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Taming unicorns: governance, blood and WeWork
One of the unexpected pleasures of interviewing remotely has been the chance to glance at candidates’ bookcases. A recent recommendation was John Carreyrou’s Bad Blood, detailing the multi-billion-dollar Theranos...
“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...
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Microsoft beats Wall Street revenue estimates The technology giant has announced a 17% uptick in quarterly revenues to $61.9bn, ahead of the previously-forecasted $60.8bn. Microsoft has said that boost was driven by gains from its AI products. Read more.
Alphabet releases better-than-expected third-quarter earnings In the three months to the end of March, the owner of YouTube and Google generated revenue of $80.5bn, up 15% from the year-earlier period and well above the Wall Street consensus at $78.7bn. The company has announced its first-ever dividend. Read more.
Indian food delivery giant Swiggy seeks $1.25bn in IPO The Indian startup has said that it is looking to raise $1.25bn in an initial public offering later this year. Currently, Swiggy commands about 45.8% of the Indian food delivery market. Read more.
Meta outlines plans to spend heavily on AI The owner of Facebook and Instagram has said that expenses will be higher this year, as the tech giant outlines plans to invest in AI. First quarter revenue rose 27% to $36.46bn, slightly above estimates. Read more.
Walmart-owned fintech One launches buy now, pay later offering One, which is majority owned by the retail giant Walmart, is expanding its services with a new buy now, pay later offering. The fintech joins peer Affirm as one of the options that Walmart customers will have when paying for shopping at Walmart. Read more.
Tesla profits drop 55% to $1.13bn in first quarter The EV maker has posted a dip in profits to $1.13bn, and a 9% downturn in revenue to $21.3bn, due to “several unforeseen challenges”. Read more.
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