Industry Leaders - June 2021

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The coronavirus crisis has shown us how this is not the time to default to a strategy of ‘less risk, more reward’ when considering the speed at which one may expect turnover to recover. It has posed some serious questions about leadership competencies and the vital role it plays in steering through a monumental change. We are well aware of the difficulties we’ll face – let’s be realistic, even fearless – just like the women in finance we’ve covered for our cover story.

GOOGLE PLANS TO BUILD A COMMERCIAL QUANTUM COMPUTER BY 2029

Google is confident it can build a commercial-grade quantum computer by 2029. The search engine giant’s chief executive Sundar Pichai announced the plan to build a quantum computer during the Google I/O stream. To follow through on this ambitious journey is an important milestone in the form of a new Quantum AI campus in Santa Barbara, California, where Google engineers and scientists will be hard to work to build the world’s first commercial quantum computer.

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IRS AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING CRYPTO EXCHANGE BINANCE

Singapore-based Binance was co-founded in 2017 by Changpeng Zhao, and is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is probing money laundering and tax-related offenses on the platform by any US citizen. They are investigating whether any illegal trading of derivatives linked to digital tokens was done. The United States residents can only purchase these kinds of products from firms registered with the CFTC.

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GERMANY ADOPTS NEW LAW TO HASTEN THE END OF COAL PLANTS

A new climate law adopted by Germany requires that all coal-fired power plants be shut down before the promulgated 2038 deadline. In January 2020, the German government had negotiated a deal worth €40 billion to phase out coal power by 2038, but now it seems the country is in a hurry to end its dependence on coal power due to urgent climate concerns.

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POSTWAR BOOM

PANDEMIC BRINGS GOOD SALES GROWTH FOR LUXURY CAR BRANDS

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GEN Z ANGELS

INVESTORS SEEM TO BE GETTING YOUNGER AND YOUNGER.

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POWERFUL WOMEN IN FINANCE

The coronavirus is not only a public health crisis of magnitude – it’s also a looming reshuffle of the global economic order. Leading through the pandemic and economic crisis is not a minor accomplishment, but the events of this past year haven’t stopped the 10 trailblazers who make up Industry Leaders’ Most Powerful Women in Finance list.

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Architects Pick Their Favorite Building Material

Henry Ford, the father of assembly-line manufacturing, had a saying: “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.”

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BEYOND THE STARS

The dream of space tourism is alive and well.

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Biggest AI Talent Grab of the Year

In a post-COVID-19 world, the role of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) will be redefined. Companies striving to defend their existing markets and accelerate recovery are looking at a wide range of strategies such as alliances and partnerships. In addition, deal-makings now have to reflect the new environmental and societal priorities of the post-crisis world, which include making organic changes like going virtual, remote collaborations, and potentially less inperson networking.

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2021 SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP SHORTAGE

The semiconductor chip shortage is far from over but this hasn’t stopped governments around the globe from getting creative to move production ahead. The impact of the chip crisis on the automotive market has been debilitating, resulting in competition between automakers and electronics manufacturers.

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