Barclays just made £2.3 billion in three months – and it's cutting 5,000 jobs anyway, because of AI. Here's what that means for your business, plus four more stories every founder needs this week.
I'm Mark Hayward, and every week on Business Growth Talks I break down the 5 business stories that matter if you run a business – in plain English, no jargon.
This week:
• Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs while profits rise 12% – and what smart founders are doing with AI instead
• An urgent hacking alert for the code behind 7 in 10 websites – the one question to ask your web developer today
• Elon Musk wants to merge Tesla and SpaceX – is combining your businesses ever a good idea?
• Salesforce buys Braze for $5.7bn – the AI follow-up trick you can copy this afternoon
• UK inflation jumps to 3.5% – how to raise your prices without losing customers
• And finally… the dog news 🐾
Chapters
00:00 This week's biggest business stories
00:50 Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs because of AI
04:00 Website hacking alert: is your site at risk?
06:39 Elon Musk's Tesla–SpaceX merger
08:45 Salesforce buys Braze for $5.7bn: AI marketing
11:04 UK inflation hits 3.5%: will interest rates rise?
13:22 Dog news
14:13 Recap
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