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Elon Musk got duped by misinformation on his own platform, retweeting then deleting a fake headline about the British PM
Turns out, even the owners of social networks aren’t immune from misinformation that can be propagated on the site. Case…
Backed by luxury giant LVMH, L Catterton buys a stake in 9 European shopping villages for £1.5 billion
L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by French luxury fashion house LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, has agreed…
The head of Harland & Wolff Group Holdings Plc has left his job as the troubled UK shipbuilder hunts for…
Professionals would rather ‘super commute’ for over 4 hours a day and keep their pandemic-style suburban life than live near the office
During the pandemic, an exodus of professionals left their urban jungle flats for sprawling suburban homes in more scenic rural…
A 500-year-old postal service that lost $450m last year has been bought by a Czech billionaire—it’s ‘as British as it gets’ and customers are worried it signals the end of an era
The owner of Britain’s Royal Mail said Wednesday it has accepted a 3.6 billion pound ($4.6 billion) takeover offer from…
Pleasing almost nobody, the U.K.’s media regulator has warned that social media companies must stop their algorithms recommending harmful content…
This headteacher is preparing ‘homebird’ Gen Z pupils for the world of work by bringing in a 12-hour school day, public speaking lessons and a smartphone ban
Gen Z workers came of age during the pandemic—and bosses say it shows. Employers frequently accuse their youngest recruits of…
HSBC CEO Noel Quinn, who pivoted Europe’s largest bank back towards Asia, unexpectedly steps down
HSBC Holdings Plc’s Chief Executive Officer Noel Quinn is unexpectedly stepping down after nearly 5 years in the job, triggering…
‘This is the noise of my shredder shredding your business plan—never call me again’: But a trio of 20-something entrepreneurs refused to quit and now run $16.7 billion investment firm
Chris Hulatt was a trainee fund manager on Mercury Asset Management’s (now Merrill) grad program when he met Simon Rogerson…
Your boss is probably getting more sleep than you are, survey says. Here’s who catches more z’s than even CEOs, managers, and business owners
Being a chief executive officer comes with myriad benefits, such as a sizable base salary, travel perks, and…more sleep? CEOs…