Category: Business
Palmer Luckey and Anduril want to shake up armsmaking
Palmer Luckey owns six helicopters. He would like a seventh: a Chinook, the workhorse of Western armed forces. When your guest Schumpeter, meeting Mr Luckey [more…]
Is artificial intelligence making big tech too big?
When ChatGPT took everyone by storm in November 2022, it was OpenAI, the startup behind it, that seized the business world’s attention. But, as usual, [more…]
India’s electronics industry is surging
To witness India’s growing role as a manufacturing hub, dodge Bangalore’s notorious traffic and head north. Around 45km outside the city, amid the dust and [more…]
Floating solar has a bright future
Drive a few hours from Lisbon towards Spain, past the olive farms, and you will arrive at Europe’s largest artificial lake, at the Portuguese town [more…]
The cautionary tale of Huy Fong’s hot sauce
Sweet and spicy with a sour tinge, sriracha sauce was an instant hit when David Tran, a Vietnamese refugee, brought it to America in the [more…]
Nvidia is now the world’s most valuable company
Chart: The Economist On June 18th Nvidia overtook Microsoft as the world’s most valuable company. Its market capitalisation of $3.3trn is more than 20 times [more…]
Are manufacturing jobs really that good?
If there is one thing politicians agree on these days, it is that manufacturing jobs are “good” jobs. Joe Biden is betting that huge subsidies [more…]
China’s giant solar industry is in turmoil
In a factory in a smoggy corner of China’s inland Shaanxi province, the country’s world-leading solar industry is on display. Robots scoot around carrying square [more…]
How Gen Zs rebel against Asia’s rigid corporate culture
WHEN A GAGGLE of Generation-Z employees from Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo gets together in one place, the ensuing conversation will usually be conducted in [more…]