Nearly two decades after the first iPhone, most smartphones still follow Apple’s template. “Consumer tech’s becoming pretty boring,” says Charlie Smith, chief brand officer at Nothing, the London-based upstart which is aiming to break the mold. “Everyone just copied the success of Apple, which was about minimalism, aluminum, and glass. [Tech] really lost a lot
Some of the world’s most successful business leaders are voracious readers. Bill Gates told The New York Times in 2016 that he reads 50 books a year. Warren Buffett is said to spend as much as 80% of his working day reading and thinking. In 2000, when a Columbia Business School student asked him how
FOMO—the fear of missing out—used to be a shorthand favorite of young people worried about not being at the right party on a Saturday night. Now, chief executives are increasingly having FOMO over applied AI. The financial bets are large enough for boards to wince at capital expenditure implications. The outcomes are shrouded in mystery, a particular irritant for leadership teams obsessed with data and clarity. Step
London’s stock market has endured a difficult few years, marked by a wave of delistings and IPO snubs. The number of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has fallen from 2,429 in 2015 to 1,534 in May 2026—a decade low —according to LSE data compiled by Statista. More than 30 have left, or
“Europe has been worrying about slowing growth since the start of this century,” Mario Draghi said in 2024. “Various strategies to raise rates have come and gone, but the trend has remained unchanged.” There is a tendency for gloom to descend when thinking about Europe’s economic and business prospects. In comparison with America, the Gulf
