Iain Martin

Sector had noble roots in improving workforces and driving prosperity but is now a burden on companies and employees

Six months after Google’s Gemini AI model suggested people use glue as an ingredient in pizza, the feature is still struggling to separate fact from fiction.

In a sparse year for listings, the $10.2 billion float of Talabat, a food delivery company, on Dubai’s exchange is set to become this year's biggest tech initial public offering.

The Midas List Europe, Forbes’ data-driven ranking of the top 25 VCs in Europe and the Middle East, is back for its eighth year. Submissions are open through October 23.

A jihadist’s slaughter of three men highlights the failure of UK border policies while explaining the appeal of populists

In the rearview mirror of history, it looks obvious to us that the First World War was bound to happen. The network of alliances and rivalries that had develop

In Evelyn Waugh’s Second World War Sword of Honour trilogy, the Scottish nationalists are a tiny fringe group of anti-English plotters living on remote islands

Diplomats sound upbeat. European ambassadors in London have welcomed progress. Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s prime minister, says he is optimistic. All of which sugge

Iain Martin on Brexit: The “no surrender” gang of Tory MPs is preventing necessary progress on how to improve our relationship with the EU

A cheap, reliable supply of power is everything, but the chaos in Westminster has left in disarray plans to fix the crisis

Iain Martin: Angered by violent crime and unchecked immigration, one in five voters backed a party with a recent Nazi past

The Atlantic has rarely felt wider than since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There have been plenty of disputes since the US became the guarantor of western

Iain Martin: Government needs a serious strategy for energy security, defence and civil emergencies and must be clear about the cost

Angela Merkel’s monument, the embodiment of her calamitous tenure as chancellor, lies in the Baltic Sea. Nord Stream 2 was the pipeline that was going to deliver fresh supplies of gas from Russia to Germany. How appropriate then that it went bust yesterday. The Swiss-based firm owned by Gazprom, the

One of the most desperate phrases used by prime ministers when cornered in a crisis is the claim that they are “getting on with the job”. Whenever you hear it s

American Express is about as capitalist as it gets. An Amex credit card is synonymous with consumerism, convenience and instant gratification. The company, foun

If it is true that absence makes the heart grow fonder, then that may explain why I’m missing the rest of Europe so much. This is not the confession of a recant

Wandering through the sepulchral Palace of Westminster these days is a spooky experience. With the corridors largely empty and the public absent, MPs and the occasional peer flit about like

The question Brexiteers used to fear most during the referendum was short and simple. I was asked it a couple of times, suffering cold sweats on TV and in public debate, and will confess that I moved

By the time of his death in 1919 Andrew Carnegie had donated as much as $350 million of his fortune to good causes. The Scottish-born investor and industrialist migrated to America and became one of the wealthiest figures in the land. He made it, and he gave it away.Carnegie’s pithy explanations o