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Three climate fights will dominate COP28

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.The United Arab Emirates, venue for cop28, the latest climate summit convened by...

Netflix takes a swing at live sport

From Korean horror to Palestinian romance, Netflix covers every genre—almost. Among tens of thousands of hours of video on its servers, the world’s largest streaming platform is missing the category that draws...

Can the Mediterranean become Europe’s energy powerhouse?

Tourists on Mallorca might now marvel at a new attraction on the Mediterranean island: a miniature economy entirely energised by “green” hydrogen. At its heart, two solar plants power an “electrolyser”, which...

The curse of the badly run meeting

In January 1944 the Office of Strategic Services, an American wartime intelligence agency, issued a short document. The “Simple Sabotage Field Manual” offered advice on how ordinary citizens in occupied Europe could...

When should a founder step down?

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.“I’m an entrepreneur. I’m a founder. That’s the way my mind and brain...

The Bob Iger v Nelson Peltz rematch

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.The letter to Disney’s top brass, when it came, was devastating. It referred...

India is in the midst of an unusual IPO boom

Investors looking to cash in on India’s growth have typically focused their attention either on the sprawling conglomerates run by the country’s tycoons or the buzzy tech firms transforming the way Indians...

The fall of WeWork shows the deepening cracks in property

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.Since it was founded in 2010, WeWork has not once turned a profit....

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