Burnout Bias | Risk Updates for Weeks of 1 December - 15 December '25

Описание: 🎙️ Unbreakable Ventures Fortnightly Risk Update — 16 December 2025


In this fortnight's risk update: HR burnout emerges as the top business risk heading into 2026, India mandates continuous SIM-binding for messaging apps affecting 500+ million users, and five emerging threats from Cloudflare outages to AI investment warnings.


🧠 Main Threats Covered


1. HR Burnout Identified as Top Business Risk Nearly half of HR professionals warn burnout is the biggest organisational risk for 2026, with one-third considering quitting due to emotional exhaustion.


2. India's SIM-Binding Mandate Sparks Concerns One in two Indian consumers fear disruption as messaging apps must link continuously to active SIM cards, with six-hour automatic logouts for web sessions.


⚡ Quick-Fire Threats


Cloudflare admits 'letting the Internet down again' after second major outage


JPMorgan CEO warns Europe's weakness poses major economic risk to US


Thai family businesses lag in digital transformation amid declining sales


Novelis aluminum plant fires create staggering automotive supply chain toll


Anthropic CEO warns AI companies 'YOLOing' with risky capital investments


📚 Sources


Main Story 1: HR Burnout


HR labels burnout as biggest business risk for 2026 | People Management | November 2025 (https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/ar...)


HR professionals identify burnout as top business risk | Guardian Nigeria | 3 December 2025 (https://guardian.ng/appointments/hr-p...)


HR teams feel the strain as expectations rise, survey finds | HR Review | November 2025 (https://hrreview.co.uk/hr-news/analyt...)


The 2025 NAMI Workplace Mental Health Poll | NAMI | February 2025 (https://www.nami.org/support-educatio...)


The State of Workplace Burnout in 2025 Research Report | The Interview Guys | October 2025 (https://blog.theinterviewguys.com/wor...)


Main Story 2: India SIM-Binding


1 in 2 people believe DoT’s SIM-binding rule will cause disruption: Survey | Business Standard | 9 December 2025 (https://www.business-standard.com/ind...)


India Orders Messaging Apps to Work Only With Active SIM Cards | The Hacker News | December 2025 (https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/ind...)


SIM-binding mandate forces changes to WhatsApp use in India | Digital Watch Observatory | December 2025 (https://dig.watch/updates/sim-binding...)


India’s new SIM-binding rule for WhatsApp and other apps explained | Onmanorama | 2 December 2025 (https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india...)


Half of Indians fear SIM binding may disrupt messaging apps | Communications Today | 9 December 2025 (https://www.communicationstoday.co.in...)


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