North America: New Canadian Realities and Assorted Trans-Oceanic Rivalries
Canadian voters have been in a rather rebellious mood since the early 2010s when voters in Saskatchewan ousted the long-ruling and progressive New Democratic...
The future isn’t here, but it’s coming towards you – fast!
BV’s RICHARD THOMAS gazes into his (liquid) crystal ball and shares visions of future technology, from fusion power to, well, flying cars…
FUSION power is,...
Deep Oil: Unlocking the Poles
The arrival of peak oil — the point in time when global oil production peaks and begins to forever decline — has loomed for...
North America: US Elections – Truth? How Stupid Is That?
One contrast between the UK and the US versions of the television show The Apprentice is that the British programme takes place in a...
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...
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...
Drop-outs made good: Harvard is still the alma-mater to have
NEW research reveals that three drop-outs from Harvard University are now worth a combined $300bn plus.
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz all dropped...
Digital Detectives: The Disassembly of a Cyber Missile
The ever-present threat of infection by vicious viruses hangs like a Sword of Damocles over anyone using a computer. The dark art of remote...
Winning philosophy, bold progress, and a cyclone test passed with flying...
DHOFAR Insurance Company believes in looking after its customers, thinking globally — and becoming everyone's insurer of choice.
Dhofar Insurance (DIC) has been putting that...
Carlos Rangel: On Savages, Revolutionaries, and Idiots
Driven by nostalgia for times that never were, victimised by foes that never existed, and waiting for an enlightened leader who never arrives: most...
