Innovation

Rishi Sunak, UK Chancellor

British business leaders have their say about the Budget

YESTERDAY’S Budget announcement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak has opened the floodgates: comment is flooding in to BV. Here we list some of the most recent...
Woman on phone

‘Hello?’ Telecommunications have come a long, long way

From a nine-word call by Alexander Graham Bell to the world in your pocket via 5G, phones forge a way to the future The words...

Umberto Eco (1932-2016): The Model Author

A bespectacled Italian gentleman, with a girth suggesting a rich and sedentary lifestyle, Umberto Eco was – until 23rd of February this year –...

IFC: Corporate Governance Practices in the European Union

For the first time, European Commission Directive 2006/46/EC required all listed companies to produce a corporate governance statement in their annual report to shareholders....

Travis Kalanick: Uber or Bust

Whether you’re the old-fashioned type that likes to hail a cab by the roadside or rich enough to have your own driver, it’s likely...

WEF: Beyond Davos

From helping China open up its economy (1976) to avoiding war between Greece and Turkey (1988) and bringing together West and East Germany (1989);...

California dreaming with Google’s HR policy

IT IS said that you are more likely to win a place at Harvard or Yale than land a job with Google. The company’s...
Bear Robotics Servi

Guess who’s coming to dinner…?

By HAL WILLIAMS FIRST ChatGPT came for your literature, now AI’s coming to dinner — but it promises to behave itself. Bear Robotics is launching Servi,...
Indra Nooyi

Passing the Pepsi test

The jewel in the crown of PepsiCo is celebrating a decade at the pinnacle of one the world’s most iconic companies – a brand...
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres

UN head backs new watchdog body for AI

UN SECRETARY-General Antonio Guterres is backing proposals for the creation of an international AI watchdog body. The rapid advance of generative AI like ChatGPT —...