A new era is approaching in consumer electronics — one fueled by a push toward sustainability. You can see it in shifting trends, like young listeners’ renewed interest in wired headphones, and even in legislation such as Europe’s sweeping right-to-repair rules. Considering how short-lived products like wireless earbuds can be, with batteries that begin degrading
NEW YORK — A day after his boss met with President Donald Trump in Washington, China’s vice president unfurled the nation’s familiar list of global talking points, emphasizing development, issuing mild statements about the U.S. war with Iran, artificial intelligence and protectionism, and making no direct mention of Taiwan. Han Zheng’s speech to the U.N.
Swedish police have a message for anyone who thinks they’re talking to spam callers: hang up the phone, and embrace being rude. Local authorities are teaming up with five national celebrities in a new campaign to empower people to push back against scam callers. Just like in the United States, scammers are a major issue.
Unlike in the U.S., candidates in France’s election have actually focused on how to tackle the national debt, as a new president is due to take charge of the eurozone’s second largest economy next year. Last month, a French presidential debate was dominated by the country’s rising public debt. By contrast, midterm election races in the U.S.
BELOIT, Kan. — Bryce Black kneels in a wheat field battered by intense drought. He holds two strands, remarking on how small the seed head is compared with what’s normal. After a late October rain last year, the fourth-generation farmer was optimistic about his 1,800 acres (728 hectares) of winter wheat. But a dry winter
Twenty-five years ago, multinationals found themselves facing an affordability crisis. Emerging economies were growing at 3x to 4x the rate of developed economies (they are still growing ~2x faster now). The collective purchasing power of billions of potential consumers and the growing middle class in emerging markets presented an enormous business growth opportunity. Many multinationals
