World Bank commits £9.4bn aid to help poor countries fight virus
THE WORLD Bank has committed $12bn (£9.4bn) to help developing countries cope with the spread of coronavirus.
The aid package includes technical assistance as well...
Rising investment in UK climate tech development
INTERNATIONAL investment into UK climate tech companies risen from $4m in 2021 to $7.5bn this year — and the figure could rise to £20bn...
Blade Runner, move over: flying taxis are on the way
A UNITED States airline is buying flying electric taxis to ferry passengers to airports — a futuristic plan that it hopes to implement within...
Zaha Hadid (1950-2016): “I Don’t Design Nice Buildings”
Zaha Hadid orphaned this world on March 31 and left it waiting for great works that now will never be. Architects bloom late in...
The UK’s newest entrepreneurs by generation … and by name
PEOPLE aged 25 to 40 have set up 49 percent of new businesses in Britain since July 2020.
A study was conducted by cloud accounting...
Madonna: Don’t Preach to the Material Girl
Over her career, the Queen of Pop Music racked up a staggering 300 million record sales. She may claim the title of all-time best-selling...
Micro Credit the American Way
Being short on cash is an expensive proposition: ask the Greeks or anyone whose luck has run out. The cash-strapped often spend more on...
Thames Estuary plan for green development and jobs in south-east UK
THE UK government is backing the Thames Estuary as Britain’s biggest growth opportunity.
With the claimed potential to create 1.5m jobs and add value of...
Flash-in-the-mouth tech win for Scots firm
SCOTTISH dental-imaging tech company Calcivis is getting its teeth into the US thanks to pre-market approval from the FDA.
CEO of the Edinburgh-based firm, Adam...
Disruption: Its Use and Abuse
Well into the 1990s, the mediascape of The Netherlands had but a single player of note – daily newspaper De Telegraaf ruled and did...
