UpFront
-
What you need to know about the G-20 Summit
This year's meeting takes place in Osaka, Japan, on Friday and Saturday, and the official agenda includes trade, artificial intelligence, women's empowerment and climate change
-
Liquidity crunch leads to lending crisis
Amount lent by NBFCs to urban areas nosedives significantly since last October
-
US Democrats diverge on economy and immigration in first debate
The strength of the party's progressive wing was on vivid display in South Florida, starting in the first minutes of the debate when Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts branded the federal government as thoroughly corrupt
-
Buy low-tops, sell high-tops: StockX sneaker exchange is worth $1 Billion
StockX is part of a burgeoning group of online marketplaces that have turned resales of sneakers into a kind of currency—and an increasingly big business
-
Regulators have doubts about Facebook's cryptocurrency—as do its partners
Companies are hesitant to associate themselves too closely with the Libra project because of Facebook's issues with regulators around the world, the company's shaky track record on privacy and how it treats corporate partners, and the uncertain legality of cryptocurrencies
-
US tech firms sidestep Trump ban, keep selling to Huawei
Industry leaders including Intel and Micron have found ways to take advantage of a provision on labeling US-made goods, say sources, and the components began to flow to Huawei about three weeks ago
-
Five lessons on anti-trust from Microsoft
As trouble could loom for tech giants Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple, they could look towards the journey of Microsoft, which faced the government's ire in the 1990s, leading to a bruising battle in federal court
-
Tensions escalate as Trump imposes new economic sanctions on Iran
The new sanctions are aimed at preventing some top Iranian officials from using the international banking system or any financial vehicles set up by European nations or other countries
-
The oil market shows it can take a punch
This week, the response in the oil markets to the tensions following Iran's shooting down of a US drone has seemed muted, stemming from profound changes in the market over the past few years
-
AI may not take your job—but it could become your boss
In all of the worry about the potential of artificial intelligence to replace rank-and-file workers, we may have overlooked the possibility it will replace the bosses too
-
Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Medicine (Dr. Devi Shetty talks about his life and profession), Economics (IMF confirms that 'trickle-down' economics is a joke; Why UBI is a bad idea), Technology (Elon Musk on video games and simulation), Politics (Why Hong Kong's protesters are braving tear gas and rubber bullets), Literature (Amitav Ghosh's Jnanpith address and book 'Gun Island'), Health (Science's newest miracle drug is free) and Water Management (India's water crisis and how traditional methods can work as panacea)