Uncertainty around trade policy is forcing the auto industry to prepare for a range of tariff outcomes. BCG outlines three scenarios and what they could mean for auto sales in the United States.Three possible futures: low, momentum, and high-tariff casesSales impact could range from modest decline to broader disruptionActionable steps for OEMs and suppliers to mitigate risk and repositionAuto l...

One of the main problems with automatic translation — many individuals speaking at once — is addressed by spatial speech translation.Imagine having a group of people over for dinner who alternate between languages you don’t understand, yet still being able to grasp what they’re saying. A revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) headphone system that can translate the voice of several spea...

The Swiss food giant has brought in Rothschild to advise the sale of its water division, including S.Pellegrino and Perrier.Nestle, the world’s largest food and beverage company, likes big markets with lots of potential customers. And yet, the company wants to get out of the water business.After announcing plans to spin off its bottled water segment as a stand-alone unit last November, the Swi...

Hedra, an AI startup that helps businesses generate lifelike videos, said it has raised $32 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz's Infrastructure fund to expand operations and deepen its reach among marketers.People are using AI video generation tools to contribute to an unexpected new viral trend: podcasts featuring AI-generated talking babies. And one of the companies helping...

The tech platform’s latest piece of hardware is designed to free up the user’s hands, offering a more seamless integration into everyday workflows.Square, the popular business technology platform known for its Point of Sale (POS) systems, has launched a new device designed to allow sellers to ring up various kinds of purchases and perform other tasks without carrying around the extra weight o...

Financial analysts were far more prepared than most CEOs for the US tariffs announced on April 2, the second edition of the CEO Radar has found.Analysts, who serve as a proxy for the market, anticipated tariffs would soon be an enormous issue, mentioning the topic 62% more often than did CEOs during Q1 earnings calls.The gap signals that businesses are scrambling to respond to tariffs that prom...

Global luxury houses are pivoting from chasing sales volume to cultivating exclusivity, with some eliminating discounts entirely on China's biggest e-commerce platform.Some luxury labels are pulling back from steep markdowns in China, seeking to rebuild an image of exclusivity to lure back wealthy shoppers whose spending remains less affected by economic slowdown.None of the products sold by Ke...

2025 will be a year of opportunities and challenges. How we approach them will define our future.Sometimes, the world can feel more uncertain than ever. For business leaders, the road ahead can seem increasingly uncertain due to rapidly evolving technology, changes in policies, fears over supply chain stability, and the move toward more sustainable models. But this is exactly why it is vitally...

Kimpton Hotels is tapping into the growing trend of 'tattourism' through a new partnership with micro-tattoo studio Tiny Zaps. As of this month, the collaboration is bringing pop-up tattoo residencies to five Kimpton properties across the United States, allowing guests to commemorate their travels with permanent souvenirs inked directly onto their skin.The residencies will rotate through hotels...