John and Patrick Collison: Two Lads in Silicon Valley
Deciding to drop out of Yale University half-way through the curriculum requires a good reason. A privileged Ivy League education is not dispensed with...
Workers out on the streets as massive job cuts bite at...
DEUTSCHE Bank is cutting thousands of jobs in London and New York, part of a radical plan to reduce its global workforce by 18,000.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Waiting for the Age of Reason
Her life has been an extraordinary journey across varied political, cultural, and geographical landscapes. She is beautiful, intelligent, courageous, and quite outspoken.
Author, campaigner, politician,...
OMRAN – driving Oman’s renaissance in tourism
“ACCESSIBILITY, safety, good weather, and friendly people. We have everything here,” says OMRAN CEO Peter Walichnowski, rolling out Oman's welcome mat for tourists and...
Mary Robinson: A Lifetime Dedicated to Human Rights
Lawyer, legislator, social reformer, politician, and UN High Commissioner, Mary Robinson has been a powerful force for change in her native Ireland and across...
Khoa Phan: Six Life-Changing Seconds
Vine has propelled Khoa Phan to fame and fortune. The young Californian explains: “I started making “vines” to bring my imagination into reality for...
Doron Meyersdorf: A Breakthrough from Israel
It’s no surprise that an educational institution which mixes mysticism with mechanics is situated in California. Sofia University – in Palo Alto, not the...
British business leaders have their say about the Budget
YESTERDAY’S Budget announcement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak has opened the floodgates: comment is flooding in to BV.
Here we list some of the most recent...
Masayoshi Son: Great Business Visionary, or Deluded Dreamer?
He’s won, lost, then won a fortune again. Now he has amassed the gigantic ‘Vision Fund’ from which to spread investment around the world’s...
Kimberley Motley: Front Line Lawyer
Grit and glamour rarely go hand in hand, but in Afghanistan – known mostly for being poor, full of poppies, and home to the...





































