CMA clears Broadcom’s $61bn purchase of VMware, scheduled for 30/10/23
Following regulator approvals in the UK on Monday the 21st of August 2023 and effective approval in the US, Broadcom confirmed that it plans to officially acquire VMware for $61bn on October 30th, 2023.
The Implications of AI for Authoritarian Regimes
In states where maintaining power and control over society is paramount to regime survival, AI algorithms are likely to serve as a method of strengthening autocrats’ grip over the state. Disregard for freedom of information, privacy, and human rights, increases the potential for the exploitation of AI tools by authoritarian leaders.
Beyond Buzzwords: A Closer Look At Workplace Wellbeing
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the atmosphere around workplace wellbeing has shifted. Bosses are now talking about mental health, throwing in perks like meditation apps, mindfulness gigs and mental health campaigns. But hey, relying on these goodies will put us in a good headspace at work right? Not quite!
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From Near Bankruptcy to Box Office Blasts: How Disney Defied The Odds for 100 years!
Regardless of which part of the world you grew up in, you probably associate your childhood with the magic and warmth brought by Disney’s cartoons. Although the company has branched out from just animation, it wasn’t always peace and magic in the kingdom of Disney.
Hey Kids, Leave Them Teachers Alone: Student Informants Protect CCP Ideology
Both students and professors end up suffering
The Monetisation of Music is Gaining Momentum – But Who Wins and Loses From This?
The changes in music consumption patterns and the rise of the streaming economy have recently sparked investors’ interest in acquiring popular musicians’ music rights as alternative assets.
Football and Finance: Funding the Transfer Market
By the early 1990s, football had evolved into all the glitz and glory it is today. By 1995, football was embezzled with sponsorship deals and television rights. Player deals inflated from £100 to £197 million nominally.
CAR T-Cell: a Glimpse of the Future?
Cancer research is currently one of the most invested sectors in the healthcare industry, and at the heart of it is CAR T-cell, an exciting novel invention often talked of as the model of the future of commercial therapeutics. What exactly is CAR T-cell therapy and why is it worth keeping an eye on?
Sukuk: The Halal Bond
Fed up and tired with traditional bonds? Try Sukuk!
The 2023 Policy Idol Finals
The energy in the room was electric as the votes were tallied and the winner was finally revealed, marking the pinnacle of this exhilarating competition…
Deceiving ‘Responsible Gambling’ Campaigns Fuel UK Betting Industry
Gambling advertisements are everywhere – on billboards, on the tube, and on shop windows. But does ‘responsible gambling’ campaigns funded by popular betting agencies such as Sky Betting & Gambling, William Hill, and Pokerstars solve the problem?
Trouble Ahead
A perfect storm is brewing over Ulster
Saudi Arabia: Responding to Common Misconceptions
“Between 34% and 57% of STEM graduates in Arab countries, were, on average, women… one in three start-ups within the Middle East is founded by women”. Has the media misrepresented the Middle East? Read Diya Nadeem’s article to find out more.