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Softbank May Sell Alibaba Stock to Fund Buyback

10 December 2019 • By Bloomberg

10 December 2019 • By Bloomberg

SoftBank’s February announcement of a $5.5 billion buyback sent its shares to a peak in April, but the stock has since lost most of the gains.

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Softbank May Sell Alibaba Stock to Fund Buyback

SoftBank’s February announcement of a $5.5 billion buyback sent its shares to a peak in April, but the stock has since lost most of the gains.

The 5G Hype: What's The Signal In The Noise?

9 December 2019 • By BoF Team

The 5G Hype: What's The Signal In The Noise?

Is 5G a wireless revolution or simply the natural step in technology's evolution? Mary Clark, William Webb and Brad Grossman took to the BOF VOICES stage to go behind buzz.

The BoF Podcast: Inside The State of Fashion 2020

29 November 2019 • By BoF Team

29 November 2019 • By BoF Team

Listen to BoF's Imran Amed and McKinsey’s Achim Berg discuss the key themes that will define the global fashion industry in the next year.

The BoF Podcast: Inside The State of Fashion 2020

Listen to BoF's Imran Amed and McKinsey’s Achim Berg discuss the key themes that will define the global fashion industry in the next year.

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Alibaba's Hong Kong Shares Close 6.6% Up After 2019's Largest Stock Sale

26 November 2019 • By Reuters

26 November 2019 • By Reuters

The Chinese e-commerce giant's debut was the third biggest on record for the Hong Kong market.

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Alibaba's Hong Kong Shares Close 6.6% Up After 2019's Largest Stock Sale

The Chinese e-commerce giant's debut was the third biggest on record for the Hong Kong market.

What We Learned at VOICES: It’s Time to Reboot Our Humanity

26 November 2019 • By Brad Grossman and Dan Mitchell

The world is on fire. The causes are globalisation, technology, the climate crisis and generational change, but the antidote is culture and reimagining human values, argue Brad Grossman and Dan Mitchell of Zeitguide, reflecting on their experience at BoF VOICES.

What We Learned at VOICES: It’s Time to Reboot Our Humanity

The world is on fire. The causes are globalisation, technology, the climate crisis and generational change, but the antidote is culture and reimagining human values, argue Brad Grossman and Dan Mitchell of Zeitguide, reflecting on their experience at BoF VOICES.

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BoF VOICES Day 2: The Shape of Things to Come

22 November 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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BoF VOICES Day 2: The Shape of Things to Come

New and rapidly evolving markets offer exciting opportunities for the fashion industry, but the sector also faces an internal reckoning as it struggles to measure up to growing demands for a more inclusive future.

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BoF VOICES Day 1: Fashion Confronts a Challenging Future

22 November 2019 • By Sarah Kent

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BoF VOICES Day 1: Fashion Confronts a Challenging Future

The industry is grappling with an uncertain outlook amid projections for slowing growth and mounting socio-political unrest, but new technology and business models offer hope for innovative solutions.

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Google Unveils Machine Learning Project, in Partnership with BoF

21 November 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

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Google Unveils Machine Learning Project, in Partnership with BoF

Spearheaded by Google’s artist-in-residence Cyril Diagne and announced in VOICES 2017, the tool maps out 144,000 runway looks from the past three years, and allows users to upload their own photos to find dozens of similar runway outfits.

Dude, Where Is My Flying Car?

21 November 2019 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

Dude, Where Is My Flying Car?

Cars changed everything from shopping to warfare. What will the next chapter of mobility look like? Andrew Blau offers answers — and more questions — on stage at #BoFVoices.

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The Direct-to-Consumer Reckoning

19 November 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

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The Direct-to-Consumer Reckoning

For fashion start-ups, raising money and growing sales came easily. But with costs rising and profits elusive, securing a happy ending for investors is proving much harder.