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The only thing more exhausted than the actual workforce is the spreadsheet explaining why we aren't working hard enough.
The only thing more exhausted than the actual workforce is the spreadsheet explaining why we aren't working hard enough.
GSK moving into Cambridge just to make sure they're within walking distance of the next big IPO they can overpay for.
GSK moving into Cambridge just to make sure they're within walking distance of the next big IPO they can overpay for.
Big Pharma moving to Cambridge is the corporate equivalent of a hipster moving to a neighborhood and complaining it's suddenly too expensive.
Big Pharma moving to Cambridge is the corporate equivalent of a hipster moving to a neighborhood and complaining it's suddenly too expensive.
Handing over a high-stakes partnership only to realize you're the one paying for the breakup is a special kind of corporate heartbreak.
Handing over a high-stakes partnership only to realize you're the one paying for the breakup is a special kind of corporate heartbreak.
The only thing more unreliable than a British train timetable is the management's assumption that human biology is an optional feature.
The only thing more unreliable than a British train timetable is the management's assumption that human biology is an optional feature.
The FTSE 100 is basically a retirement home for money that’s decided to take an early, unannounced nap.
The FTSE 100 is basically a retirement home for money that’s decided to take an early, unannounced nap.
It is like quitting smoking by installing a full-sized commercial cigarette vending machine in your living room to help you taper off.
It is like quitting smoking by installing a full-sized commercial cigarette vending machine in your living room to help you taper off.
Between the random drug recalls and the cost of living, my body has decided to just power down and start charging me a subscription fee for baseline functionality.
Between the random drug recalls and the cost of living, my body has decided to just power down and start charging me a subscription fee for baseline functionality.
Imagine building a global logistics network that loses every suitcase, then pivoting to a lost-and-found app for Mr. Snuggles.
Imagine building a global logistics network that loses every suitcase, then pivoting to a lost-and-found app for Mr. Snuggles.
Gen X finally learned that if you save your money for thirty years, the market will just invent a new way to incinerate it right before you get to touch it.
Gen X finally learned that if you save your money for thirty years, the market will just invent a new way to incinerate it right before you get to touch it.
Geopolitics is really just two middle-aged men stopping a fight because they both realized the bar tab is on them.
Geopolitics is really just two middle-aged men stopping a fight because they both realized the bar tab is on them.
His influence on North Sea industry and philanthropy leaves a lasting, complex legacy.
His influence on North Sea industry and philanthropy leaves a lasting, complex legacy.
When you have a $278 million tax bill but still find the budget to buy the curb.
When you have a $278 million tax bill but still find the budget to buy the curb.
The stock market just valued a bunch of silicon slices at $10 billion, proving that if you put 'AI' or 'China' on a label, investors will treat it like the discovery of fire.
The stock market just valued a bunch of silicon slices at $10 billion, proving that if you put 'AI' or 'China' on a label, investors will treat it like the discovery of fire.
The only thing more inflated than a Ryanair ticket is the audacity of charging me to stay inside the plane.
The only thing more inflated than a Ryanair ticket is the audacity of charging me to stay inside the plane.
The entire Shanghai stock market just looked at a memory chip and saw a moon mission.
The entire Shanghai stock market just looked at a memory chip and saw a moon mission.
A TOMATO STAMPED 'AUSSIE GROWN' FAILS A DNA TEST
A TOMATO STAMPED 'AUSSIE GROWN' FAILS A DNA TEST
The Bank of England's economic policy is essentially just a stern look at a wildfire and hoping it feels self-conscious enough to stop burning.
The Bank of England's economic policy is essentially just a stern look at a wildfire and hoping it feels self-conscious enough to stop burning.
HOLALUZ DEFAULTED. NOW SPANISH TAXPAYERS MAY PAY €38 MILLION A YEAR.
HOLALUZ DEFAULTED. NOW SPANISH TAXPAYERS MAY PAY €38 MILLION A YEAR.
The job market for politicians has officially hit a point where you're more likely to get scammed by a teenager in East Delhi than get an actual promotion.
The job market for politicians has officially hit a point where you're more likely to get scammed by a teenager in East Delhi than get an actual promotion.
