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At Cannes Lions, brands are embracing creator-driven campaigns and platform-native strategies. Executives say authenticity and speed trump traditional safety playbooks as creators become the new backbone of ad storytelling. From Duolingo to Mars, brands are collaborating with creators to fuel engaging, platform-aware campaigns while balancing internal and external creative input.
JPMorgan Chase has named Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh as co-presidents, signaling a shift in leadership as Marianne Lake retires. The board is advancing a male-dominated succession slate, with Erdoes and Piepszak retaining high-level roles and retention bonuses awarded to top bankers.
Warren Buffett has redirected about $6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock away from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to four family foundations and has accelerated plans to distribute his remaining Berkshire shares by Dec. 31, 2034. He has said he reviewed Bill Gates’s testimony about Jeffrey Epstein and has met Gates in Omaha since those documents were released.
Tesla is accelerating its AI and robotics agenda while its robotaxi rollout remains limited and costly. Quarterly data show robotaxi miles dwindling, even as Musk pushes Optimus and other AI initiatives. Analysts warn that regulatory hurdles and high CapEx complicate the path to scale.
Berkshire Hathaway has reduced its cash pile to $365.5 billion and heavily increased stock buybacks and equity purchases in Q2 under new CEO Greg Abel, signaling a shift in capital allocation while Buffett remains involved as chairman.
Berkshire Hathaway has increased its Alphabet stake to about 106 million shares—valued near $37.8 billion as of June 30—while expanding in Delta Air Lines and Lennar, and trimming holdings in several financial stocks. The shift comes under CEO Greg Abel, with Warren Buffett remaining involved but not dictating every move. The quarter also shows Berkshire’s cash pile declining as it deploys capital.
Schools and families have been preparing for the new term while arguing over how to support pupils' mental health. Local NHS and charity services are offering practical tips for first-day anxiety, researchers have reported mental-health gains where communities delay smartphones, and teachers and parents are adapting volunteering and transitions to reduce stress.
Berkshire Hathaway has expanded its Alphabet stake and outlines how it plans to use energy assets to support hyperscale computing, while facing renewed community resistance to data-centre projects. Abel says Berkshire will sell energy to AI customers only if it wouldn’t raise costs for other customers, and Buffett’s Alphabet investment continues to loom large as AI reshapes the portfolio.
American Airlines is retrofitting its Boeing 777-300ER fleet to feature 144 premium seats and eliminate Flagship First. The move expands business-class capacity while keeping some premium offerings and lounges in the works, as part of broader premium-travel push.
NPCI has announced a 0.4% merchant fee on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 to merchants, with caps and exemptions for P2P payments and smaller merchants. The move aims to fund infrastructure and security but sparks debate over the impact on adoption and costs for businesses.