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Tales of Silicon Valley
Hannah Prevett and Dominic O’Connell bring you one big business story you need to know every week. Uncovering the personalities, power plays, boardroom dramas and sheer ambition that drive the world of business, Hannah and Dominic get the inside story from the people who are in the room when the dea...
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Does Andy Burnham’s government have the guts to deliver growth?
Andy Burnham is officially in No. 10, and his cabinet is in place. Replacing Rachel Reeves’ as Chancellor is John Healey - not, in fact, Shabana Mahmo...
Peppa Pig World: What UK hospitality sector hopes for from Andy Burnham
In the words of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Peppa Pig World “is very much my kind of place.” But how does Paultons Park, one of the UK's most...
EasyJet Takeover: Inside the £5.7bn US private equity bidding war
What does the high-stakes easyJet takeover bid mean for the future of budget travel? We unpack the intense bidding war between US giants Apollo and Ca...
Grindr CEO on Madonna, AI and UK age verification
How have UK age restriction laws affected Grindr’s users? What changes will AI bring to the dating app? And where does Madonna fit into all this?
BONUS: The AI bubble, deepfakes and the future of UK tech
Is the AI bubble bound to pop? How can UK companies prevent the malicious use of AI? And is there a role for increased regulation in the AI industry?<...
UK unicorn CEO: why Europe is lagging behind on AI
How can we develop an AI ecosystem for UK companies? How can tech startups and scale-ups thrive in the UK and Europe? And how did this UK company near...
Burnham and Business - what could a PM refresh do for the UK economy?
Sir Keir Starmer has resigned, and all eyes are on Andy Burnham as likely new Prime Minister. On The Times Business podcast, Richard Fletcher, busines...
BONUS: Kemi Badenoch on UK economic growth at The Times CEO Summit
What will it take to see growth in the British economy again? In this bonus episode of The Business, Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, sets out her...
Inside Keir Starmer's social media ban
This week on The Business, our sister series, The Times Tech Podcast is taking over the feed. Find full episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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BONUS: How UK companies can land their big, American break
What does it take for a British business to make it in the United States? In this episode, we hear from the people who’ve managed to pull it off.
Rivals or partners? What the US relationship means for UK business
This episode is sponsored by PwC.
Is the so-called 'special relationship’ between the United Kingdom and United States alive and well? Amid pol...
BONUS: ARIA's Kathleen Fisher on AI in business, risk-taking and the future of the UK economy
Kathleen Fisher, chief executive of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), joins Hannah Prevett for her first major interview since taking...
Business secretary Peter Kyle: how to produce a British SpaceX
Labour's Secretary of State for Business, Peter Kyle, joins us in the studio to answer some of the most pressing questions facing the UK economy: how...
IPOs go ‘mega’ – should we be worried?
The three largest share listings ever are about to happen. SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI are set to sell their shares to the public, and each will be v...
Nuclear fusion, holy grail of clean energy
Nuclear fusion proponents believe their technology will supply power through the grid by the 2030s. These hopes come at a time when private investment...
BONUS: Inside the SpaceX monopoly
SpaceX - which last week confirmed its plans to go public - dominates orbital launches. So what does its monopoly mean for other players in the space...
Could an AI revolution keep Britain working?
This episode of the Business is sponsored by PwC.
Anxiety about how artificial intelligence will impact companies, employees and careers is rea...
Lift off for the space economy
This week, Elon Musk’s satellite and rocket production company SpaceX confirmed its plan to take the company public. As part of the IPO, according to...
A new PM? What next for the economy and business
The uncertainty dominating British politics in the last half decade has ramped up to a full-blown drama in recent days. As uncertainty hangs over Prim...
BONUS: An insider’s guide to building a LinkedIn following
LinkedIn is not without its critics, but there is no doubt it provides a great way for professionals and founders to build a following, a presence and...
Why honing ‘human’ skills could AI-proof your career
The impact of Artificial Intelligence on the workplace is inevitable - but are there ways to protect your business and career? Aneesh Raman, chief eco...
Can cinemas survive the doomscroll?
Cinemas have had a rough fight for audiences ever since television arrived in our homes. The competition is now tougher than ever - streaming services...
BONUS: Are boards turning their backs on ESG-related pay?
How much pressure is there on companies to dial back on linking pay to ESG -- environment, social and governance -- in light of the Trump administrati...
Are UK execs underpaid? Or just greedy?
British companies have nearly always paid less than the Americans – but as the global war for talent heats up, is lower remuneration costing the UK a...
BONUS: Young founders on rejecting WFH
Last week, two successful young UK founders joined The Business - venture capitalist Harry Stebbings, who founded 20VC and Amy knight, whose company M...
How UK's youngest founders made it big
The Sunday Times Young Power List drops today: 30 of the nation’s most inspiring, influential people who are under the age of 30.
On this episo...
What does the Iran war mean for your business?
With stock prices and energy costs reeling as the fragile Middle East ceasefire threatens to shatter, we ask what happens next for global business? An...
New workers' rights - business winner or killer?
New week, the government’s Employment Rights Act begins to take effect. The legislation, a fulfillment of one of Labour’s biggest manifesto promises,...
Drill baby drill? The new battle for the North Sea
As the conflict in the Middle East threatens to whack the world economy with an energy shock - and possibly a huge recession, the debate about the UK...
Inside the drone war - with CEO of Modini Nick Sharpe
Drones are transforming war, from Ukraine to the Middle East - some 80 percent of battlefield casualties in Ukraine are now the result of drone strike...
The £50m Club: The hard truth about scaling a business
While the UK is a breeding ground for brilliant ideas, very few start-ups ever reach "supersize" status. So what are the hurdles preventing British co...
Worse than expected? Why Iran could trigger a major energy shock
The attack on Iran and its consequences have sent shockwaves around the global economy, hitting stock markets, airlines and energy supplies. UK gas pr...
A new era of geopolitics: Leading when you can't see what's coming
This episode of The Business is sponsored by PwC. It was recorded before the recent attacks on Iran by the US and Israel.
At Davos this year, Ca...
Quantum Motion: Building Britain's next tech titan
Quantum computing has been described as “the next big thing “ - a tech revolution to rival AI that could have implications across sectors as diverse a...
A new runway for Heathrow? With IAG boss Luis Gallego
Making money out of airlines is tough. Warren Buffett once said if he had a time machine he would go back and shoot the Wright Brothers. Luis Gallego...
How a ‘creator mindset’ can supercharge your business - With Sidemen manager Jordan Schwarzenberger
The numbers behind YouTube juggernaut The Sidemen - the seven-strong collective often referred to as the UK’s answer to MrBeast - are nothing short of...
The ‘secret sauce’ of business success - With Octopus Energy CEO, Greg Jackson
Octopus Energy has gone from market entrant to market leader in just 10 years. Greg Jackson, chief executive and co-founder is at the forefront of thi...
Lazy, Entitled… or just honest? How Gen Z is redefining the world of work
By 2030, there will be five generations in the workplace and the majority will be Gen Z. The first post-internet generation, some characterise them as...
Trumponomics: who wins and who loses?
US President Donald Trump’s much-anticipated appearance at the World Economic Forum at Davos certainly did not disappoint. After threatening to take G...
How to start your own business - With founders of GoHenry & D. Louise
“I blame it on my kids” - that’s how Louise Hill, founder of multi-million pound business GoHenry - a financial app for kids - describes what motivate...