Mention of Brazil’s ‘market reserve policy’ is still capable of sending a chill through technology enthusiasts of a certain age. Introduced in the 1970s, when the country labored under a military dictatorship, the policy sought to impose a ‘Brazil-first’ approach to new developments in computing and data-processing. Imports of…
Anthropic, most recently valued at $965 billion, has confidentially filed for an IPO—gearing up for what could be one of the largest public offerings in history. Details on the share count and price range won’t be officially disclosed until the…
It has been two years since Melinda French Gates left behind the Gates Foundation, which she co-founded with her former husband, Bill Gates. With an estimated net worth of $19.2 billion, she now has full control over how her philanthropic…
For most of us, telecommunications infrastructure is largely invisible—only noticed when something goes wrong and we lose Wi-Fi or phone signal. Allison Kirkby wants to change that. As CEO of BT, the Most Powerful Women honoree is overseeing one of the biggest infrastructure transformations in the U.K., from…
I almost said no. When Alix Earle’s publicist called to ask whether she could come to Harvard Business School—to sit in on my class, be the subject of a case study, and speak to some of the sharpest young minds…
Good morning. CEO succession is never easy and coming up through the COO role can be especially tricky. The chief operating officer understands the breadth of the business, making it a popular role for a CEO-in-waiting. But the COO skillset—being…
On June 1, SpaceX issued an amended registration statement for its upcoming IPO that contains a couple of noteworthy additions to the original filing submitted two weeks earlier. In one new provision, the rocket and AI giant announced that it…
Just when you thought the dust had settled on the return-to-office wars, one startup founder has reignited the debate—accusing remote workers of sneaking off and doing life admin on company dime for a third of their working day. Serial founder…
For Zurich’s bankers and executives, May 27, 2015, began as a normal Wednesday—until Swiss police stormed the financial hub’s five-star Baur au Lac hotel and arrested seven top officials of FIFA, soccer’s global governing body, who were gathered there for…
The Fortune 500, now in its 72nd year, tracks the biggest U.S. companies by revenue. Each year, companies are ranked by how much they’ve made (or lost) and by how their market caps and bottom lines rank within their cohorts.…