Global Trends News 13 July 2025

Davos 2026: PwC CEO survey flags 5-year low in revenue confidence as India jumps to No.2 investment pick

Just 30% of CEOs expect revenue growth in the next year, the lowest confidence in five years, PwC reported at Davos. Over half say AI investments have not produced significant financial returns. India now ties the UK and Germany as the second most popular destination for cross-border investment, behind the U.S. One in five CEOs worldwide cite high vulnerability to trade tariffs.

21 January 2026

Global Trends

Team Innovation backs Odd Not Even as Karan Aujla merch goes global and 21 Savage buzz spreads

Mumbai lifestyle start-up Odd Not Even has received a strategic investment from Team Innovation, an events firm, to expand its artist merchandise business. The first collection after the deal features official merchandise for Punjabi stars Karan Aujla and AP Dhillon. Financial terms were not disclosed. Online buzz grew after U.S. rapper 21 Savage followed Aujla on Instagram.

12 January 2026

Global Trends

Portugal Tops The Economist’s 2025 Economy Ranking as France Lands 11th — and Why “Progress” Looks Different From Syria to Argentina

December 26, 2025 — In a year when inflation cooled across much of the world and central banks delivered their biggest easing push in more than a decade, economic “winners” depended on what, exactly, you measured: growth, price stability, jobs, market confidence—or societal change. Reuters That tension is at the heart of two closely watched year-end scorecards circulating across European and global media. One is The Economist’s annual ranking of the best-performing advanced economies—where Portugal takes the top spot for 2025 and France places a solid but unspectacular 11th. euronews+2La finance pour tous+2 The other is the magazine’s “country of

26 December 2025

Global Trends

Global IRA Trends on November 26, 2025: Singapore’s Retirement Shift, Market Stability and 2026 Contribution Limits

On November 26, 2025, a wave of coverage from outlets like Meyka, SSBCrack, El‑Balad and others shows a clear message: Individual/Investment Retirement Accounts (IRAs) are attracting more attention than ever, but their market impact remains surprisingly stable. At the same time, new 2026 contribution limits in the U.S. and structural changes in Singapore’s markets are reshaping how savers plan for retirement. IRS+3Meyka+3SSBCrack News+3 This article pulls together today’s key IRA‑related developments from Singapore, the U.S. and Australia, and explains what they mean for long‑term investors. Why IRAs Are in the Spotlight in Late 2025 Several forces are pushing IRAs and

26 November 2025

Global Trends·Retirement Planning

Japan Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: Holiday Closure, BoJ Hike Bets and Global Cues to Watch

Japan’s cash equity market is closed on Monday, 24 November 2025 for the Labor Thanksgiving Day substitute holiday, but derivatives trading is open and global markets are anything but quiet. That makes the next 24–48 hours crucial in setting the tone for when the Nikkei 225 and Topix reopen on Tuesday. Japan Exchange Group+2Japan Exchange Group+2 Below is a detailed look at what investors need to know before Japan’s stock market resumes full trading. Key takeaways for 24–25 November 2025 Is the Japan stock market open on Monday, 24 November 2025? No – the main cash stock market is closed. Japan’s exchanges observe Labor

23 November 2025

Global Trends·Japan Economy·Stock Market

GPT‑5 Has Arrived: OpenAI’s Next‑Gen AI Stuns With Upgrades in Coding, Reasoning, and Safety

OpenAI News Today, November 22, 2025: Foxconn Hardware Push, Emirates AI Deal, Sam Altman’s Memo and Global ChatGPT Group Chats

On November 22, 2025, OpenAI sits at the center of several big storylines: a strategic hardware tie‑up with Foxconn, a new airline partnership with Emirates, a leaked memo from CEO Sam Altman about Google’s AI lead, the global rollout of ChatGPT group chats, and intensifying scrutiny around safety and regulation. Here’s a detailed roundup of everything you need to know today about OpenAI and ChatGPT. Key takeaways 1. OpenAI and Foxconn: AI hardware moves toward Ohio The biggest strategic story around OpenAI today is the evolving hardware partnership with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn). OpenAI’s own blog, published earlier this week,

22 November 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Global Trends·OpenAI

Oil Prices Rollercoaster: Trade War Fears & OPEC Moves Spark 5-Month Lows

Oil Price Rebound as OPEC Freezes Output Hikes: Winners, Losers, and 2026 Outlook

