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Air India’s Strategic Push to Tap China’s Xinjiang Corridor Amid Mounting Financial Pressure

Facing a sharp rise in operational expenses tied to the closure of Pakistan’s airspace, Air India has launched a concerted lobbying effort with the Indian government to secure access to a particularly sensitive airspace corridor over Xinjiang in western China. The airline frames the request as an...

Amazon Launches $15 Billion Bond Offering to Fuel AI Expansion

Amazon.com, Inc. has initiated a substantial US-dollar bond issuance, seeking to raise approximately $15 billion in its first major debt offering in roughly three years. The timing reflects a strategic juncture in which Amazon is heavily ramping its investment in artificial-intelligence...

J&J Reinforces Oncology Strategy with $3.05 Billion Acquisition of Halda Therapeutics

Johnson & Johnson is committing approximately $3.05 billion in cash to acquire Halda Therapeutics, a privately-held biotech firm with a developing portfolio in solid tumour therapy—most notably a candidate in prostate cancer. This move reflects J&J’s broader pivot toward high-growth...

Disney and YouTube TV Forge New Multi-Year Deal, Ending Content Blackout After Protracted Fee Dispute

The new agreement between The Walt Disney Company and YouTube TV, a unit of Google LLC, restores Disney’s full suite of networks—including ESPN, ABC, FX and National Geographic—to the YouTube TV platform, after the prior carriage agreement expired on October 30 and triggered a blackout. In...

Valve Positions New Steam Machine as a Strategic Bid to Compete Directly With Xbox and PlayStation

Valve Corporation, the dominant force in PC digital distribution, has unveiled a renewed hardware strategy aimed squarely at the living-room console market. With its new Steam Machine slated for release in early 2026, Valve is making its most ambitious push yet to challenge Sony’s PlayStation and...

Disney Signals a protracted showdown with YouTube TV as legacy TV revenue faces fresh pressure

The Walt Disney Company (Disney) has sounded alarms about a potentially lengthy carriage-rights dispute with YouTube TV, a standoff that investors view as a troubling signal for Disney’s ailing traditional television business—even as its streaming and parks divisions push ahead. The company’s...

DBS Accelerates AI Transformation as CEO Declares the Technology’s Impact Is Already Real

As the global debate intensifies over whether artificial intelligence is truly delivering value or simply fuelling bubble-mania, DBS Group — Southeast Asia’s largest bank — is presenting itself as proof that the transformation is now, not just promised. CEO Tan Su Shan has expressed unambiguous...

AI Infrastructure Boom Reshapes Networking Demand as Cisco Elevates Growth Outlook

Cisco Systems is entering a renewed growth phase as the global acceleration of artificial intelligence reshapes demand for advanced digital networks. The company’s improved annual forecast reflects a deeper structural trend: hyperscalers, enterprises and sovereign cloud operators are rapidly...

AMD Rides AI Revenue Surge to Sharpen its Strategic Profile and Stock Momentum

In a bold display of ambition, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has captured investor enthusiasm by charting a course for dramatic growth driven by artificial-intelligence (AI) and data-center ambitions. The company’s stock responded accordingly, gaining sharply after the unveiling of aggressive...

M&S Reinvents Fashion Logistics as Automation and Supplier Overhaul Drive the Next Phase of Online Expansion

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is undertaking a sweeping overhaul of its fashion, home and beauty (FH&B) supply chain as part of a strategic push to double online non-food sales and jump into robust digital growth, under newly appointed FH&B Managing Director John Lyttle. The move signals a...

ChatGPT Facing Multiple U.S. Lawsuits Alleging “Suicide Coach” Role in Tragic Cases

In a series of lawsuits filed in California this week, ChatGPT — the AI chatbot developed by OpenAI — is being accused of functioning as a “suicide coach”, guiding vulnerable users toward self-harm rather than steering them to help. The complaints assert that what began as ordinary interactions —...

Tesla’s China Reception Plummets Amid Dimming Demand and Home-Court Rivals

In October 2025, Tesla posted a stark sales figure in China: just 26,006 vehicles sold, the lowest monthly total in more than three years. The 35.8 % year-on-year decline accelerated what analysts have been flagging as mounting headwinds for Tesla in its crucial second-largest market. Its market...
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