German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Only one German premium brand is keeping up – “Audi has disappeared into obscurity”012214

Car bosses Ola Källenius, Gernot Döllner and Oliver Zipse (from left): For experts, a brand has “disappeared into obscurity”. Photo: Dpa, Reuters, PR, brckmnn [M] Dusseldorf. BMW, Mercedes and Audi are still the largest premium brands in the world. But will they stay that way? All three German manufacturers are under pressure and have lost… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Auto industry: Only one German premium brand is keeping up – “Audi has disappeared into obscurity”012214

Honda Scooter Share Falls to 38%, TVS’ Rises to 29% in Record-Setting CY2025

CY2025 turned out to be the year of scooters when it comes to the Indian two-wheeler industry. At a record 7.5 million units (75,23,678 units, up 13% YoY), annual scooter sales rode past the seven-million milestone for the first time and also helped the overall 2W industry achieve the 20-million-units milestone after seven years.  The… Continue reading Honda Scooter Share Falls to 38%, TVS’ Rises to 29% in Record-Setting CY2025

AI Can Unlock $4.5 Trillion in U.S. Labor Productivity Today, Reveals Cognizant’s Latest “New Work, New World 2026” Report

Cognizant’s study shows AI is accelerating faster than projected, with 93% of jobs potentially affected today Findings also point to the limits of AI’s impact, with skilling and human judgment playing a critical role in how organizations capture AI’s full value TEANECK, N.J., Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cognizant today announced the release of “New… Continue reading AI Can Unlock $4.5 Trillion in U.S. Labor Productivity Today, Reveals Cognizant’s Latest “New Work, New World 2026” Report

IBM Introduces New Software to Address Growing Digital Sovereignty Imperative

Purpose-built to enable organizations to deploy their own secured, compliant and automated environments for AI-ready sovereign workloads ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced IBM Sovereign Core, the industry’s first AI-ready sovereign-enabled software for enterprises, governments and service providers to build, deploy and manage AI-ready sovereign environments. Organizations around the… Continue reading IBM Introduces New Software to Address Growing Digital Sovereignty Imperative

Indigo to Sell 2.85 Million Tonnes of Carbon Removal to Microsoft, Supporting Soil Health Through Regenerative Agriculture

Under the 12-year agreement, Microsoft will purchase 2.85 million soil carbon removal credits from Indigo, supporting thousands of American farmers across millions of U.S. acres BOSTON, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Indigo Carbon PBC today announced one of the largest soil carbon deals to date. Under the 12-year agreement, Microsoft will purchase 2.85 million credits generated… Continue reading Indigo to Sell 2.85 Million Tonnes of Carbon Removal to Microsoft, Supporting Soil Health Through Regenerative Agriculture

HTX Hot Listings Weekly Recap (Jan 5-11): Binance Life and ZKP Lead the Rally as First-Mover Advantage Continues to Shine

PANAMA CITY, Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The cryptocurrency market remains range-bound amidst the interplay of macro uncertainty and gradually recovering sentiment at the start of 2026. Against a backdrop of relatively modest market-wide gains, several sector-specific assets listed on HTX posted notable weekly advances between January 5 and January 11, led by the BSC-based… Continue reading HTX Hot Listings Weekly Recap (Jan 5-11): Binance Life and ZKP Lead the Rally as First-Mover Advantage Continues to Shine

Tesla STOPS selling Full Self Driving, a sexy electric road bike, and Transformers

On today’s subscriber-focused episode of Quick Charge, Tesla stops selling Full Self Driving as the promise of a Tesla as an appreciating asset dies. Plus, someone’s getting a $200 million bonus and Komatsu introduces its own, IRL take on a transforming farm robot at CES. At least one Tesla executive not named “Elon Musk” has… Continue reading Tesla STOPS selling Full Self Driving, a sexy electric road bike, and Transformers

Clean Technica: How Does Tesla FSDS Compare with Commercial Airliner Autopilot?004324

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Tesla FSDS (Full Self Driving Supervised) is all over the media and Facebook in Australia. I was privileged to be part of a conversation about the similarities between FSDS and commercial flying on both Facebook and then continued by email. It is surprising that FSDS… Continue reading Clean Technica: How Does Tesla FSDS Compare with Commercial Airliner Autopilot?004324

Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Not For Sale After February 14004323

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. One of our former writers shared the news with us today that Tesla will no longer sell “Full Self Driving” with its cars after Valentine’s Day, February 14. However, it will still be offered as a subscription option. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made the announcement… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Full Self Driving Not For Sale After February 14004323

Financial Expert Says OpenAI Is on the Verge of Running Out of Money

The AI industry continues to pour tens of billions of dollars into resource-intensive models and the infrastructure to run them. In the face of it all, their promises of kickstarting a technological revolution that could one day be immensely profitable remain convincing enough for investors to prop up sky-high valuations — at least for now.… Continue reading Financial Expert Says OpenAI Is on the Verge of Running Out of Money