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The three rules of conference panels

It’s precisely midday, and it’s my great pleasure to be chairing the last panel discussion of the morning. We’re going to spend the next 30 minutes talking about the impact of something...

Mark Zuckerberg is spending megabucks on an AI hiring spree

When Mark Zuckerberg decided to launch his quest for the metaverse in 2021, he threw fistfuls of cash at the effort. Meta’s boss is now repeating the act, this time with generative...

Victoria’s Secret is struggling to reinvent itself

At the world’s best-known lingerie brand, the dirty laundry is on full display. In an open letter to Victoria’s Secret published on June 16th, Barington Capital, an activist investor, told Donna James,...

Can a car boss turn around Gucci’s owner?

THE RENAULT Twingo Equilibre is a pint-sized runaround for the thrifty. The special-edition Gucci Jackie Notte handbag is an iconic accessory for the loaded. Besides being available in black and a price...

The family saga at Germany’s media colossus takes an unusual twist

It is common for family empires to eventually pass into the managerial hands of an outsider. Rarely does an heir later take back the reins. Yet that is precisely what is under...

AI is turning the ad business upside down

The advertising business sells nothing so well as itself. This talent was on full display at the industry’s annual awards in Cannes, which began on June 16th. Advertising “not only pushes creative...

Why China is giving away its tech for free

Underpinning the digital economy is a deep foundation of open-source software, freely available for anyone to use. The majority of the world’s websites are run using Apache and Nginx, two open-source programs....

What employees think of their companies’ values

<!-->]--><!--> --><!-->-->To measure corporate culture, CultureX starts by compiling anonymous reviews submitted by employees to Glassdoor, a workplace-review website. For this project

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