain’s wine producers also hit hard

Billionaire says autonomous car expected ‘before 2027’ will have a pricetag of less than US$30,000, with a ‘Robovan’ that can carry 20 people to follow

The threat of toxic fandoms — from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings to Bridgerton and Game of Thrones — has become an intractable headache for almost every studio.

In the single largest equipment deal in the Liebherr Group's 75-year history, Liebherr and Australian mining company Fortescue have announced a massive expansion of their electric vehicle collaboration. This includes the delivery of 475 new Liebherr electric vehicles with Fortescue technology to Fortescue's mining operations in Western Australia.

Weight loss drugs appear to be having an effect at the population level

Will the price of coffee, a crop hurt by rising temperatures and drought, jolt American politicians and voters into paying attention to global warming?