OPEC+ Pumps the Brakes on Oil Output The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) took a pivotal turn in policy at a meeting on Sunday, Nov 2. Led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, a core group of eight OPEC+ producers agreed to “nudge” oil output up slightly in December but then freeze any further production increases in January, February and March 2026theguardian.com. This decision marks a notable shift: throughout 2025, OPEC+ had been gradually unwinding its earlier production cuts – adding nearly 2.9 million barrels per day since April – in an effort to regain market

3 November 2025

Energy Policy·Global Trends

Bitcoin Blasts Past $125K, AI Wars Escalate, and Space Tech Soars – Global Tech Roundup (Oct 5–6, 2025)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) OpenAI vs. Musk’s xAI – legal battle heats up: The Silicon Valley rivalry between Elon Musk and OpenAI turned into open warfare in court. Musk’s AI startup xAI sued OpenAI, accusing it of poaching staff to steal trade secrets related to xAI’s Grok chatbot. This week OpenAI hit back, asking a judge to dismiss the suit and blasting it as part of Musk’s “ongoing harassment” of the company reuters.com. OpenAI’s filing argued that “talented xAI employees are leaving in droves” under Musk and have every right to join OpenAI reuters.com. Musk, a co-founder turned critic of OpenAI,

6 October 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Cryptocurrency·Global Trends

AI’s Weekend Whirlwind: Global Crackdowns, Tech Giants’ Bold Moves & Market Shocks

Global Policy & Regulation: AI Under the Microscope China Enforces Sweeping AI Content Labels On September 1, China’s ambitious new “Regulations on the Identification of AI-Generated Content” came into force, marking one of the world’s strictest regimes for AI media. The rules require every AI-generated piece of content to be clearly flagged as such – from a simple label on text (“AI-generated”) to visible watermarks on images and videos and even audio disclaimers (“generated by AI”) in synthetic voice clips aibase.com. Regulators hope these labels will combat a surge in deepfakes and misinformation that has left users “increasingly finding it

1 September 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Global Trends

AI Stock Frenzy Peaks Then Falters: Nvidia Wobbles, Alibaba Soars as Global AI Boom Faces Reality Check

Key Facts Wall Street’s AI Rally Hits a Speed Bump After months of euphoria, U.S. markets took a breather as August closed out, led by weakness in AI-focused stocks. On Friday, Aug. 29, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreated from all-time highs amid a tech sell-off investopedia.com investopedia.com. The Nasdaq Composite sank 1.2% while the S&P 500 lost 0.6%, breaking a streak of gains as traders locked in profits on this year’s AI-fueled winners investopedia.com investopedia.com. Tech mega-caps were mostly lower: Nvidia slid 3.4%, extending a 3-day decline; Tesla and Broadcom fell over 3%; even giants like Meta and Amazon

30 August 2025

Global Trends·NASDAQ:AVGO·NASDAQ:MRVL·NASDAQ:NVDA·NYSE:BABA·NYSE:DELL·Stock Market·Technology

AI’s Two-Day Tech Storm: Global Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves (Aug 28–29, 2025)

Expert Commentary & In-Depth Analysis Silicon Stakes: Chips, Cloud, and an AI Gold Rush It was a whirlwind 48 hours for the AI hardware and infrastructure arena. Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings call became a rallying cry for continued AI investment, even as some analysts warned of an overheating market. CEO Jensen Huang, the figurative general of the GPU juggernaut, emphatically rejected the notion of an AI slowdown reuters.com. “A new industrial revolution has started. The AI race is on,” Huang declared, projecting $3–4 trillion in AI infrastructure spending by 2030 reuters.com. This bullish forecast, he explained, stems from surging orders for Nvidia’s

29 August 2025

Future Tech·Global Trends·Innovation·Technology

Quantum Tech Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves Rock the Globe (Aug 26–27, 2025)

Key Facts: Scientific Breakthroughs and Research Publications One of the week’s most significant research advances came from a team at the University of California, Riverside, which demonstrated a new approach to scaling quantum computers via modular chips. In simulations, the researchers showed that several small quantum processor chips can be linked into a single fault-tolerant system even if the connections between chips are up to 10 times noisier than the chips themselves quantumcomputingreport.com. This finding is a major step toward larger quantum machines, indicating that “we don’t have to wait for perfect hardware to scale quantum computers” because high-fidelity chips

