Review: Let’s School (Switch) – A solid management sim in school uniform, but lacks soul

Everyone’s school years were a maze of different challenges. From exams to social drama to the occasional schoolyard bully, everyone had a little bit of a hard time, but think of the poor school principals who had to keep a building full of hormonal teenagers from descending into total chaos. Let’s School by Pathea Games … Read more

Generative AI puts contract management in the spotlight

It’s an important business technology, yet most people have never heard of it. Contract lifecycle management software — which helps draft, store, search and manage a company’s commercial agreements — is widely used by lawyers as well as procurement and finance departments. But despite the technology’s steady growth and the groundbreaking use of artificial intelligence … Read more

Nomura is pursuing global acquisitions to expand its asset management business

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor-in-chief of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Nomura’s CEO is on the hunt for global acquisitions to expand the asset management business of Japan’s largest brokerage and investment bank. Kentaro Okuda said in an interview with the Financial Times that the bank … Read more

CBRE announces plans to combine project management activities with Turner & Townsend

Upon completion of the transaction, CBRE will own 70 percent of the combined project management business of Turner & Townsend/CBRE, with Turner & Townsend’s partners owning the remaining 30 percent. CBRE acquired a 60 percent ownership interest in Turner & Townsend in November 2021. Since then, Turner & Townsend’s revenue has grown at a compound … Read more

5 Simple Ways to Get 10x Better Results with ChatGPT Prompts (Scientists Say)

5 Easy Ways to Boost ChatGPT Prompt Results 10x (Scientists Say) Getty Even if you’ve been using ChatGPT for a while, you probably make mistakes. Enough people to do. Falling into the common pitfalls of prompts, generating content that sounds way too ChatGPT, or ignoring the essential components of the perfect prompt; Even for the … Read more

Ministers considered dismissing post office boss Paula Vennells

Ministers were considering removing Paula Vennells from her role as CEO of the Post Office over concerns about her people management and a ‘lack of knowledge’, the Horizon IT inquiry has heard. Ms Vennells’ dismissal was discussed in a document prepared in February 2014 for a committee within the Department for Business and the shareholders … Read more

AI is not yet able to capture jobs except in these four sectors, says McKinsey

With slow productivity growth of around 1.4% despite groundbreaking advances in technology and innovation, increasing growth – and average household income – may depend on a simple equation. “I have my number of employees and my output per employee,” explains Kweilin Ellingrud, director of the McKinsey Global Institute. “Either I change the number of employees, … Read more