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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...
The week streaming came of age – and what…
July 2018 – and specifically the past seven days – will, I believe, go down in history as the fundamental moment in which streaming established itself a dominant global technology. A bold prediction perhaps, and...
Mary Meeker and the Future of Everything
When Mary Meeker speaks, people tend to listen. The former Morgan Stanley MD and, as of 2010, partner of leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is widely considered as one...
Tech Q&A: Bloom & Wild CEO Aron Gelbard on…
In the latest in his Tech Q&A series, Stephen Rosenthal, Head of the Technology and Digital Practice at The MBS Group, met with Aron Gelbard, the founder and CEO of Bloom & Wild, the letterbox flowers and plants...
MBS white paper: Harnessing the power of data
Are you excited, confused or overwhelmed by the potential of data to transform your business? If the answer is “all of the above”, rest assured - countless executives who are racing to keep pace with the...
How the data revolution will change every element of…
As the global news cycles of recent weeks starkly demonstrate, we are on the precipice of the global data revolution. Companies, organisations, governments, regulators and individuals are starting to understand the...
Meal kits, a recipe for success?
The meal kit industry has grown rapidly in recent years and has seen a spate of stratospheric valuations and targeted acquisitions as grocery retailers move to get a slice of the pie (or part of the delivery box?). But,...
Vertical Farming, a growing industry?
Vertical farming is at root a simple concept – instead of spreading out, you spread up. Where previous agricultural innovations have tended to focus on intensity, vertical farming solves for density. And it needs to...
Tech Q&A: N Brown CEO Angela Spindler on the…
In the latest interview in the Tech Q&A series, MBS’s Stephen Rosenthal discusses the future of retail, the part technology and data will play, the rise of the North West and senior female executives with N Brown...
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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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