27 August 2025

Global Trends·Innovation

Global Tech Tsunami: Gadget Surprises, Rocket Milestones & Chip Shake-Ups (Aug 24–25, 2025)

Google unveiled the Pixel 10 lineup in New York, with the base Pixel 10 starting at $799 and including a telephoto lens, while the Pixel 10 Pro foldable tops the line at $1,799 and prices were kept steady despite tariff concerns. Spotify plans to raise Premium to €11.99 in many markets starting next month as it targets 1 billion users and rolls out new features. The FTC warned Apple, Meta and X in an open letter that complying with Europe’s DSA or the UK Online Safety Act could erode American data privacy or free speech, signaling possible enforcement. DaVita’s July

25 August 2025

Global Trends·Semiconductors·Space

Shocking Breaches, Bold Bets & Gadget Breakthroughs: Global Tech Roundup (Aug 18-19, 2025)

SoftBank’s $2 billion investment in Intel on August 18, 2025 injects new equity while SoftBank becomes a top investor without a board seat or chip-purchase commitments. Bloomberg reported on August 18, 2025 that Shein is considering relocating its headquarters from Singapore to mainland China to smooth a Hong Kong IPO, with a potential tens-of-billions valuation. Reuters reported on August 18, 2025 that the U.S. DOE projects up to 20 GW of new data center load by 2030, with data centers potentially consuming as much as 12% of all U.S. power by 2028. Microsoft announced that starting November 1, 2025, it

19 August 2025

Global Trends

AI Breakthroughs, Backlash & Bold Moves: Global AI News Roundup (Aug 16–17, 2025)

OpenAI released GPT-5 and rolled it out to all 700 million ChatGPT users, with Sam Altman describing it as the first mainline model that feels like a PhD‑level expert and capable of generating full working software on demand. China’s Pan Jianwei‑led team arranged over 2,000 neutral-atom qubits into precise arrays in 1/60,000th of a second, using AI to position rubidium atoms and creating an array 10× larger than the previous record. NVIDIA released Granary, an open dataset of approximately 1 million hours of audio spanning 25 European languages, and trained Canary (1B parameters) and Parakeet (600M parameters) that achieve state-of-the-art

17 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Global Trends·Innovation

AI Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bets & Backlash – The Global AI News Roundup (Aug 11–12, 2025)

OpenAI released GPT-5 on August 7, 2025, but by August 11 users reported sluggish responses and a less personal feel, prompting Sam Altman to admit the rollout was bumpy and to keep GPT-4 available for paying users while fixes are rolled out. OpenAI released GPT-OSS models with 20 billion and 120 billion parameters, the first freely downloadable large language models since 2019, available via AWS and excelling at coding, science, and math. Caltech researchers used reinforcement learning with a two-agent system called “player” and “observer” to crack the 60-year Andrews–Curtis Conjecture, showing AI can find solutions to long-standing group-theory problems.

12 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Global Trends

AI Revolution: GPT-5 Launches, Billion-Dollar Startups, and Global AI Showdowns (Aug 8–9, 2025)

OpenAI released GPT-5 on Aug 8, 2025, the first major upgrade to ChatGPT in over two years, with 700 million weekly users and reinforced safety guardrails. Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.1 on Aug 5, 2025, improving software engineering accuracy to 74.5% on its coding benchmark (from 72.5%) and making the model available via API, GitHub Copilot, and Amazon Bedrock. Google unveiled MLE-STAR, a machine-learning engineering agent that uses web search and targeted code refinement to autonomously build ML models and has won medals in 63% of evaluated Kaggle competitions. MIT and Duke University announced a polymer-design breakthrough on Aug 5,

9 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Global Trends

Space Triumphs, EV Turmoil & Cyber Shocks: Global Tech News Roundup (July 23–24, 2025)

Google released a 13-second teaser of the Pixel 10 Pro ahead of its August 21 launch, showing a “10” morphing into a camera bar and revealing a new third rear telephoto lens with a gray-blue finish. A federal appeals court rejected a class-action claim against Apple over iCloud storage, ruling users received exactly 200GB when paying for a 200GB upgrade. Texas Instruments warned that new U.S. tech tariffs could distort buying patterns after its stock fell 11% on a markedly cautious earnings outlook. TSMC reported Q2 2025 net profit of about $13.5 billion, a 60% year-over-year rise, while raising its

