What the creator of MSG and the world’s biggest toilet-maker have in common

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But political trouble is brewing

And startups are piling in with whizzy new technologies

The result is increasingly unsettling

AI agents present novel dangers

The boss of Reliance wants to transform his conglomerate into a tech giant

Higher energy costs will be felt unevenly across the food-supply chain

Yet it is unclear where shortages will hit first and hardest

America’s cosmetics champion wants to buy its way back to better days

Everyone moans about the length of their commute. Should managers care?

The two represent competing visions of the future