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The MBS Group is delighted to present the 2025 edition of the Women to Watch in Hospitality, Travel, Leisure and Retail Index, produced in partnership

May was an exciting month in the UK’s automotive industry. On the 7th, the London-based autonomous vehicle technology startup Wayve raised $1bn – the largest

Something we look forward to when advising consumer companies on senior R&D appointments is the opportunity to sit down with industry leaders and discuss the

At the beginning of this month, the UK hosted the first-ever AI Safety Summit. Held at Bletchley Park – the base for second world war

This week, news headlines were dominated by the US’s decision to shoot down a suspected 200-foot-tall Chinese ‘spy balloon’. Tensions are now running high between

The man who won over decades of Apple fans with iconic products, Sir Jonathan Paul Ive, is leaving the business after 27 years. Jony led

Latest News

Index Ventures announces $2.3bn in new funds. The funds raised by the tech startup-focused VC fund will be split across venture investment ($800m) and growth and late-stage companies ($1.5bn).
Netflix adds fitness content in partnership with Nike. Netflix has announced that it plans to start streaming Nike Training Club classes next week. The classes provide 30 hours of exercise sessions in two separate batches. The first batch will launch on 30 December.
Vintage collection debuts at PrettyLittleThing. Fast fashion etailer PrettyLittleThing has launched the first-ever vintage 108-piece collection on its marketplace app. Consumers can find sizes from XS to XXL and prices range from £10 to £100.
YouTube Music and Premium reach 80 million paid subscribers. The online video-sharing and social media platform has announced that it surpassed 80 million YouTube Music and Premium subscribers globally, including customers using free trials. The number increased from 50 million in 2021.
Perfect Corp. goes public on NYSE. Beauty tech company Perfect Corp. has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Established in 2015, the Taiwanese business deploys artificial intelligence and augmented reality to develop virtual try-on apps for the beauty industry.
Apple forms partnership with Goldman Sachs. The tech giant has announced plans to launch a new high-yield savings account in partnership with investment bank Goldman Sachs. It will allow Apple Card credit card holders to save and grow their “Daily Cash”.

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