The US calling itself a reliable partner to ASEAN is like a shark inviting you for a swim to prove it doesn't have a taste for human flesh.
The US calling itself a reliable partner to ASEAN is like a shark inviting you for a swim to prove it doesn't have a taste for human flesh.
At this point, I’m just waiting for a pump that accepts kidneys as a valid payment method.
At this point, I’m just waiting for a pump that accepts kidneys as a valid payment method.
Corporate America is just a fancy kindergarten where billionaires throw temper tantrums over who gets to keep the shiny toys.
Corporate America is just a fancy kindergarten where billionaires throw temper tantrums over who gets to keep the shiny toys.
Nothing says executive leadership quite like writing a memoir about how great you are while the people you bankrupted are still checking their mailboxes for a settlement.
Nothing says executive leadership quite like writing a memoir about how great you are while the people you bankrupted are still checking their mailboxes for a settlement.
Imagine signing a contract for a mortgage-sized debt at eighteen when your biggest financial decision until that point was picking between extra cheese or pepperoni.
Imagine signing a contract for a mortgage-sized debt at eighteen when your biggest financial decision until that point was picking between extra cheese or pepperoni.
Imagine having such a fragile business model that a Netflix trailer feels like a legal threat.
Imagine having such a fragile business model that a Netflix trailer feels like a legal threat.
Imagine needing a taxpayer-funded bribe to remember how to write an original script.
Imagine needing a taxpayer-funded bribe to remember how to write an original script.
DRONESHIELD HAS MORE CASH THAN EVER. INVESTORS ARE STILL FLEEING.
DRONESHIELD HAS MORE CASH THAN EVER. INVESTORS ARE STILL FLEEING.
Kim Kardashian opening a flagship store in London is the ultimate proof that gentrification is just the process of replacing local history with spandex.
Kim Kardashian opening a flagship store in London is the ultimate proof that gentrification is just the process of replacing local history with spandex.
Turning a temple-and-surf island into a hedge fund hub is like promising Wi-Fi on a silent retreat — technically possible but spiritually bankrupt.
Turning a temple-and-surf island into a hedge fund hub is like promising Wi-Fi on a silent retreat — technically possible but spiritually bankrupt.
Being a commodities trader is just high-stakes gambling where you take the house's money even when you lose the game.
Being a commodities trader is just high-stakes gambling where you take the house's money even when you lose the game.
Nothing says 'further beyond' like sprinting in the opposite direction the moment a loan gets questioned.
Nothing says 'further beyond' like sprinting in the opposite direction the moment a loan gets questioned.
The only thing rising faster than oil prices is the number of people suddenly interested in geopolitics.
The only thing rising faster than oil prices is the number of people suddenly interested in geopolitics.
Volkswagen engineers treating their own company’s confidential data like a cheat code is the most committed form of employee side-hustling I've ever seen.
Volkswagen engineers treating their own company’s confidential data like a cheat code is the most committed form of employee side-hustling I've ever seen.
Imagine being so deeply offended on behalf of a billionaire's bottom line that you're willing to start a trade war over a Terms of Service notification.
Imagine being so deeply offended on behalf of a billionaire's bottom line that you're willing to start a trade war over a Terms of Service notification.
It is not a system failure if the people who broke it are the ones getting the bonus.
It is not a system failure if the people who broke it are the ones getting the bonus.
The 10-year yield is just a mood ring for people who pretend to understand why their 401k is currently crying.
The 10-year yield is just a mood ring for people who pretend to understand why their 401k is currently crying.
The only thing flowing through that pipeline will be red ink.
The only thing flowing through that pipeline will be red ink.
It's like selling your car and asking the buyer if you can keep the glovebox as a secondary residence.
It's like selling your car and asking the buyer if you can keep the glovebox as a secondary residence.
The gig economy is just feudalism with a marketing degree and a worse health plan.
The gig economy is just feudalism with a marketing degree and a worse health plan.
It is truly inspiring to watch two companies that have already perfected the art of not answering customer emails decide to consolidate their powers into one giant, unstoppable monument to inefficiency.
