• Shock exit of Tata chairman: firm’s US$120 billion wager on future growth now in limbo

    Tata Sons’ board had already begun pushing for a strategic recalibration even before the departure was announcedINDIA’S largest conglomerate is reeling from the shock resignation of its chairman, who leaves a vacuum just as the coffee-to-cars group executes a massive reinvestment programme over the next five years.Natarajan Chandrasekaran’s decision to step down in February 2026 jeopardises Tata Sons’ US$120 billion wager on future growth and brings an abrupt end to nearly a decade of leadership that helped push India into more advanced technologies.Some of the conglomerate’s current and planned projects could slow down, be scaled back or stretch out longer…

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  • Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

    It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 66 pounds of sugar they consume a year ARE there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to…

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  • The Hidden Networks Behind Brazil’s Energy Market

    Brazil’s large economy demands equally large amounts of energy. The country produces more biofuel than almost any other nation on the planet, generates roughly 90% of its electricity from renewable sources, and sits on some of the largest oil reserves in the Western Hemisphere. Behind those figures is a complex…

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  • Upset Taylor Swift says she was told Ticketmaster could handle demand

    POP superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday it was “excruciating” for her to watch fans struggle to secure tickets for her upcoming U.S. tour after she had been assured that Ticketmaster could handle large demand. The New York Times reported that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Ticketmaster parent…

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