Innovation

From Russia, with very little love

For all its new-found wealth, has the Russian bear suddenly become cornered by a volatile oil market and a damaged economy? RUSSIAN business is fighting...
AI bot

AI bots are wooing Britain … for better or worse

MORE than a quarter of UK adults have used generative AI, according to research from accounting group Deloitte, and about four million of them...
Qantas Boeing 787

In for the long haul: Qantas to experiment with non-stop trips...

QANTAS Airways is planning to run test flights between London and Sydney to discover how planes, crews and passengers will cope with the longest...

Helmut Schmidt (1918-2015): Pure Genius at the Helm

When the Cold War cast its sinister shadow over Europe, one man turned a key that opened a door for the USA, and allowed...
Aldi trollies

Rise and rise of the budget supermarket

Aldi looks to replicate its monumental success across Europe by opening hundreds of new stores across America, while its almost identical rival Lidl is...

Dr Bernard Kourchner: Activist of Humanitarian Intervention

Humanitarian, activist, doctor, and politician: Bernard Kouchner is an outspoken advocate for the duty of states to intervene in other countries in order to...

Martin Scorsese: A Life Saved by Rock & Roll

If Martin Charles Scorsese hadn’t made the momentous decision to become a film-maker, he would have joined the priesthood. A celibate life of serenity...

Seriously Funny: Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis has been called “the funniest serious writer in America” – the sort of contradictory label that has been pinned to the 55-year-old...

The big fail

What will it take to fix the failures of corporate governance in Germany? IN the wake of two world wars, Germany rose from its own...
Self driving Uber prototype in San Francisco

Uber über alles? Ride-hailing firm damaged by leaked files

By HEATHER LEAH SMITH DISTURBING details have surfaced surrounding ride-hailing service Uber’s chaotic global expansion period. Uber was founded in the US in 2009; within three...