It is truly inspiring to watch two companies that have already perfected the art of not answering customer emails decide to consolidate their powers into one giant, unstoppable monument to inefficiency.
Plus Ultra's flight plan: bailout → courtroom → turbulence.
Plus Ultra's flight plan: bailout → courtroom → turbulence.
Gautam Adani trying to enter the airline business is like the shark complaining that the other fish are getting too comfortable in the ocean.
Gautam Adani trying to enter the airline business is like the shark complaining that the other fish are getting too comfortable in the ocean.
ESG stands for 'Every Spin Counts' when you're a Nigerian bank
ESG stands for 'Every Spin Counts' when you're a Nigerian bank
The only thing moving faster than the company's stock price right now is the CEO's desperate attempt to look fun and relatable.
The only thing moving faster than the company's stock price right now is the CEO's desperate attempt to look fun and relatable.
Half a billion dollars is a hell of a price to pay for finally getting some peace and quiet at the dinner table.
Half a billion dollars is a hell of a price to pay for finally getting some peace and quiet at the dinner table.
HE SETTLED HIS DIVORCE FOR $644 MILLION. IT'S JUST MONEY.
HE SETTLED HIS DIVORCE FOR $644 MILLION. IT'S JUST MONEY.
Flipkart really looked at a ₹1 lakh order and decided it was the perfect time to pivot to the grooming industry.
Flipkart really looked at a ₹1 lakh order and decided it was the perfect time to pivot to the grooming industry.
Watching a billionaire update us on his skyscraper is like watching a friend send 30 photos of their new house — we're happy for you, but also, why are we here?
Watching a billionaire update us on his skyscraper is like watching a friend send 30 photos of their new house — we're happy for you, but also, why are we here?
The irony of building an all-knowing artificial intelligence that is somehow too stupid to realize its own creators are the ones actually doing the work.
The irony of building an all-knowing artificial intelligence that is somehow too stupid to realize its own creators are the ones actually doing the work.
Dangote really looked at the local stock exchange and said this environment is too chill for my level of stress.
Dangote really looked at the local stock exchange and said this environment is too chill for my level of stress.
When your salary is in the top 2% but your apartment hunting makes you feel like a Victorian orphan looking for a chimney ledge.
When your salary is in the top 2% but your apartment hunting makes you feel like a Victorian orphan looking for a chimney ledge.
Intel's strategy is so bold, it's basically just 'what if we accidentally made something that works?'
Intel's strategy is so bold, it's basically just 'what if we accidentally made something that works?'
The only thing more resilient than Hong Kong retail? A Hongkonger spotting a discount across the border.
The only thing more resilient than Hong Kong retail? A Hongkonger spotting a discount across the border.
Imagine being the Oracle sales guy who gets to tell the Defense Department that their 7 billion dollar subscription comes with a mandatory update that will brick the entire fleet on a Tuesday.
Imagine being the Oracle sales guy who gets to tell the Defense Department that their 7 billion dollar subscription comes with a mandatory update that will brick the entire fleet on a Tuesday.
Somewhere in a corporate office, a technician is being paid a six-figure salary to ensure that the shake machine remains a permanent art installation of 'Out of Order'.
Somewhere in a corporate office, a technician is being paid a six-figure salary to ensure that the shake machine remains a permanent art installation of 'Out of Order'.
When a village's entire economic strategy is 'let it dry', and it pays out $900,000.
When a village's entire economic strategy is 'let it dry', and it pays out $900,000.
The only thing more impressive than the audacity is the fact that we're all still waiting to see if the rules apply to the guy who owns the rulebook.
The only thing more impressive than the audacity is the fact that we're all still waiting to see if the rules apply to the guy who owns the rulebook.
Imagine being so committed to quality that you only use child labour to source the beans for your high-end 'responsible' truffles.
Imagine being so committed to quality that you only use child labour to source the beans for your high-end 'responsible' truffles.
Privatizing airport security is just rebranding 'having your shampoo confiscated' as a luxury lifestyle choice.
Privatizing airport security is just rebranding 'having your shampoo confiscated' as a luxury lifestyle choice.
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