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Bill Ackman wants another shot at shaking up IPOs

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.BILL ACKMAN is hunting for deals. The boss of Pershing Square, a hedge...

Why companies still want in-house data centres

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.Sometimes it seems as if the cloud is swallowing corporate computing. Last year...

So long iPhone. Generative AI needs a new device

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.WHEN A BEAMING Mark Zuckerberg took the stage in Menlo Park on September...

The Indian business of blowing things up is booming

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.THOSE WHO want to gauge India’s economic prospects often look to businesses that...

How to make hot-desking work

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.The highest private terrace in Manhattan belongs to an algorithmic-trading company called Hudson...

America’s bosses grapple with threats to diversity policies

On june 29th America’s Supreme Court ended 45 years of affirmative action in university admissions. The decision did not change the laws which govern companies’ hiring and firing decisions. But it did...

Films and the white-collar workplace

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.The office is not the most promising setting for films. Desk warriors can...

Customer service is getting worse—and so are customers

Listen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.Your browser does not support the element.Rare is the company today that does not claim to be “customer-centric”. Anyone...

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