Robert Olsen
@robertolsen.bsky.social
Contributing writer for Forbes.
Revolut secures Nvidia investment as its valuation jumps to $75 billion, highlighting the growing crossover of fintech and AI. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Revolut Secures Nvidia Investment As Valuation Soars To $75 Billion
Nvidia’s venture arm has taken a stake in the fintech as its valuation jumps to a new high.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Revolut secures Nvidia investment as its valuation jumps to $75 billion, highlighting the growing crossover of fintech and AI. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Fintech Wise is ramping up hiring, marketing, and operations in the U.S. ahead of a 2026 Wall Street listing. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Fintech Giant Wise Boosts Headcount And Marketing As It Prepares For Wall Street Listing
The fintech that disrupted cross-border transfers in Europe is now aiming to scale in America, with a hiring spree and marketing blitz leading the charge.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Fintech Wise is ramping up hiring, marketing, and operations in the U.S. ahead of a 2026 Wall Street listing. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Monzo’s surprise CEO shake-up signals a new growth chapter as the fintech eyes global expansion. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Monzo’s Surprise CEO Appointment Signals New Phase Of Global Expansion
Monzo has appointed former Google executive Diana Layfield as CEO after TS Anil announced his surprise exit. The move signals the fintech's ambition for global growth.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Monzo’s surprise CEO shake-up signals a new growth chapter as the fintech eyes global expansion. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
A decade ago, fintechs vowed to topple the banks. Now one of those banks is buying a fintech. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Barclays’ $800 Million Fintech Gamble Marks A Pivot From Wall Street To Main Street
The British bank’s purchase of fintech Best Egg signals a deeper push into U.S. consumer lending as part of its broader plan to bolster returns.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A decade ago, fintechs vowed to topple the banks. Now one of those banks is buying a fintech. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Few people have shaped the modern media industry like John Malone. Now, the “Cable Cowboy” is ending a decade-long bet on one of Britain’s biggest broadcasters. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
America’s Cable Cowboy Cashes In Half His Firm’s Stake In Britain’s ITV
John Malone, the billionaire dealmaker who helped shape modern media, is trimming a long-standing stake in Britain’s ITV.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Few people have shaped the modern media industry like John Malone. Now, the “Cable Cowboy” is ending a decade-long bet on one of Britain’s biggest broadcasters. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
It’s not often you see a company founded in the 1800s using #AI to drive growth in 2025. I dug into Pearson’s latest results to see how its digital reinvention is finally paying off. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
AI In Education: How Pearson Is Using Digital Learning To Drive Growth
Pearson’s latest results offer a glimpse of how AI is reshaping one of the world’s oldest education companies.
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October 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It’s not often you see a company founded in the 1800s using #AI to drive growth in 2025. I dug into Pearson’s latest results to see how its digital reinvention is finally paying off. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
A startup called ClaimSorted just raised $13.3M from Atomico and @ycombinator.com.web.brid.gy to use AI to fix a system that once seemed unfixable. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
This Startup Raised $13.3 Million To Inject AI Into One Of The World’s Slowest Industries
Armed with fresh capital, ClaimSorted is using artificial intelligence to ensure insurance claims get paid without the pain.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A startup called ClaimSorted just raised $13.3M from Atomico and @ycombinator.com.web.brid.gy to use AI to fix a system that once seemed unfixable. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Checkout.com hits $12 billion valuation and bets big on AI agents to shop for you. The next retail revolution is here. #AI #Fintech #Ecommerce www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Checkout.com Hits $12 Billion Valuation, Bets On AI Shopping Agents As Next Big Thing
Checkout.com is bouncing back and positioning itself at the center of a coming retail revolution, where AI agents handle shopping from start to finish.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Checkout.com hits $12 billion valuation and bets big on AI agents to shop for you. The next retail revolution is here. #AI #Fintech #Ecommerce www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
JD Sports says tariffs are manageable, but strained U.S. shoppers are the real risk. With sales down and shares off 40%, the retailer’s growth now hinges more on wallets than Washington. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
JD Sports Shrugs Off Tariffs, Says Strained U.S. Shoppers Pose Bigger Risk
JD Sports is brushing off concerns about U.S. tariffs, but CEO Régis Schultz says cash-strapped U.S. consumers could have a bigger impact on the retailer’s long-term growth.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
JD Sports says tariffs are manageable, but strained U.S. shoppers are the real risk. With sales down and shares off 40%, the retailer’s growth now hinges more on wallets than Washington. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Revolut is making its biggest push yet on the world stage, pledging $13 billion to fuel a rapid expansion that aims to reach 100 countries and grow its customer base to 100 million.
Fintech Giant Revolut Unveils $13 Billion Bet To Become The First Truly Global Bank
Revolut is making its biggest push yet on the world stage, pledging $13 billion to fuel a rapid expansion that aims to reach 100 countries and grow its customer base to 100 million by the end of the d...
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September 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Revolut is making its biggest push yet on the world stage, pledging $13 billion to fuel a rapid expansion that aims to reach 100 countries and grow its customer base to 100 million.
This 23-year-old with no professional investing experience is now running an AI-focused hedge fund that manages over $1.5 billion. #AI www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
August 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This 23-year-old with no professional investing experience is now running an AI-focused hedge fund that manages over $1.5 billion. #AI www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
Robert “Woody” Johnson has completed his purchase of a 43% stake in Crystal Palace. “It is an organization with a proud history, tradition, and deep roots in English football in south London," he said.
Billionaire Co-Owner Of New York Jets Completes Purchase Of Crystal Palace F.C.
