UK geothermal developer seeks £600mn to expand into lithium in Cornwall
GEL joins race to cash in on region’s mining revival
Renewable energy
Best books of 2023 — Technology
John Thornhill selects his must-read titles
Artificial intelligence
ESPN takes aim at US sports betting market
Broadcaster teams up with casino group Penn to launch an app designed to crack duopoly of DraftKings and FanDuel
Travel & leisure industry
Oil still looks like an easier bet for Latin America than renewables
Political risk stymies region’s wind and solar potential while fossil fuels deliver reliable returns
Renewable energy
National security at risk from web browsing data collection, report finds
Campaigners warn proliferation of categories describing sensitive professions could leave officials open to blackmail
Advertising
Can Barclays move beyond scandal and stagnation?
Chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan hopes a strategic review of the business can fix years of troubles at the British bank
Investment Banking
Barclays is stuck in a ‘killing ground’
Plus, the UK’s Takeover Panel feels the dealmaking pain and an Austrian property mogul’s debts come back to bite
Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial & markets regulation
GIC chief says investors should prefer Big Tech to start-ups on AI
Singapore’s tech-focused sovereign wealth fund says established companies are seeing AI wins with existing customers
Social Media, Artificial intelligence
FDIC hires law firm to investigate allegations of ‘toxic atmosphere’
US banking regulator’s chair says it will not ‘turn a blind eye’ to report of harassment and discrimination
Financial & markets regulation
UK M&A laws: tweak government has no power to rally animal spirits
Nervous tinkering will have little impact on deals and stock market valuations
Mergers & Acquisitions