Snapshot Karex, the world's largest condom company, plans to raise prices up to 30% due to disturbances in the supply of raw materials from the city to Iran. The war in Iran has caused serious disruptions in global supply chains, especially through the Straits of Hormuz, carrying one fifth of world crude oil. The demand [...]
Donald Trump today adopted a conciliatory tone for the newly-born Anthropic artificial intelligence operation, two months after his mandate to discontinue any collaboration. «We'll work it out. These are very smart people.», stated to CNBC. The dispute concerned the objections of the Californian company for using its TN models to mass surveillance and military attacks. War Minister Pete Hegseth denounced the contract late February and asked to be classified «dangerous» for national security. On Friday, the head of Anthropic Dario Amondei had «production» meeting at the White House, marking possible restoration of relations.
Deutsche Telekom examines a complete merger with its American subsidiary T-Mobile US, in a move that could be the largest M&A deal in history. The German group, which already owns 53% of T-Mobile, plans to set up a new equity swap holding company. The merger would create the world's largest wireless service provider, surpassing China Mobile valued at $235 billion. Discussions are at an early stage and require political support, while the two companies refused to comment.
Even if the Straits of Hormuz reopen, energy market officials and analysts estimate that the industry will no longer be able to rely on them as in the past. For the Straits, there is no return to normality. Countries throughout the region are considering the construction, expansion or restoration of infrastructure that will bypass [...]
