How blockchain is empowering agritech start-ups
By HENRY DUCKWORTH
A WAVE of innovative start-ups is emerging in the agritech industry. Their mission: improve food production and supply chain management, and increase...
Sophie in ‘t Veld: Calling the European Council to Order
Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld believes that the freedom of every person to hold their own thoughts and opinions is a cornerstone of...
‘Commission-free’ investment platform expected in Q3 2021
FINTECH start-up Lightyear is offering Europe’s first commission-free investment platform.
Set to start rolling out in Q3 2021, Lightyear marries multi-currency accounts with unlimited access...
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...
SME: Engineering Perfection
Perfection is often the outcome of fortuitous circumstance – not necessarily of a carefully traced design process. That’s how a West Sussex precision engineering...
Book review — Vance reveals essence of Musk
Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future) - by Ashlee Vance
CREDIT where it’s due. When someone puts together a biography...
How — and why — to build a digital ecosystem
By MARK WASS
THE VALUE of a digital ecosystem is that it simplifies connections between partners via a centralised point.
No single stakeholder needs to own...
Steeling the limelight in world of fashion
Daring design: a collaboration between a Swedish fashion designer and an innovative steel manufacturer creates steel thinner than silk
By Abi Grogan
CHOOSING the right outfit...
Nouriel Roubini: Europe’s Barbarians Inside the Gate
I am on a two-week European tour at a time that could make one either very pessimistic or constructively optimistic about Europe’s prospects.
First the...
Obituary: Noblesse Oblige – Last of True Monarchs
In his early years as a king, back when he wore a younger man’s clothes, Brajraj Khyatriya Birabara Champati Singh Mohapatra, was a picture...





































