FRIDAY PRESS REVIEW - July 25 2025
Here are some of the most interesting articles of the last weeks selected by The Consultancy Group:
Spain have advanced to the semi-final of the Women's Euros for the first time since 1997 after beating hosts Switzerland 2-0 in Bern.
Sports - The 2023 World Cup winners took more than an hour to break through the home team's determined defence, with Mariona Caldentey missing a penalty in the ninth minute
Switzerland midfielder Smilla Vallotto spoke to UEFA.com after her team's defeat: "We stood up to Spain pretty well for 65 or 70 minutes, so it's bad to concede two. We tried our best, which is most important. The fans were crazy – they were still cheering us on even though we lost.”. More HERE
The rise of the far-right 'Japanese First' party.
Politics - For three years, a once fringe opposition party held just one seat in Japan's 248-seat upper house. But on Sunday, Sanseito emerged as one of the biggest winners of Japan's election - walking away with 14 seats.
The party was born in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, where it gained prominence with YouTube videos that spread conspiracy theories about vaccinations. More recently, it has built its platform on a nationalist "Japanese First" agenda, warning against a "silent invasion of foreigners". More HERE
SpaceX to invest $2 billion in Musk's xAI startup, WSJ reports
Tech - SpaceX has committed $2 billion to xAI as part of a $5 billion equity round, deepening the ties between tech billionaire Elon Musk's ventures as his artificial intelligence startup races to compete with rival OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
The investment follows xAI's merger with X and values the combined company at $113 billion, with the Grok chatbot now powering Starlink support and eyed for future integration into Tesla's Optimus robots, the report added. More HERE