IndustryIssue 03 - 2026MAGAZINEHormuz: The Strait that shook the shippersGBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 20260305 After a 110-day blockade at the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping industry is learning that peace on paper and peace at sea are very different
Cover StoryEconomyIssue 03 - 2026MAGAZINEThe ‘Brexit Bill’ Great Britain is still payingGBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026July 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026July 24, 20260149 Ten years down the line, Brexit has caused a slow accumulation of missed growth opportunities, suppressed investments, higher prices, and constrained ambition
Issue 03 - 2026MAGAZINETechnologySmartphone: The new earthquake warning device?GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026July 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026July 24, 20260127 Google has built a system that uses a sensor most people do not think of as a scientific instrument. They employ the accelerometer inside a
Issue 03 - 2026MAGAZINETechnologyThe £400 lawyer that beat a full legal teamGBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 20260165 Garfield AI, the world’s first AI-powered law firm, had handled every step of the litigation process leading up to the trial
IndustryIssue 03 - 2026MAGAZINENissan’s EV retreat leaves it exposed in electric raceGBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 20260139 The carmaker pledged in 2023 to manufacture an electric Qashqai at Sunderland, a commitment that got celebrated in the UK
IndustryIssue 03 - 2026MAGAZINEJapan’s new wave of US IPO ambitionsGBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 20260302 A growing number of Japanese companies are now preparing to access the world’s largest capital market, and 2026 may be the breakthrough year
IndustryIssue 03 - 2026MAGAZINEEU is no more an unregulated playground for cryptoGBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 20260185 With the MiCA's final enforcement deadline arriving on July 2026, the crypto world is in the middle of a significant regulatory shake-up
Banking and FinanceIssue 03 - 2026MAGAZINEWall Street’s mega-IPO boom is reviving blank-cheque marketGBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026085 A Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, is essentially a shell company with no real business of its own. So, why is one created?
Banking and FinanceIssue 03 - 2026MAGAZINESpaceX IPO and the rise of the Mag8GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 20260245 The combined tally of Tesla and SpaceX treasuries now makes Elon Musk the guardian of over 30,221 Bitcoins across two publicly listed companies
Issue 03 - 2026MAGAZINETechnologyMeta’s $145 billion AI bet to make Facebook a conversational platformGBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026July 24, 2026 GBO CorrespondentJuly 24, 2026July 24, 20260120 Meta is rebuilding its products from the ground up, replacing the old model of a user-curated social feed with an active, AI-driven experience