Hardware is all the rage. So is patriotism

Tesla’s boss is willing to use whatever means he can to hobble his opponent

Yet another strategic U-turn is on the cards

American supermajors’ shareholders have mixed feelings

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Demand for processing power will continue to outpace supply

The Switch 2 is another bet that price and portability will beat processing clout

Donald Trump’s attacks on DEI are causing huge headaches for bosses

Demographic and technological changes are making infancy more expensive

Donald Trump’s levy will hit his country’s carmakers hardest

Lego, Corning and the survival of an old idea

The founder of Oracle has demonstrated remarkable staying power

For both teams and their top stars, it helps to have a brand

The story of Liang Wenfeng, the model-maker’s mysterious founder

But don’t count it out yet

A cheap Chinese language model has investors in Silicon Valley asking questions

The pros and cons of greater pay transparency

It’s easy and it pays well

It’s build, baby, build

Reasons not to panic about the tech-industrial complex

The more reasoning it does, the more computer power it uses

Venture Global, a large American gas exporter, is going public

The region’s rulers want to move away from fossil fuels

From the desk of Stew Pidd

Donald Trump’s return to the White House may have changed Tesla’s plans

Deference is all around you, unfortunately

The world’s contract manufacturers are moving into new products and places

The faded industrial icon has few good options without a Nippon deal

He risks making enemies elsewhere

An elite group of early-stage investors make supersized returns

Christmas NFL games are just the start

Numbers have an authority that disguises their flaws

But its state-heavy innovation model comes with risks

From Lego to Novo Nordisk, many of Europe’s top firms come from the region

Our annual assessment of the world’s business bigwigs

And get greener too?

Speed, not scale, is what they require

The president-elect is no friend to organised labour

Antitrust concerns rest on an outdated idea of how Americans shop

OpenAI and Google have unveiled their next generation of products

America’s right-wing tech bros are celebrating Donald Trump’s victory

Economic growth is slowing, competition is stiffening and geopolitical tensions loom

The answer is not another video of Steve Jobs

How to spot a corporate star, old-world edition

Soaring interest rates, a plunging currency and labour shortages are biting harder

Their options range from hoarding goods and raising prices to rewiring supply chains

Pat Gelsinger’s surprise departure poses a dilemma for Donald Trump

Why every boss can benefit from asking employees what most infuriates them

It still has some convincing to do

The continent looks ever more reliant on Asian producers

From strikes to Trump tariffs, calamities abound

Companies are experimenting with new ways to reduce plastic waste

The fight is turning nasty

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