Month: November 2025

Navigating Holiday Shipping Challenges: How Retailers Can Thrive Amid Tariffs, Trade Shifts, and Sky-High Expectations Summary The 2025 holiday season presents an unusually tough shipping environment for retailers. Major policy changes — notably the suspension of the US de minimis exemption so all international commercial shipments are now liable for duties and taxes — combined […]

Redefining Work, Productivity, and Global Scale with AI Summary The article, written by Stacey Richey (Global VP of People at Smartcat), argues that AI is reshaping work faster than any prior business transformation. Success depends less on technology and more on human–AI collaboration: embedding AI as a shared skill across the organisation, redesigning roles and […]

Why Productive Finance is Crucial for China’s Development Summary China is shifting from rapid industrialisation to a post-industrial model focused on services, technology and innovation. The article argues that the country’s current debt-heavy financial model is unsustainable and that China must develop “productive finance” — financial systems and instruments that channel capital into long-term, real-economy […]

OpenAI’s Fidji Simo Plans to Make ChatGPT Way More Useful—and Have You Pay For It Summary Fidji Simo joined OpenAI in 2025 as CEO of Applications to translate the lab’s research into products that scale and earn money. Reporting to Sam Altman, she runs ChatGPT and the consumer and product teams while Altman focuses on […]