FeaturedTechnologyHow artificial intelligence is creating ‘Smart Hotels’IFM CorrespondentApril 28, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentApril 28, 2025 As the brains behind many of the cutting-edge features of smart hotels, artificial intelligence is essential to their operation... Read more
EnergyFeaturedStart-up of the Week: XL Batteries powers the path to ‘Net Zero 50’ with chemistryIFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025April 23, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025April 23, 2025 XL Batteries is looking to work with independent power producers to build batteries to support the grid, particularly in Texas where such installations have quickly become commonplace... Read more
MagazineTechnologyGeorgia climbs the tech ladderIFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025June 5, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025June 5, 2025 Georgian startups are attracting the attention of technologists worldwide... Read more
MagazineTechnologyThe big tech crackdown: A threat to innovation?IFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025June 5, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025June 5, 2025 For the European Union, competition is just as important as competitiveness when it comes to regulating big tech... Read more
MagazineTechnologyChristie’s auction sparks debate on AI artIFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025June 5, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025June 5, 2025 Artists worry that work produced by artificial intelligence is diluting their market and hence diminishing possibilities for human producers... Read more
LeadershipMagazineNew era for corporate lending in GermanyIFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025June 5, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentApril 23, 2025June 5, 2025 In corporate lending, the use of real-time financial analytics is vital... Read more
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Business LeadersFeaturedBusiness Leader of the Week: Yoshiharu Ikeda takes helm at Primetals TechnologiesIFM CorrespondentApril 11, 2025April 11, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentApril 11, 2025April 11, 2025 In the mid-1980s, Yoshiharu Ikeda began his career at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries... Read more
CommodityFeaturedStart-up of the Week: Web3-based Watr to help commodity market to track ‘Trump Tariffs’IFM CorrespondentApril 9, 2025April 9, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentApril 9, 2025April 9, 2025 Watr helps its clients unlock financing channels, such as programmable and real-world on-chain risk models... Read more
Banking and FinanceMagazineRTP: The future of instant bankingIFM CorrespondentApril 6, 2025January 2, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentApril 6, 2025January 2, 2026 The EU rules will affect foreign banks that have branches in the Eurozone, potentially creating opportunities for RTP expansion beyond the euro... Read more