Robert “Woody” Johnson has completed his purchase of a 43% stake in Crystal Palace from Eagle Football Holdings, the south London club confirmed on Thursday.
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July 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Robert “Woody” Johnson has completed his purchase of a 43% stake in Crystal Palace. “It is an organization with a proud history, tradition, and deep roots in English football in south London," he said.
News companies have been warned of a “devastating impact” on online audiences as search results are replaced by AI summaries.
AI summaries causing ‘devastating’ drop in online news audiences, study finds
Exclusive: Analysis found that sites previously ranked first can lose up to 79% of traffic if results are displayed below a Google AI Overview
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July 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
News companies have been warned of a “devastating impact” on online audiences as search results are replaced by AI summaries.
The cofounders of Wise have fallen out over the firm’s plan to shift its primary listing from the U.K. to the U.S.
Fintech Giant’s Billionaire Cofounders Spar Over U.S. Listing Plan
The cofounders of Wise have fallen out over the firm’s plan to shift its primary listing from the U.K. to the U.S.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The cofounders of Wise have fallen out over the firm’s plan to shift its primary listing from the U.K. to the U.S.
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If Ed gets us back in the Europa, I'll vote Libdem at the next election.
July 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
If Ed gets us back in the Europa, I'll vote Libdem at the next election.
Apollo Management has lent £80mn to Nottingham Forest in expensive debt to allow it to pay off other liabilities...Inter Milan and AC Milan were both seized by creditors after defaulting on their loans.
Apollo lends £80mn in pricey debt to Premier League’s Nottingham Forest
Loan is US private capital firm’s first foray into top flight English football
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July 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Apollo Management has lent £80mn to Nottingham Forest in expensive debt to allow it to pay off other liabilities...Inter Milan and AC Milan were both seized by creditors after defaulting on their loans.
Elon Musk has turned his ambitions to addressing loneliness, but the result is only the illusion of intimacy.
Elon Musk Is Cashing In on the AI Romance Boom
Grok’s new flirtatious character may be lucrative, but it only offers an illusion of intimacy.
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July 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Elon Musk has turned his ambitions to addressing loneliness, but the result is only the illusion of intimacy.
Retail giant Frasers Group blamed the government’s tax-hiking budget for adding to its labor costs at a time when it also had to grapple with a challenging retail market.
Billionaire Mike Ashley’s Frasers Hit By Higher Labor Costs And Drop In Luxury Sales
Retail giant Frasers Group blamed the government’s tax-hiking budget for adding to its labor costs at a time when it also had to grapple with a challenging retail market.
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July 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Retail giant Frasers Group blamed the government’s tax-hiking budget for adding to its labor costs at a time when it also had to grapple with a challenging retail market.
Crystal Palace supporters marched through the streets of London to protest against UEFA’s decision to exclude the Eagles from the Europa League. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Crystal Palace Fans Begin Series Of Protests Over Europa League Exclusion
The club's supporters marched through the streets of London to protest against UEFA’s decision to exclude the Eagles from the Europa League.
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July 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Crystal Palace supporters marched through the streets of London to protest against UEFA’s decision to exclude the Eagles from the Europa League. www.forbes.com/sites/robert...
Peter Mandelson, the U.K.’s ambassador to the U.S., hailed a major transatlantic trade deal for automobiles, while expressing effusive praise for Donald Trump.
Britain’s Ambassador Says Trump Will Be ‘One Of The Most Consequential Presidents In American History’
Peter Mandelson, the U.K.'s ambassador to the U.S., hailed a major transatlantic trade deal for automobiles, while expressing effusive praise for President Donald Trump.
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July 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Peter Mandelson, the U.K.’s ambassador to the U.S., hailed a major transatlantic trade deal for automobiles, while expressing effusive praise for Donald Trump.
Musk’s incessant posting, impulsive decision making and obsession with X and other platforms becoming too “woke” posed huge obstacles for the CEO he hired to run the company. theguardian.com/technology/2...
The CEO who never was: how Linda Yaccarino was set up to fail at Elon Musk’s X
Ex-NBC executive was tasked with building an ‘everything app’, but billionaire owner was biggest obstacle in her path
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July 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Musk’s incessant posting, impulsive decision making and obsession with X and other platforms becoming too “woke” posed huge obstacles for the CEO he hired to run the company. theguardian.com/technology/2...
A row has broken out over restrictions imposed on how newspapers, magazines, TV broadcasters and digital publishers can use photos taken at #oasislive25. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Oasis in row with photo agencies over pictures from reunion shows
Exclusive: Band’s management tell agencies and publishers they can use shots of first gig in Cardiff for one year only
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A row has broken out over restrictions imposed on how newspapers, magazines, TV broadcasters and digital publishers can use photos taken at #oasislive25. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Contrary to the president’s assertions, records filed in a fraud case against him suggest that his riches were not the product of a steady and strong empire.
Trump’s Finances Were Shaky. Then He Began to Capitalize on His Comeback.
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July 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Contrary to the president’s assertions, records filed in a fraud case against him suggest that his riches were not the product of a steady and strong empire.
An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England.
An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England | George Monbiot
This scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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June 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England.
Jane Street co-founder Robert Granieri concedes that he was duped into funding an alleged coup plot. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Jane Street Boss Says He Was Duped Into Funding AK-47s for Coup
The indictment reads like a cinematic plot: A Harvard Fellow and another activist allegedly wanted to buy AK-47s, Stinger missiles and grenades to topple South Sudan’s government. What they lacked was...
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June 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Jane Street co-founder Robert Granieri concedes that he was duped into funding an alleged coup plot. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...