Business and finance booksReviewGeneral Electric was a 20th-century industrial empire. What caused it to fall apart? The executive suite of General Electric’s Connecticut headquarters was known as “carpet land”. Persian rugs and dense wool carpet covered every floor, creating an atmosphere of hushed probity. For almost a century, GE had stamped its curling blue logo on just about everything, from wind turbines to submarine detectors, fridges, televisions, toasters and lightbulbs. The office was a monument to the baronial power of its CEO.

Small talkExtreme sportsInterviewTravis Pastrana: 'Jumping from a plane without a parachute is not the scary bit'Tom BryantThe daredevil rider and stuntman on injuries, jumping into the Grand Canyon, beating London traffic and more You’re bringing the first Nitro World Games to be staged outside the USA to Cardiff in May 2020 – er, what is it? Basically, the World Games is the big air of action sports. We’ll be bringing the best competitors in the world with us – these are the world championships – but this is also the only action sports top tier championship event that has open qualifying.

GamesFrom lapsed millennials ageing reluctantly into their 30s to families and new players, a guide to which of the many Pokémon games might be your vibe When Pokémon first arrived on the scene, on cheerful coloured Game Boy cartridges inside unassuming cardboard boxes, few would have predicted that 25+ years later, there would be more than 50 games featuring these collectible pocket monsters. They’ve become a bit of a pest problem, actually, growing from the original 150 critters to more than 900.

Alicia Keys: ‘I’ve definitely never been somebody where money defined me.’ Photograph: Milan ZrnicWith the release of a new album, the singer picks favourite tracks from her back catalogue and talks about the magic of working with Kanye West, surviving the tough streets of New York and her struggles with self-worth by Ben Beaumont-ThomasMusicians can be prone to false modesty or putting their achievements down to whatever spiritual energy is currently in fashion.

Gaza Footage shows moments after airstrike hit civilian convoy fleeing northern Gaza – video Dozens of people died in a strike on a civilian convoy fleeing northern Gaza along one of the evacuation routes known to the Israeli army. Verified footage of the aftermath of the strike shows people running towards a truck, where several bodies, including those of women and children, could be seen. The airstrike, which Hamas has blamed on Israel, occurred on Friday afternoon on the Salah-al-Din road, a supposedly safe route that Palestinians are using to flee northern Gaza.