EV News Round-up Summer 2021
By RICHARD THOMAS
EV SALES in the US grew by 95 percent between January and April, compared with a 36 percent increase in the overall...
Camel racing hits its stride as robot jockeys take the saddle
The sport is making a massive comeback in the UAE thanks to some new technology that’s proving to be big business
PEOPLE have been racing...
Book Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and...
There aren’t many contemporary works on global economics that pinpoint the Black Death as a major factor in the development of the modern world.
Economist...
‘A pro-enterprise pioneer’ – CBI Scotland Annual Dinner
Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General, outlined reasons why overseas firms should continue investing in the country at the CBI Scotland Annual Dinner this evening (Thursday).
Attending...
Winnie Byanyima: From the Bush to the Global Stage
Oxfam International’s dynamic director Winnie Byanyima possesses a most extraordinary CV. Her career includes working as Uganda’s first female aeronautical engineer, living in the...
Asia Pacific: Japan – A Uniquely Successful Model
Ernest Hemmingway once said that going broke happens very slowly – and then all of a sudden. The world has been waiting for more...
The bottle of Hastings
The driving force behind the success of Netflix.
IF he didn’t have a healthy fear of the uncompromising wrath of his wife, Reed Hastings' net...
Ida Tin: a woman with the heart of a lion
BV has profiled this femtech pioneer before — and probably will again. There’s no stopping her, reports HEATHER LEAH SMITH...
IDA TIN is a Danish...
Ray Tomlinson – the alpha email
WHEN Ray Tomlinson inadvertently invented the email, he had no idea his coding and revolutionary use of the ‘@’ sign would change the world...
Wall Street’s Second Act
Now is the time to get rich. The volume of money idling on the side lines for lack of yield now stands at an...