Market Trends & Consumer Behaviour
Gartner: Autonomous Planning Is Finally Moving Past the Hype Summary Gartner’s 2025 Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning Technologies indicates autonomous planning has moved beyond the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” and is starting to deliver tangible value. The research highlights autonomous planning’s ability to automate routine planning tasks, reduce bias in decisions and free planners […]
West Virginia Leads Toyota’s $912 Million U.S. Hybrid Expansion Summary Toyota is committing $912 million across five U.S. plants to expand hybrid manufacturing and — for the first time — produce hybrid‑electric Corollas in the United States. The investment is part of a broader plan to invest up to $10 billion in the U.S. over […]
Dominate Search Results: The Complete Guide to Local SEO for Construction Companies Summary This guide explains how local SEO transforms how contractors attract nearby clients. It covers claiming and optimising your Google Business Profile (GBP), keeping NAP (Name, Address, Phone) consistency across listings, targeted keyword research, and content that answers customer questions. The article also […]
Tap or Swipe: How Interactive Touch Gestures Matter in Digital Advertising? Summary This paper (Peng et al., Psychology & Marketing) examines how two common mobile touch gestures — tapping and swiping — influence consumer attention and purchase intention in digital advertising. Grounded in embodied cognition theory, the authors treat gestures as embodied cues that direct […]
‘Odd Lots’ Cohost Joe Weisenthal Has Predictions About How the AI Bubble Will Burst Summary Joe Weisenthal, cohost of Bloomberg’s Odd Lots and guest on WIRED’s The Big Interview, lays out a clear-eyed take on how the AI boom is reshaping the US economy — and why a bust could be painful beyond headline stock […]
Billionaire Succession: Why European Heirs Work—And American Ones Don’t Summary This piece contrasts transatlantic approaches to billionaire succession. In the United States, heirs are often encouraged to “earn their place” and frequently build independent careers, pursue philanthropy or impact investing rather than step into family leadership. In much of Europe, heirs are more commonly embedded […]
Jeff Bezos Takes Helm at $6.2 Billion AI Startup Project Prometheus Summary Jeff Bezos has returned to an executive role as co-CEO of Project Prometheus, an AI startup valued at $6.2 billion. The company — still largely in stealth with an undisclosed base — is concentrating on industrial AI applications aimed at transforming engineering and […]
Bezos’ Contrarian Playbook: How Billionaires Think Summary Jeff Bezos’ decision-making playbook centres on a few repeatable frameworks that explain how he and many ultra-wealthy leaders turn big uncertainty into durable advantage. Key themes: the regret-minimisation lever for big life and career bets; a “doorway” framework that separates irreversible from reversible bets; long-termism that privileges legacy […]
🎧 New Stop the World episode: cloud, AI & sovereignty with Microsoft’s Mike Yeh Summary ASPI’s podcast Stop the World features a conversation between David Wroe and Microsoft’s Mike Yeh on why cloud computing, data and AI are now strategic national assets. The discussion covers digital sovereignty, spreading risk to avoid being cut off from […]
Equal protection, elevated risk: How HR can prepare for an uptick in reverse discrimination claims Summary The US Supreme Court’s decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services reaffirmed that Title VII protects all employees and eliminated the “background circumstances” heightened evidentiary rule used by some courts. That shift is likely to prompt more […]
