News and tech media mostly quiet after UN chief calls for ban on ads for oil and gas
The Guardian contacted 11 major organizations that run fossil-fuel ads after Wednesday’s speech by António Guterres
May 2024
Sony Music reportedly in talks to buy Queen’s music catalogue for $1bn
Publisher said to be working with another investor in sale that would be largest of its kind, according to Bloomberg
April 2024
Six tips for budding centibillionaires (No 1: come from a very wealthy family)
Caroline Knowles
The world’s richest people started near the top. Where does that leave the rest of us, asks Caroline Knowles, author of Serious Money: Walking Plutocratic London
August 2023
Zadie Smith, Stephen King and Rachel Cusk’s pirated works used to train AI
Works by thousands of authors also including Margaret Atwood, Haruki Murakami and Jonathan Franzan fed into models run by firms including Meta and Bloomberg
June 2023
Winners of $1m prize for sustainable city transport announced
Brazilian city of Fortaleza leads way with its plan to build more than 110 miles of protected cycle routes
December 2022
Media mogul Michael Bloomberg looks to buy Dow Jones or Washington Post
Merger would create financial data and news giant, firming up the world’s 12th richest man’s strong hold on the business
July 2022
TikTok refused to host disguised account for Chinese government
Senior figures at social video app pushed back on request deemed ‘sensitive’, according to report
February 2022
The Guardian view on privacy law and press freedom: failing to strike a balance
Bloomberg loses landmark UK supreme court case on privacy
November 2021
Americans were horrified to be told to live like Europeans. Is it longer life expectancy they mind?
Arwa Mahdawi
An article suggesting US citizens could learn something from a Europe racked, it said, by goods shortages has caused predictable outrage, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi
December 2020
Chinese authorities detain citizen who works for Bloomberg news
Haze Fan was escorted from her apartment by officials on suspicion of endangering national security
January 2020
Carney sides with Greta Thunberg against Trump over climate
Bank of England governor backs environmental activist’s stance on global heating
July 2019
‘Roman Biro’ – complete with joke – found at London building site
Iron stylus uncovered at Bloomberg building site in City of London is ‘one of the most human finds’, say archaeologists
April 2019
Huawei says alleged router 'backdoor' is standard network tool
Vodafone found security failings in firm’s internet routers a decade ago
October 2018
The networker
The tech giants, the US and the Chinese spy chips that never were… or were they?
John Naughton
A sensational Bloomberg story about a major hardware hack was swiftly denied. But the journalists aren’t backing down
Norman Foster's Bloomberg office in London wins Stirling prize
European HQ sees off Tate St Ives extension to 2018 prize with environmentally friendly design
Bloomberg's Arabic news network contract gives it strict controls
US firm’s deal with Saudi media group for news service gives it right to kill deal if its brand is brought into disrepute
November 2017
Reconstructed Roman Temple of Mithras opens to public in London
Visitors to new museum will uncover mystery cult of Mithras the bull slayer in multi-sensory experience
October 2017
Bloomberg European HQ review – welcome to the Bloombergeum…
Foster and Partners’ new Bloomberg HQ boasts beehives, a wellness centre and its very own Roman temple. The City hasn’t seen such an ambitious homage to corporate power in decades
June 2017
Shortcuts
Get out for lunch: why Bloomberg is encouraging staff to hit the street to eat
Tech titans Google and Facebook are famed for providing free in-house food. Michael Bloomberg wants employees at his new London HQ to dine out and boost the local economy
