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‘Chat commerce’ and VIP sites seek to rival high levels of customer service found in physical retail
Tesla insurance launch is harbinger of big tech’s creep into sector, Buberl says
Central bank-backed digital currencies would pave the way for revolutionary change
Large sums are being poured into service companies that replicate the jobs parents do for small children
Canadian ecommerce company plans move into logistics after rapid growth
Assailed by Apple Card and Revolut, traditional lenders risk having their Kodak moment
Ecommerce push puts ride-hailing company in competition with Amazon
The Mega Files: Facebook and its Libra cryptocurrency
JPMorgan in talks for stake in Antony Jenkins’ 10x fintech business
We highlight 20 top in-house lawyers. Plus: should corporate lawyers do more on climate change?; why Paul Weiss pictures touched a diversity nerve; planning for flux at General Motors and DBS Bank; a sense of purpose; smaller is beautiful for some
Amazon has shattered the Google-Apple duopoly to make it to the top spot of the Top 100 global brands ranking for the first time, showing the strength of brands that leverage an ecosystem of related products. Chinese companies have also left their mark, with the likes of Didi Chuxing and Xiaomi among the new entrants to the top brands list
Ride-hailing app inspired generation of tech companies to tackle real world challenges
Traditional methods are not well suited to assessing private funding rounds
The FT 1000, a list of the region’s fastest growing companies, shows founders are bullish despite headwinds
Google, Apple and Microsoft want to use the cloud to let people play any game at any time on any device
French online medical appointment management service cements its ‘unicorn’ status
New ideas often spring to mind in places of solitude, which are rare in the workplace
Positive paths through the gig economy and satellites enlisted to fight slavery
New parties are navigating emerging faultlines between open and closed visions of society
With revenues flat and shares falling, the food group is cooking up fresh plans
From Facebook to reinvention — a round-up of this month’s top titles
Network of family-run shops brings e-commerce to up to 800m consumers
A more radical reshaping of the way we run our societies may be required
Barclays and Santander lead £26m investment into UK-based lender MarketInvoice
