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The fall of WeWork shows the deepening cracks in real estate

Since it was founded in 2010, WeWork has not once turned a profit. For years its cash-torching ways went unchallenged, thanks to the reality-distorting powers of its flamboyant founder, Adam Neumann, who...

How to manage teams in a world designed for individuals

There is no “i” in team. But there is one in “autopilot”. Despite the growing importance of teamwork in organisations, the processes used to manage employees have carried on much as before....

Silicon Valley is piling in to the business of snooping

In early September New Yorkers may have noticed an unwelcome guest hovering around their parties. In the lead-up to Labour Day weekend the New York Police Department (NYPD) said that it would...

Silicon Valley is piling into the business of snooping

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.In early September New Yorkers may have noticed an unwelcome guest hovering round...

Chinese apps are a mixed blessing for American big tech

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.During the past year Shein and Temu, two ultra-fast-fashion upstarts famous both for...

OMV, Austria’s energy major, reimagines its future

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.WHEN HE became chief executive of OMV in September 2021, Alfred Stern had...

Can Israeli-Emirati business ties survive the Gaza war?

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.IN 2020 MIDDLE EASTERN commerce was transformed. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and...

Can America’s weapons-makers adapt to 21st-century warfare?

ARMING UNCLE SAM is a great business. America’s latest defence budget earmarks $170bn for procurement and $145bn for research and development (R&D), most of which ends up with the handful of “prime”...

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