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“It’s about delivering magic”: in conversation with Andrew Fisher…

Not many sixteen-year-olds spend their free time interviewing business leaders. But Andrew Fisher, today a plural NED and one of the UK’s most innovative digital minds, was one such sixteen-year-old. “I’ve...

The future of AI disruption

The second half of our Leadership Summit with Signal AI and Tortoise Media brought together global experts in AI. Structured across two panels, entitled The Global AI Race and AI Disruptors, this section of the event...

Investment at the core: the evolving centrality of captive…

The consumer sector looks set for a flurry of investment and acquisition activity. As we move into the next phase of Covid-19, large businesses across the consumer sectors will re-evaluate their portfolios, and begin...

Lessons from the East: Asian tech and talent

In the third installment of our Asia series, we turn to perhaps the most dynamic of all the sectors in Asia: technology. Just a quick look at Alibaba’s global HQ epitomises the wealth of innovation and talent that is...

Uber: the winding road from Paris to NYSE

It’s perhaps difficult to remember a time before the now-ubiquitous whirring sound of Toyota Prius hybrids shuttling busy people around the world’s cities, but in reality Uber is just 10 years old. The company,...

A Direct to Consumer future for the FMCG industry?

Waves of innovation are fundamentally reshaping the dynamics of the sectors we serve. Scaling tech-led challenger brands and transforming corporates are converging on the benefits of Direct to Consumer business models....

Tech Q&A: GoCompare CEO Matthew Crummack on the future…

In the latest edition of the Tech Q&A series, MBS’s Stephen Rosenthal talks with Matthew Crummack, CEO of GoCompare.com Group plc (‘GoCompare’), the Newport-headquartered tech company behind disruptive brands...

Tech Q&A: Channel 4 Chief Human Resources Officer Caroline…

In the latest in his Tech Q&A series, MBS's Stephen Rosenthal sat down with Caroline Ross, chief human resources officer at Channel 4 to discuss how technology is changing the way human resource directors can...

Tech Q&A: InView chair Nick Markham on digitising a…

On the back of our recent focus on the rise and rise of content, coupled with ever-increasing broadband and mobile network speeds, this edition of Tech Q&A looks at the impact streaming and On Demand content is...

Latest Digital News

Snap Inc. sees highest growth in four years The owner of Snapchat has reported the highest growth rates since late 2017, as new features attracted more users. Snap’s revenue jumped 116% to $982m, well above the expectation of $845.9m. Read more.

Twitter beats revenue targets Advertising revenue at the social media giant reached $1.05bn, up 87% from the year-ago quarter, and beat Wall Street estimates of $909.9m. Twitter also matched analyst estimates on daily active user growth. Read more.

India’s Zomato makes stock market debut Shares in the Indian food delivery app Zomato have soared by more than 80% in its stock market debut. The platform was launched in 2008 and operates in more than 500 cities across India, partnering with almost 390,000 restaurants. Read more.

Tumblr launches new subscription service for Gen Z creators Tumblr has become the latest social media platform to introduce new ways for creators to make money. The blogging site has launched Post+, which lets creators choose which content they want to put behind a paywall. Read more.

Snapchat continues AR shopping push Snap Inc. has acquired Vertebrae, a firm specialising in 3D product modeling, as it continues to place bets on the augmented reality shopping space. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read more.

Netflix gaming push to start with mobile The streaming giant has said that its move into the gaming sector will be primarily focused on mobile games. Future games will be available at no additional cost as part of a Netflix subscription. Read more.