The Business Times

Jemima Kelly

Zuckerberg might talk a good talk about how he is no longer going to be caving in to government demands, but he still is caving in — just to different ones.
THE BOTTOM LINE

The cravenness of Mark Zuckerberg

Changes to the fact-checking regime at Meta make it look like he’s caving in to Trump

The Ambani wedding guest list gave Davos a run for its money.

Stop worshipping at the feet of the wealthy

Reactions to the Ambani wedding show we have lost our distaste for fortunes on extravagant display

Former leader of the Brexit Party Nigel Farage (centre) is the eighth politician to enter the show "I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!". It reflects how the lines between entertainment and politics have become increasingly blurry these days.

Politician or celebrity? Who knows anymore?

Britain and America do personality politics differently but neither path is a sign of health

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is on a fraud trial in a New York City courthouse; the failed crypto exchange lost US$8 billion in customers' money.

The SBF trial is a reminder that crypto is a rotten business

Financial nihilism has produced this game of Monopoly money

Podcast advertising is big business -- revenues hit US$1.8 billion in 2022 in the US alone.

Advertising has reached a new low in the age of podcasts

The line between genuine content and commercial propaganda is being fatally blurred

Some Three Arrow creditors — who are collectively owed US3.5bn by the firm — would “have the option to convert their claims into equity in the new claim-trading company” being set up by co-founders of the bankrupt crypto hedge fund.
THE BROAD VIEW

The clowns of cryptoland haven’t given up

Making money out of failure is morally bankrupt

Books, particularly great works of fiction, transport us to lands far away, times long gone or the minds of characters strange or stimulating.
LIFE & CULTURE

Why we should all be reading more fiction

If you want a nuanced worldview, reach for that novel

Oh, for the kind of boredom that can create space for reflection, creativity and a renewed sense of enjoyment and motivation.
LIFE & CULTURE

In praise of boredom

Our ultra-connected lives could benefit from the feeling of time stretching out for a while

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