How Trump’s NVIDIA deal backfired and strengthened China’s AI ambitions.
This summer, the Trump administration struck a deal with NVIDIA, allowing the company to sell its H20 chips to China, so long as the government receives 15% of that revenue. On paper, this might just look like another of Trump’s many business deals. In reality however, this deal quickly turned into a high-stakes moment in the US-China AI race.
The Rise of Online Gambling and The Tech Industry’s Embrace
The tech industry has rapidly embraced prediction market betting. As this trend grows in the finance world, questions and concerns have been raised over the ethics of this billion dollar industry.
Building a Brand: What Dishoom's £300m Deal Teaches Future Founders
Dishoom’s £300 million deal isn’t just expansion, it’s a bold bet that a brand built on authenticity can scale globally without losing what made it special. By partnering with L Catterton rather than giving up control, they’re proving that growth and integrity don’t have to be opposites. Their leap from London to New York could redefine how home-grown brands go global.
To What Extent are Big Data Technologies Influencing the Financial Sector?
Big Data is reshaping financial regulation by turning slow, manual checks into real-time analysis. Regulators can detect risks earlier and base policies on clearer evidence. But this shift also brings issues like data privacy, biased algorithms, and rules that can’t keep up with rapid innovation. Big Data strengthens oversight, but it also raises new challenges that can’t be ignored.
Is Stan Culture Killing the Music Industry?
Stan culture has changed the way people interact with music. Instead of focusing on how a song makes them feel, fans obsess over streams and chart numbers. The artist stops being a person and becomes something to defend, no matter what. At that point, the image becomes more important than the music itself.
Infrastructure in Latin America: Closing the Gap with Private Capital and the Rise of Family-Led Platforms
Latin America is closing its massive infrastructure gap and private capital is leading the charge. From ports and power plants to fast-growing digital networks, platforms like InfraCorp are reshaping how the region builds for the future. This piece explores why family-backed investors are emerging as the new force driving Latin America’s next wave of growth.
Malaysia: The Semiconductor Hub of Southeast Asia
While Taiwan and South Korea dominate the chip headlines, Malaysia has quietly become Southeast Asia’s semiconductor linchpin — turning raw wafers into the chips that power our world. From Penang’s “Silicon Island” to its role in balancing U.S.–China supply chains, Malaysia is emerging as the tiger cub of global tech. Read more to explore how Malaysia became the unsung hero of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The Consequences of The AWS Outage: In Conversation with Dr. Jamie Woodcock
The recent AWS outage affected services ranging from education platforms to cryptocurrency exchanges, exposing the extent of global reliance on Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. According to Dr. Jamie Woodcock, the incident underscores a widespread lack of public understanding about the systems underpinning the internet. He suggests it should renew consideration of stronger regulation and public accountability within digital infrastructure.
Can the UK’s legal system hold AI models to account, or must it evolve first?
The growing importance of AI in commercial processes presents the UK’s principles-based legal system with new challenges. Existing laws assume human accountability, yet opaque algorithms increasingly influence corporate and financial decisions. Eventually, concerns over the explainability of such decisions may prompt the UK to introduce design-based regulation where AI models are expected to conform with specific, centrally defined security standards.
Britain Must Say Yes to Building Beautifully
Explore how overcoming the grip of NIMBYism though thoughtful design, planning reform and community consent could hold the key to solving Britain’s housing crisis and unlocking economic growth.
The Price of Progress: Ethiopia’s Dam and the Question of Multilateralism
Learn more about the geopolitics behind the newly inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the debate on multi-and-unilateralism surrounding its construction and use.
Sarah Chen-Spellings on Women, Wealth and Innovation: ‘Not a Moment- a Movement.’
In our series, Leaders @Kings, the King’s Business Review editors sit down with Sarah Chen-Spellings, award-winning American entrepreneur and investor, podcast host, and global advocate for female founders, and the funds that invest in them.
How Gen-Z is Shaping the Future of Aviation
As the aviation sector accelerates its decarbonisation agenda, most focus has been on long-horizon technological shifts.
Leadership Beyond Earth: A Conversation with UNOOSA on Law and the Future of Space
UNOOSA experts reflect on the principles of maintaining peace beyond our planet and the role of the United Nations in a new, ever-expanding, private-sector-driven space age.
King’s, KBC, and What Comes Next with Tea Abrasheva: ‘I was doing it for the people who come after us.’
In our latest interview for the Leaders @King's series, King’s Business Review's @King's editor sits down with Tea Abrasheva, our very own King’s Business Club President.
The Worst Day of The Week Show with Ben Kittoe: ‘We’re trying to get people to talk.’
In our new series, Leaders @Kings, the King’s Business Review editors sit down with Ben Kittoe, the founder of The Worst Day of the Week Show here at King’s
Manchester United’s Revolutionary Redevelopment Plan and the Financial Business of A Premier League Team
Manchester United have proposed building a new major stadium, yet this comes at a time when their owner’s business decisions are coming increasingly under fire.
Unplugged: Breaking Free from Social Media
Like, Scroll, Share, Post, Repeat. The compulsive cycle of social media that keeps us coming back.
Rising Tariffs and Economic Tensions: The All-American Trade
‘No exemptions, no exceptions’ – Trump speaking from the White House on nations potentially impacted by tariffs.
Fictional Women as Political Role Models: What McCord and Avasarala can teach us about power
Chrisjen Avasarala and Elizabeth McCord offer powerful examples of women navigating leadership and highlight the impact of fictional leaders on real-world perceptions of women in power.