24 July 2025

Cybersecurity·Electric Vehicles·Global Trends·Space

Global Drone Market Set to Soar: Inside the $90B+ UAV Boom by 2030

The global drone market is projected to grow from about $42 billion in 2025 to nearly $90 billion by 2030, a CAGR of roughly 13–14%. The Drone Industry Insights forecast excludes passenger eVTOLs and estimates the overall drone market at $57.8 billion by 2030, up from about $40.6 billion in 2025. DaaS (Drones-as-a-Service) is projected to reach $179 billion by 2030 across industries. In 2024, commercial and consumer (civil) UAVs together accounted for about 52.5% of global drone revenue, making the commercial sector the largest by value. Industrial applications dominate the market, with energy/utilities contributing about $4.66 billion in 2023

16 July 2025

Drones·EPA:PARRO·Global Trends·Industry Analysis·NASDAQ:AVAV·Technology

Global Tech Shake-Up: Massive Breakthroughs and Crises Rock the Industry (12–13 July 2025 Roundup)

Geely’s Zeekr is rumored to be preparing a hypercar with over 2,000 horsepower, an upgrade to the Zeekr 001 FR that currently has 1,300 horsepower. Lucid Motors’ Air Grand Touring set a Guinness World Record for the longest electric-vehicle journey without recharging, covering about 1,205 km from St. Moritz to Munich. BYD will start assembling EVs in Brazil at the Bahia factory as early as July 2025, targeting 50,000 units in 2025 and up to 20,000 jobs by 2026, while navigating labor investigations. Intel disclosed the Diamond Rapids Xeon CPU with 192 cores per socket on the 18A process, four

13 July 2025

Global Trends·Innovation·Technology

Global Trends News 13 July 2025 - 21 January 2026

Davos 2026: PwC CEO survey flags 5-year low in revenue confidence as India jumps to No.2 investment pick

Team Innovation backs Odd Not Even as Karan Aujla merch goes global and 21 Savage buzz spreads

Portugal Tops The Economist’s 2025 Economy Ranking as France Lands 11th — and Why “Progress” Looks Different From Syria to Argentina

Global IRA Trends on November 26, 2025: Singapore’s Retirement Shift, Market Stability and 2026 Contribution Limits

Japan Stock Market Today, 24 November 2025: Holiday Closure, BoJ Hike Bets and Global Cues to Watch

OpenAI News Today, November 22, 2025: Foxconn Hardware Push, Emirates AI Deal, Sam Altman’s Memo and Global ChatGPT Group Chats

Oil Price Rebound as OPEC Freezes Output Hikes: Winners, Losers, and 2026 Outlook

Bitcoin Blasts Past $125K, AI Wars Escalate, and Space Tech Soars – Global Tech Roundup (Oct 5–6, 2025)

AI’s Weekend Whirlwind: Global Crackdowns, Tech Giants’ Bold Moves & Market Shocks

AI Stock Frenzy Peaks Then Falters: Nvidia Wobbles, Alibaba Soars as Global AI Boom Faces Reality Check

AI’s Two-Day Tech Storm: Global Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves (Aug 28–29, 2025)

Quantum Tech Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves Rock the Globe (Aug 26–27, 2025)

Global Tech Tsunami: Gadget Surprises, Rocket Milestones & Chip Shake-Ups (Aug 24–25, 2025)

Shocking Breaches, Bold Bets & Gadget Breakthroughs: Global Tech Roundup (Aug 18-19, 2025)

AI Breakthroughs, Backlash & Bold Moves: Global AI News Roundup (Aug 16–17, 2025)

AI Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bets & Backlash – The Global AI News Roundup (Aug 11–12, 2025)

AI Revolution: GPT-5 Launches, Billion-Dollar Startups, and Global AI Showdowns (Aug 8–9, 2025)

Space Triumphs, EV Turmoil & Cyber Shocks: Global Tech News Roundup (July 23–24, 2025)

Global Drone Market Set to Soar: Inside the $90B+ UAV Boom by 2030

Global Tech Shake-Up: Massive Breakthroughs and Crises Rock the Industry (12–13 July 2025 Roundup)

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