Microsoft’s $75bn bet on Activision sets off content wars in gaming
Move could turn out to define near future of consumer technology
US private equity giant Apollo eyes checking out of 11 Irish Travelodges
Seen & Heard: U2- and Liam Neeson-backed fund plans crowdfunding website
Flipdish becomes newest Irish tech unicorn with $1.25bn valuation
Company to create 700 jobs this year after securing $100m investment from Tencent
International investors back Flipdish as Irish VCs miss out
Company founded by brothers Conor and James McCarthy hits $1.25bn valuation
Universal Music shares hit the high notes on their trading debut
Streaming boom sees record company valued at €45.5bn, with $140m payday for CEO
China’s nanny state: why Xi is cracking down on video gaming and private tutors
The crackdown controversies provide a window on the mounting stresses and strains of middle-class life in China’s big cities
Bank stocks lead the way on the Iseq
Dublin index falls but many European shares ahead on corporate newsflow
Tech stocks weigh on European shares, BP jumps on dividend boost
Delta spread keeps pressure on stock markets
Ocean ‘lover’ Barbie, a tulip bulb update and the Olympics in, er, 2036
Planet Business: A superstar stock-picker cools on Chinese tech
European stocks drop after souring of global economic mood
Risk-averse day for investors sees miners, automakers and banks decline
Stocktake: Buying and holding super-stocks not as easy as it sounds
It’s very difficult to find the handful of super-stocks that drive overall returns
Stocktake: Josh Hawley’s investments are much ado about nothing
Investing in diversified index funds is different to owning individual stocks
Post-pandemic firms face stark choice: digitise or die
Digital leaders can envisage a marketplace that doesn’t yet exist, says expert
Stocktake: Archegos woes suggest God doesn’t like leverage
The huge personal losses suffered by Bill Hwang would surely test anyone’s faith
European shares retreat on rising bond yields
Dublin market virtually unchanged with Ryanair, Kerry and Kingspan weighing
TikTok rival Kuaishou hits $160bn valuation as shares surge after IPO
Chinese video app’s market debut is biggest in tech sector since Uber offering in 2019
US judge halts Trump administration’s order to remove WeChat from app stores
Prohibitions burden substantially more speech than necessary, judge says
Fortnite billionaire in Epic battle with Apple and Google
Games company chief Tim Sweeney takes legal action over commission on digital sales
Asian markets calm as Sino-US tensions flare up
Japanese and Singaporean markets closed for public holidays
Digital bank N26 raises more than $100m to accelerate growth
Berlin-based fintech has more than 5m customers, including 100,000 in Ireland
Ireland wields its ‘soft power’ as Bono joins coronavirus fight
U2 singer is just one of number of people the Government has sought crucial help from
Inside the high-stakes race to build world’s first flying taxi
‘This is the perfect means of transportation, something that can take off and land everywhere’
The Voice Squad: Ireland making big noise in world of sound
Leading voice tech expert says Irish playing big role in developing solutions
Blizzard faces backlash as esports and politics collide
Calls for boycott as Blitzchung gets 12-month ban for Hong Kong protest support, forfeits $10,000 prize money
Mood lifts on global markets as tensions ease between US and China
Markets report: All eyes now on the ECB’s monetary policy meeting on Thursday
Jack Ma retires from Chinese tech giant Alibaba
Low-key accountant to succeed charismatic Ma who built $462bn company
Tech stocks: bubble, bubble, toil and trouble?
History suggests no market fashion or trend persists indefinitely
Alibaba revenues rise 42% on China online shopping surge
Food delivery service and cloud activity help to boost figures
Global trade worries continues to dampen mood of European traders
Markets report: London’s FTSE 100 closes sharply lower, its sixth session in the red
Vivendi in talks to sell stake in music group Universal to China’s Tencent
French media giant wants to break into Chinese music market
Most stocks are flops: just 1% of stocks account for all market gains
Picking the handful of stocks that deliver the bulk of investor returns is seeking a needle in a haystack
Formulating values for AI is hard when humans do not agree
China and the West prioritise different things in algorithms
How artificial intelligence will do our dirty work, take our jobs and change our lives
Machines will do the jobs we don’t like, but what if they also start to beat us at things we enjoy?
Envelope error delays $100bn stock-market listing
Naspers says names and addresses were mixed up on shareholder circulars
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