UpFront
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100-plus storms, 277 floods: Are we living the climate emergency?
Take a look at the extreme weather events that took place around the world between March 2020 and August 2021
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Our top reads of the week
From Freshworks' NASDAQ listing unleashing new Saas energy in India to all the ongoing in Indian aviation, and our best infographics of the week, catch up on the top reads of Forbes India
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An insider details the 'Black Box' of money and power in China
China's paramount leader, Xi Jinping, has urged tycoons to share their wealth with the rest of the country in an effort to pursue "common prosperity," leading to concerns that the state could choke out the private sector and give the Communist Party even more sway in everyday life
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An uncomfortable question in France: Are we still a great power?
France has clung to its past as a great power, still seeing itself as having global interests partly because of territorial possessions in the Indo-Pacific and the Caribbean
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Firmly in the Saddle: How Shadowfax emerged as the lord of the on-demand delivery marketplace for enterprises
The year it was founded, delivery horses of all kinds were bolting. Six years later, Shadowfax is the only one galloping on the track
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Video streaming, social media take up most of the world's Internet bandwidth
Here's a look at what dominates Internet bandwidth across the world
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Has Covid-19 cost Australia its love for freedom?
The confidence and pride of 2020, when lockdowns and isolation brought Covid-19 outbreaks to heel, have been replaced by doubt, fatigue and a bitter battle over how much freedom or risk should be allowed in a delta-defined future
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In setback for Apple, EU seeks common charger for all phones
Apple, whose iPhones are equipped with a different port, has long opposed the plan, arguing that it would stifle innovation and lead to more electronic waste as all current chargers that are not USB-C would become obsolete
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Our oceans now have 1.56 billion disposable face masks
It takes up to 450 years for disposable masks to biodegrade, almost as much as plastic bottles, and longer than styrofoam cups, plastic grocery bags and cigarette butts
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The charge of the great Indian SaaS brigade
Freshworks's Nasdaq IPO brings global credibility to the India-to-Silicon-Valley playbook and, sooner or later, a $100-billion-market-cap company will emerge from the Indian SaaS ecosystem
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Barcelona takes on Airbnb
Barcelona is the only major city in Europe to have forbidden short-term private room rentals, even as it continues to allow the renting of entire apartments, so long as the owner of the property holds the appropriate license