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Tata Motors posts 42% volume jump as its €3.9bn Iveco bid nears close

Tata Motors posts 42% volume jump as its €3.9bn Iveco bid nears close

India's largest truck maker sold 135,114 commercial vehicles in the September quarter and swung back to profit. Within a week it expects to own Iveco, and with it a European brand that it must now learn to run.

Wipro's 58.6% large-deal drop puts Rishad Premji to the test

Wipro's 58.6% large-deal drop puts Rishad Premji to the test

Wipro held its margin and its cash in the September quarter, but its biggest contracts dried up. For Executive Chairman Rishad Premji and CEO Srini Pallia, the question is now whether the AI bet can turn into bookings before the core business shrinks.

Fed Beige Book: AI is slowing hiring in 5 of 12 US districts

Fed Beige Book: AI is slowing hiring in 5 of 12 US districts

The US Federal Reserve's October Beige Book puts on the official record what many boards have suspected: companies investing in AI are hiring fewer people. The cuts are quiet ones, through attrition and empty requisitions, and that is exactly why workforce planners in India and the Gulf should pay attention.

India's two-speed job market: AI roles and GCCs up, IT services down

India's two-speed job market: AI roles and GCCs up, IT services down

India's white-collar hiring barely moved in September, but beneath the flat headline, demand is shifting fast: towards AI skills, experienced talent and global capability centres, and away from traditional IT services.

What makes a business recognition credible

What makes a business recognition credible

A recognition is only worth what its process is worth. Here is the standard WCRC holds itself to: how candidates come forward, what is assessed, who selects, how money is kept out of the decision, and how anyone can check a claim.

The 'alternative Nobel' goes to an AI accountability pioneer

The 'alternative Nobel' goes to an AI accountability pioneer

The 2026 Right Livelihood Award has honoured AI researcher Timnit Gebru for challenging concentrated power in artificial intelligence. For boards deploying AI, the message is that accountability is no longer a niche concern: it is now recognised alongside human rights work.

What this year's Nobel prizes teach about long bets and open sharing

What this year's Nobel prizes teach about long bets and open sharing

The 2026 science Nobels reward ideas that took decades to mature, and one that spread because its inventors gave their tools away. Both lessons sit awkwardly with quarterly R&D budgets, and both are worth a boardroom discussion.

Navi Pillay and leadership through institutions

Navi Pillay and leadership through institutions

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize honours a jurist who spent six decades building rules that outlast the people who wrote them. Her career is a study in a kind of leadership business rarely celebrates: making institutions work.

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