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Analysis, opinion and field notes on enterprise AI deployment, digital transformation and doing business in Malta. Written by the operator, not a content team.

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Enterprise Ai

Oracle’s AI Bill Has a Human Line Item.

Oracle’s workforce fell by 21,000 in a year. Another $700 million in restructuring suggests the AI-era reorganisation is not over.

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 19, 2026
Malta Business

340 Jobs. Stoke, Malta, Gibraltar. And Bet365 Isn't Even the Worst Case.

I live close enough to Bet365's Malta office to imagine exactly what this morning looked like inside it. The UK's Remote Gaming Duty went from 21% to 40% in April. The bill is now arriving

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 9, 2026
Crypto

Crypto.com Spun Off a $5bn Prediction Markets Exchange. Then Robinhood Took Equity in It.

Kalshi and Polymarket hold 95%+ of the market. OG.com just got Robinhood as a distribution partner and Citadel as a backer. The prediction markets land grab is accelerating

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 9, 2026
Enterprise Ai

Three Researchers, a Freezing Office in Paris, and €21 Billion Later.

Mistral AI raised €3bn at a €21bn valuation this week. Three years ago it was four people in an office called "le frigo" — the fridge — because there was no heating. Europe's AI bet is starting to loo

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 9, 2026
Enterprise Ai

$13bn to $60bn in 18 Months. Ramp Isn't Selling Corporate Cards Anymore.

Six valuations in 18 months. $1bn in annualised revenue. AI agents with Visa cards. Whoever holds the ledger for machine spend holds the next control point in enterprise finance.

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 9, 2026
Malta Business

Resident. Non-Dom. Non-Resident. Malta Taxes You Differently Depending on Which One You Are.

35% corporate tax that becomes 5%. Personal income that isn't taxed if you don't bring it home. No wealth tax, no inheritance tax, no estate tax. Here is how Malta's system actually works.

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 9, 2026
Malta Business

Opening a Business Bank Account in Malta. Here Is What They Don't Put in the Application Form.

BOV, HSBC, BNF, EMIs, Wise, Airwallex — the options are real. The waiting times, rejection rates, and workarounds are what nobody tells you before you start.

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 8, 2026
Malta Business

Malta's 5% Tax Rate Is Real. The Work to Get There Isn't What You Were Told.

The pitch is simple: 5% effective corporate tax. The reality involves imputation systems, refund timing, substance requirements, and a compliance stack that nobody mentions in the brochure.

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 8, 2026
Malta Business

€235,400 Is on the Table. Most Applications Won't Make It Past Page Three.

Malta's Call 2 grant is real money. The consultants who appeared six months ago won't tell you why most applications fail before page three.

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 8, 2026
Malta Business

8-1. The Number Everyone Quoted. The System Left Unread.

Over 100 court hearings. On the electoral register. I could have been one of those nine jurors. Here is what Malta's jury system actually says.

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 6, 2026
Malta Business

The Consolidation Nobody Reported

Lovin Malta acquired Love Malta this week, backed by Chiliz founder Alexandre Dreyfus's €10M fund. Malta's media landscape just changed. And the island's other media outlets said nothing.

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 6, 2026
Consulting

3,300 Jobs. The Same Headcount as 2021. And Waymo in the Room.

Uber just cut 10% of its workforce — its biggest layoffs since COVID. The CEO says it's about structure, not weakness. He's right but he's not telling you the full story about the weakness

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 6, 2026
Consulting

Just Do It. Except They Didn't.

Nike has been removed from the S&P 100 for the first time in 18 years. The stock is down 78% from its 2021 peak. Winter is coming!

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Sep 6, 2026
Enterprise Ai

Seven Months Old. $10 Billion Deal. Nobody Saw It Coming.

Volta was founded in January 2026. By August, it had signed a $10 billion compute deal with Anthropic and emerged from stealth with a $2.4 billion valuation.

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Aug 5, 2026
Malta Business

Nobody Explained the Revolut Story. Let Me Try.

LinkedIn spent a week celebrating Nik Storonsky's $500 billion pay deal. Nobody explained how his stake goes from 29% to 40%, what dilution means, or why a bank trading at 67x earnings needs a number

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Aug 5, 2026
Malta Business

The Simplest Bet in the World

Kalshi means "everything" in Arabic. Wikipedia lists it under sports betting. New York wants $36 billion. Malta calls it an innovation. Only one of these things can be right.

Ilhan Irem Yuce · Aug 5, 2026