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Why Microsoft is splashing $69bn on video games
EVEN FOR Microsoft, which boasts a market value of $2.3trn, $69bn is a lot of money. On January 18th the firm said…
Drinking in the office
Don’t ban, don’t binge and don’t badgerA RATHER GOOD black comedy called “Another Round” depicts what happens when…
After a fat year, tech startups are bracing for lean times
AFTER A STUNNING run during the pandemic, which put a premium on all things digital, tech stocks have hit a rough…
Can Silicon Valley still dominate global innovation?
TAKE AN EVENING walk on 17th Cross Road in Bengaluru’s HSR Layout district, and you bump into tech types stepping…
Big tech wants to bootstrap carbon removal into a big business
A consortium of technology firms is ploughing nearly $1bn into a clever market mechanismA GROUP OF rich do-gooders…
Elon Musk’s Twitter saga is capitalism gone rogue
Editor’s note (April 21st 2022): After this article was published, Elon Musk said he has received funding to…
Startups for the modern workplace
Sharks, dragons and angels: what are you waiting for?GREAT UPHEAVALS always spark innovation. The covid-19 pandemic…
Netflix sheds subscribers—and $170bn in market value
Can it tempt viewers back with advertising?IN JANUARY NETFLIX warned investors that it expected to add only 2.5m…
Annual meetings are the new frontline in the battle over corporate purpose
COMPANIES HAVE always had to answer to their investors. But these days shareholders have new questions—lots of…
How dealmaking has been reinvented
This M&A boom isn’t like the last oneIT WAS ONCE thought that investment bankers, like sharks, needed to keep…
Companies fear consumer boycotts
But activists’ interest has little immediate impact on salesANDRIJ MELNYK, the Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin, did…
What other weapons could the West wheel out?
The debate turns to escrow accounts and secondary sanctionsPRESIDENT JOE BIDEN has promised to “ratchet up the…
The Rise of the iGaming Industry in Canada
iGaming, or online gaming, is a term used to describe playing games or betting on events via the internet. There…
Video Quick Take: HubSpot’s Poorvi Shrivastav on Turning Customer Relationship…
In March and April 2020, when the pandemic headwinds were strong, many predicted that companies would crumble, but…
Don’t Buy the Myth that Every Startup Needs a Co-Founder
Common wisdom suggests that when it comes to launching a startup, you need co-founders. But a new study finds that…
4 Actions to Reduce Medical Errors in U.S. Hospitals
Huge numbers of patients are harmed in U.S. hospital by safety errors. Their numbers could be greatly reduced by…
Leaders, Stop Rewarding Toxic Rock Stars
Research has shown that toxic cultures are extremely costly for companies, and toxic culture was the single biggest…
What Are the Main Features of Business Intelligence?
No matter the industry your business operates in, there's a high probability that you'll need to invest in a…
Making Quantum Computing a Reality
While quantum computers exist in the lab, general-purpose quantum computers aren’t yet available for commercial…
Will mRNA Technology Companies Spawn Innovation Ecosystems?
The mRNA technologies that helped rapidly create effective Covid-19 vaccines could become technology platform…