World’s richest woman dies
Obituary: Liliane Bettencourt: 1922 - 2017
Controversy and questionable politics were never far away to divert attention from some remarkable skill at leading an industry...
Charity begins at home; blockchain plan ensures it goes the distance
Commit Good lives up to its name with technology to track donations from source to recipient
IS THE money you just donated to that children’s...
Down-under dream sours for backpackers and migrants
Exploitation of international students and backpackers in Australia is endemic, a study by two universities has found. Fiona McGill and Wendy Frew report
One third of...
Devil’s own job to settle Nike’s ‘Satan Shoes’ lawsuit
NIKE IS suing a Brooklyn art collective over a limited edition of "Satan Shoes" containing biblical references, esoteric symbols – and a drop of...
Tepid growth forecast in World Bank’s 2020 report
THE WORLD Bank forecasts a slight increase in global economic growth for 2020.
But the operative word is “slight”: the bank’s prediction is for expansion...
The takeaway from UK govt’s chip order
THE UK government will spend £100m of taxpayer money to accelerate the production of computer chips.
The aim is to build a national AI resource...
Former Tata chairman dies in Indian road accident
BILLIONAIRE businessman Cyrus Mistry, 54, died in a single-vehicle accident in India at the weekend.
Another passenger in the car was killed, and two, including...
Ranked: industries with the most millennial billionaires
THE TECHNOLOGY industry has more millennial billionaires than any other sector.
Research from Physical Gold analysing the Forbes billionaire list established the industries with the...
Keep on truckin’! Global interest in HGV vacancies
ONLINE searches for “truck driver UK” have exploded by 1,300 percent since the national shortage of HGV drivers became headline news.
A study of Google...
Sweet success as Jelly Drops give elderly a necessary hydration hit
LONDON start-up Jelly Drops is helping to boost proper hydration among elderly people and those living with dementia.
These groups have been among the hardest-hit...
