How Nepal became one of the world’s fastest growing EV markets
Nepal’s capital Kathmandu is one of the most polluted cities in the world. But it’s also one of the fastest-growing markets for EVs: Nepal’s electric cars now outsell new fossil-fueled…
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Pandora Wants to Become the World’s Jeweler, One Charm at a Time
LONDON — With sales last year of more than $4 billion, Pandora is already one of the world’s biggest jewelry brands but its ambitions stretch way beyond balance sheet growth. The…
The world’s critical minerals come from just a few countries. That’s a big problem for clean energy
The world’s sources of critical minerals are increasingly concentrated in just a few countries, most notably China, leaving the global economy vulnerable to supply cutoffs that could…
Musk-Tied Investor Clashes With One of World’s Biggest Asset Managers
A prominent Silicon Valley investor is in a bitter dispute with his former employer, one of the world’s largest asset managers, accusing it of fraud and attempted bribery. In a lawsuit…
The conclave was briefly the world’s most riveting ‘sporting’ event
A hot new high-stakes competition show went viral on the internet this week that had fans placing bets, joining fantasy leagues, tweeting live updates, and posting daily recaps. But it…
World's richest 10% caused two thirds of global warming: study
The world’s wealthiest 10 per cent of individuals are responsible for two thirds of global warming since 1990, researchers said on Tuesday. How the rich consume and invest has…
World’s trade superhighway feels strain from US-China decoupling
Container liners are starting to sever shipping routes that link the US and China across the Pacific, as US President Donald Trump’s trade war upends the industry and forces the two…
How Zipline’s Keller Cliffton built the world’s largest drone delivery network
Zipline’s cofounder and CEO Keller Cliffton charts the company’s recent expansion from transporting blood for lifesaving transfusions in Rwanda to retail deliveries across eight…
The world’s biggest space-based radar will measure Earth’s forests from orbit
These indirect systems rely on a combination of field sampling—foresters roaming among the trees to measure their height and diameter—and remote sensing technologies like lidar scanners,…
Bulgari Inaugurates Expanded Valenza Facility, World’s Largest Single-brand Jewelry Manufacturing Site
VALENZA, Italy— Bulgari officially inaugurated on Wednesday its newly expanded production facility in Valenza, which chief executive officer Jean-Christophe Babin proudly said “is now the…
'Pangolin: Kulu's Journey' Review: This Netflix Doc Answered Questions I Didn't Know I Had About the World's Cutest, Strangest Creature
Standing at the intersection of adorable and otherworldly with its long tongue darting and its paws clutched cautiously, the pangolin is a fascinating animal you have to see to believe.…
Florence Pugh Says Marvel Didn’t Want Her to Jump Off the World’s Second Tallest Building Due to ‘Thunderbolts’ Insurance Risk; She Emailed Kevin Feige: ‘It’ll Do Wonders for the Press Tour’
Florence Pugh recently told Fandango that she incessantly emailed Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about not using a stunt double for the filming of a “Thunderbolts*” scene in which…
With Ambitions to Become the ‘World’s Best SPF,’ Australia’s Ultra Violette Enters Sephora U.S.
The ever-growing U.S. sun care category is soon to have a new international player. Australia-based SPF brand Ultra Violette will launch direct-to-consumer and in 592 Sephora U.S. stores…
Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model
The difference between a conventional model and a reasoning one is similar to the two types of thinking described by the Nobel-prize-winning economist Michael Kahneman in his 2011 book…
Meta Will Build the World’s Longest Undersea Cable
Meta has presented the Waterworth Project, an initiative aimed at building a 50,000-kilometer undersea cable that will provide internet connectivity in five continents. The company seeks…
Meta says it plans to build the world's longest undersea internet cable
Facebook’s parent company Meta said it’s working on the world’s longest undersea cable as part of the social media giant’s efforts to connect more people to high-speed internet. Called…
One of the world’s largest architecture firms offers a blueprint for successful co-leadership
Hello and welcome to Modern CEO! I’m Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer of Mansueto Ventures. Each week this newsletter explores inclusive approaches to leadership drawn from…
This Omaha art museum hired two of the world’s most famous design studios to rethink its future
Growing up in Omaha, Nebraska, the Joslyn Art Museum was a hub of culture for surrounding Midwestern towns. No matter how much or how little you knew about fine art, it was the place you…
SIA ranked top airline, clinches 28th overall spot in Fortune’s list of world’s most admired firms
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has clinched the top spot as an airline and ranked 28th overall in Fortune magazine’s list of the most admired companies globally. The list, in its 27th edition,…
World’s richest people lose US$108 billion after DeepSeek sell-off
The world’s 500 richest people, led by Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang, lost a combined US$108 billion on Monday (Jan 27) as a tech-led sell-off tied to Chinese artificial intelligence (AI)…
One of the world’s greatest religious spectacles is underway and the numbers are staggering
Millions of Hindu devotees are bathing in sacred waters as the world’s biggest religious gathering begins in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Over the next six weeks, a staggering…
World’s biggest asset manager BlackRock is now Yangzijiang Shipbuilding substantial shareholder
BlackRock, which manages over US$10 trillion in assets, acquires 10.8 million shares of maritime vessel maker to raise its deemed interest to over 5% ASSET manager BlackRock is Yangzijiang…
World’s 500 richest people surpass US$10 trillion in wealth in 2024
THE world’s 500 richest people got vastly richer in 2024, with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang leading the group of billionaires to a new milestone: A combined US$10 trillion…
Survivors Mark 20 Years Since World's Deadliest Tsunami with Ceremonies at Places Devastated by the 2004 Tragedy
Thousands gathered in mourning on Thursday, Dec. 26, to mark two decades since the world’s largest tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters of the modern era, a 9.1…