Companies, the economy, and the people building what comes next.
The 140th Canton Fair brings international buyers and manufacturers together in Guangzhou from 15 October to 4 November, highlighting China's manufacturing capabilities, evolving export economy and role in global supply chains.
VANTAGE52 is an Official Support Partner of Global Marketing Summit 2026, taking place in Istanbul on 14–15 October and bringing international marketing leaders together to examine the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence, human experience and brand growth.
Global venture funding reached $159 billion in the third quarter of 2026. But behind the headline number lies a changing investment landscape, where artificial intelligence commands the majority of capital and a small group of companies captures an extraordinary share of funding.
The platform identifies what visitors understand about a business, what's missing from its website and which improvements to prioritize, generating personalized results for each brand.
egaranti, the Türkiye-based warranty technology company, has raised $1.1 million in pre-Series A funding to accelerate its expansion in Uzbekistan, enter Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, and develop a new consumer-facing warranty application in Türkiye.
Y Combinator’s latest startups suggest that the next phase of the AI boom is moving beyond chatbots and copilots toward autonomous agents, AI infrastructure, security and systems designed to make AI capable of operating in the real world.
Search ’n Stuff returns to Antalya from October 1 to 4, bringing SEO, AI search, PPC, analytics and digital marketing professionals from across Europe, the UK, the US and Türkiye together for a four-day retreat at Balmy Foresta. VANTAGE52 joins the event as a media partner.
Global Marketing Summit 2026 will bring 150+ speakers and 100+ sessions to Istanbul on 14–15 October, exploring AI, human experience, brands, creativity and the future of marketing.
The White House meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping has placed artificial intelligence at the center of the U.S.-China relationship, while the presence of Silicon Valley’s most powerful technology executives has underscored how deeply AI has become tied to global economics, national security and geopolitical power.
Donald Trump used the United Nations General Assembly to introduce a new name for artificial intelligence. Behind the language is a much larger debate over what superintelligence actually means, who should regulate advanced AI and how the United States intends to compete for technological leadership.
Emulate, founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, is reportedly in talks to raise up to $700 million just weeks after its creation, putting a new spotlight on the growing market for AI systems that can model the physical world.
Legend Holdings is seeking a buyer for its 90% stake in Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, putting a nearly decade-old Chinese investment in European banking back on the market as consolidation gathers pace across the sector.
Anthropic is weighing a new AI model to respond to OpenAI’s growing enterprise momentum, creating a strategic tension between accelerating product development, maintaining safety standards and preparing for a potential public listing.
Anthropic says Claude now leads more than a quarter of the company’s artificial intelligence research and development work, offering a new measure of how quickly AI is becoming part of the process of building the next generation of AI systems.
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate to 3.75%–4.00% as persistent inflation keeps monetary policy under pressure.
U.S. inflation remains above the Federal Reserve’s target as energy prices rise and the labor market shows resilience, forcing investors to reconsider the path of interest rates and the cost of capital across global markets.
More than 100 investors and $100 billion of assets arrive to look at what the ecosystem built.
An airport built to move passengers is being rebuilt to move capital, technology and companies.
A 17-year shirt deal ends and an Istanbul carrier takes football's most visible position.
Four bootstrapped years, more than 40 apps and 600 million users before the first outside cheque.
WHP Global and G-III take the brand from LVMH, with Jacobs himself staying as creative director.
Fire, crashes, atmospheres and mechanical systems, engineered for film and television sets.
Founded in Istanbul by Ilkim Ozturk, the womenswear label is building a digital-first identity around muslin, lace and Mediterranean ease. Its bet is that a consistent aesthetic outlasts the trend cycle.
Founded in 2007 after an encounter with a single Ikebana vase, the New York company has built a curated platform that carries independent glass artists from Bryant Park and Industry City to collectors worldwide.
