In Defence of Capitalism: Why Nokia and MySpace lost their monopolies April 6, 2023 Each week, Dr Rainer Zitelmann mythbusts the arguments against capitalism. This week, it’s the idea that capitalism creates monopolies – but looking at Nokia and MySpace amongst others suggests otherwise In an international survey on popular perceptions of capitalism, which I commissioned for the book In Defence of Capitalism, one of the main criticisms levelled [...]
The host with the most: Airbnb’s Catherine Powell on surviving the pandemic, disciplined decision making and playing by the rules April 5, 2023 When Catherine Powell made the jump from the magic of Disney to Airbnb in January 2020, she couldn’t have predicted the nightmare of a global pandemic for the travel and tourism industry. But just three months after she joined as head of experiences she was thrown in at the deep end. “The pandemic hit and [...]
Ineos Grenadier review: Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s new 4×4 driven April 3, 2023 Tim Pitt drives the long-awaited Ineos Grenadier: a modern British 4x4 inspired by the classic Land Rover Defender.
Apple wins appeal against UK’s decision to investigate its mobile browser April 1, 2023 Apple Inc won its appeal against the decision by Britain’s antitrust regulator to launch an investigation into its mobile browser and cloud gaming services, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled on Friday. Regulator the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) opened a full investigation in November into the dominance of Apple and Alphabet Inc’s Google in [...]
Can we ever break the iPhone monopoly? March 31, 2023 Apple's services generate more revenue than Nike and McDonald's combined.
Tetris movie is a surprisingly slick thriller about the iconic game March 30, 2023 Whatever your level of video game experience, chances are you have played Tetris. The most adapted video game of all time found success in the early 90s and has been available on virtually every platform – latterly including mobile phones, ever since. Simple to learn but fiendishly tricky to master, the story of how it [...]
Scream is back with more self-referential slashing March 29, 2023 After the success of Creed III, it’s time to return to another franchise to another franchise that successfully rebooted. The fifth Scream movie, confusingly titled Scream, was released last year and became a surprise hit with its mix of old faces and new stars. It wasn’t quite up to the standard of the original but [...]
The Notebook: Victoria Scholar on inflation, Ocado’s woes, and why Ted Lasso is a blessed relief March 28, 2023 The Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned firms against rising prices to offset inflation. He told the BBC, “please understand if we get inflation embedded, interest rates will have to go up further and higher inflation really benefits nobody.” The latest UK inflation rate for February surprised economists by picking up again to [...]
Patriarchy, privilege and perspective: Male identity and the future of work March 27, 2023 DiverCity® Podcast · Patriarchy, privilege and perspective: Male identity and the future of work In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by David Goldenkranz, Educator, DEI Facilitator, Coach and Consultant and Simeon Greaves, Wealth Manager at Coutts. Together they talk about leadership and where the power lies. In parallel, they discuss intersectionality through the [...]
London proves Brexit doubters wrong to clinch Europe finance crown March 23, 2023 London has again clinched Europe’s financial centre crown, beating back glum predictions that Brexit would knock the capital’s competitiveness on the global stage, a new index out today reveals. The capital scored well across think tank Z/Yen’s 33rd Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), helping to to retain the top spot in Europe. London’s access to [...]