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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...
Latest Digital News
China’s Zeekr targets $5.13bn valuation Electric vehicle maker Zeekr has said that it is eyeing a valuation of up to $5.13bn in it US IPO. The IPO will be the first major floatation of a China-based company in more than two years. Read more.
Wayve raises $1bn in Series C The autonomous driving startup has closed $1.05bn in Series C funding led by SoftBank Group. This is the UK's largest-ever AI fundraise. Read more.
Profits improve at German ecommerce giant Zalando The platform has reiterated its full-year guidance for 2024 after seeing growth and improved profitability during the first quarter. EBITDA reached €28.3m in Q1, while GMV increased by 1.3%. Read more.
Ticketing app Trainline reports 22% uptick in sales For the year to the end of February, net sales were up 22% at the digital booking app, reaching the top end of the company's guidance. Adjusted profits rose 42% to £122m. Read more.
Slower demand for the iPhone hurts sales at Apple The tech giant has posted a slight dip in profits and revenue for its second quarter ending 30 March, as sales of its products - particularly iPhones - dropped. Apple has recorded a 2% year-on-year decline in profit to $23.6bn. Read more.
DoorDash grows international business The food delivery startup has narrowed its net losses and hit new quarterly records for key metrics, driven by strong sales in its international markets. DoorDash reported revenue of $2.51bn for Q1, an increase of 22% from the same quarter a year ago. Read more.
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