Business
Fantastic but not plastic
Could seaweed replace plastic packaging?
Companies are experimenting with new ways to reduce plastic waste
Schumpeter
Has Sequoia Capital outgrown its business model?
Venture capital’s hardiest perennial gets back to its roots
Cover artists
Audiobooks are booming, thanks to streaming subscriptions
As Amazon opens access to Audible, expect demand to grow
Bartleby
On stupid rules and quick wins
Why every boss can benefit from asking employees what most infuriates them
Unplugged
After Northvolt’s failure, who will make Europe’s EV batteries?
The continent looks ever more reliant on Asian producers
What’s in store
TikTok wants Western consumers to shop like the Chinese
It still has some convincing to do
Breaking down
Will the trouble ever end for Volkswagen and its rivals?
From strikes to Trump tariffs, calamities abound
Breakout
Donald Trump’s victory has boosted shares in private-prison companies
A hard line means hard cash
Indian business
Gautam Adani faces bribery charges in America
Prosecutors allege one of India’s richest men paid off local officials
All’s well that’s Blackwell
Nvidia’s boss dismisses fears that AI has hit a wall
But it’s “urgent” to get to the next level, Jensen Huang tells The Economist