He was one of the trailblazers for what became BDO Ireland, before surprisingly leaving the firm to start Focus Capital Partners. But the Limerickman was always an entrepreneur at heart – and a new partnership has energised him again.
The ‘maestro’ rivaled the U.S. president for global influence. But his faith in financial markets’ ability to police themselves became an Achilles’ heel, writes Nick Timiraos, The Wall Street Journal.
In interview, Microsoft’s CEO offers a blistering critique of AI power balance and calls for earning society’s permission, write Bradley Olson and Tina Li, The Wall Street Journal.
Corporate finance veterans David Lucas and Jack Swinburne discuss launching Lansdown Corporate Finance, Ireland’s busy deal market, and why relationships remain central to winning mandates.
Elon Musk’s AI company is telling defendants in a lawsuit that Ireland is the location for EU legal action against it while at the same time directing DSA complaints to Estonia.
Like the U.S. economy broadly, Las Vegas increasingly relies on a smaller group of well-off people, writes Rachel Louise Ensig, The Wall Street Journal.
A new biography of Pope Leo looks at the character of the man who has taken on Donald Trump and JD Vance while making the protection of the human race in a time of AI his key goal. The author Fr Michael Collins speaks to Dion Fanning.
Silk White’s D.I.Y. movies and TV shows are profiting from growing audiences on free streaming services like Tubi and Roku, writes Ben Fritz, The Wall Street Journal.
Intercom’s $3.6 billion sale to Salesforce is not just a huge sum of money. It is also an incredible story of restarting a start-up that had plateaued by reinventing it for the AI-age.
Recently, Timothée Chalamet told us opera is over. Now, Louis Ryan, a producer who’s worked with Bill Whelan, Hozier and features on the Adolescence soundtrack, insists he’s wrong.
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