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NCSC’s “Decrypting Diversity” report: the UK Cyber Security Council responds

NCSC’s “Decrypting Diversity” report: the UK Cyber Security Council responds

The Council is cited in two of the report’s six recommendations: “Publicise the success stories” and “Map out the skills and roles” N..

Britain on track for record Black Friday sales

Britain on track for record Black Friday sales

(Adds dropped word in paragraph 4) By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britain looks to be on track for record sales over the Blac..

Telecom Italia tops Europe’s STOXX 600 amid spiking COVID-19 cases

Telecom Italia tops Europe’s STOXX 600 amid spiking COVID-19 cases

By Anisha Sircar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares ended a four-day losing streak on Wednesday with shares of Telecom It..

Britain’s Prince Charles to open new AstraZeneca research centre

Britain’s Prince Charles to open new AstraZeneca research centre

CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Charles will formally open a new 1 billion pound ($1.3 billion) AstraZeneca resea..

Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

By David Henry and Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s latest spat with Visa shows big retailers, armed wi..

Austria imposes full lockdown, Germany may follow as COVID grips Europe

Austria imposes full lockdown, Germany may follow as COVID grips Europe

By Francois Murphy and Paul Carrel VIENNA/BERLIN (Reuters) -Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full..

Britain’s Kingfisher sees annual profit towards higher end of forecasts

Britain’s Kingfisher sees annual profit towards higher end of forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) – British home improvement retailer Kingfisher forecast full year profit towards the higher end of its previous..

UK retail sales rise by 0.8% in October: ONS

UK retail sales rise by 0.8% in October: ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales rose by 0.8% last month, a bigger rise than expected, official data showed on Friday. A ..

Businesses are spending one whole year of an employee’s time interviewing graduate candidates

Businesses are spending one whole year of an employee’s time interviewing graduate candidates

1,900 hours a year are spent on average by firms interviewing for graduate roles An average of five candidates are interviewed per gr..

Konica Minolta launches free online DX360° Assessment to help businesses assess and improve their digital transformation journeys

Konica Minolta launches free online DX360° Assessment to help businesses assess and improve their digital transformation journeys

London, UK, 16 November 2021 Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd is proud to launch its new DX360° Assessment, a free online to..

Exclusive-U.S. asks Japan, China, others to consider tapping oil reserves -sources

Exclusive-U.S. asks Japan, China, others to consider tapping oil reserves -sources

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has asked some of the w..

Global AI leader Laiye lands in UK to disrupt The Big Three

Global AI leader Laiye lands in UK to disrupt The Big Three

One in five Global Fortune 500 companies already prefer Laiye’s intelligent automation over legacy players UiPath, Automation Anywhere..

What customers value is central to management decisions

What customers value is central to management decisions

Perceived customer value is highly relevant across industries, and is central to managerial decision making, according to new research..

Jukka Mannerkoski joins Aito to head Operations & Sourcing

Jukka Mannerkoski joins Aito to head Operations & Sourcing

Former Microsoft and Nokia sourcing expert joins Aito team • More than 15 years’ sourcing expertise • Appointment follows the company’..

British Columbia sees death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa pledges aid

British Columbia sees death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa pledges aid

By Jesse Winter ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia (Reuters) – The death toll from massive floods and landslides that devastated parts..

Soccer-Edouard and Ferland Mendy slam media mix-ups with accused Benjamin

Soccer-Edouard and Ferland Mendy slam media mix-ups with accused Benjamin

(Reuters) – Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy and Real Madrid’s Ferland Mendy have complained about media outlets using their ..

CRYPTO – WHAT MORE PROOF DO THE NAY-SAYERS NEED?

CRYPTO – WHAT MORE PROOF DO THE NAY-SAYERS NEED?

Katharine Wooller, Managing Director, UK & Eire, Dacxi Katharine Wooller, Managing Director, UK & Eire, Dacxi Many..

The strategic business value of Blockchain in insurance

The strategic business value of Blockchain in insurance

By Giang Tran, Founding Director of akaChain, FPT Software Blockchain is transforming how insurers, insurees and agents work together...

Bitcoin price rise to continue into 2022 as inflation fears grow?

Bitcoin price rise to continue into 2022 as inflation fears grow?

The Bitcoin price is likely to continue its skywards trajectory until at least the second quarter of 2022 amid continuing global infla..

Ireland looks to seaweed in quest to curb methane from cows

Ireland looks to seaweed in quest to curb methane from cows

By Clodagh Kilcoyne and Conor Humphries ATHENRY, Ireland (Reuters) – Scientists are combing Ireland’s west coast for seawe..

Hungarian doctors warn of ‘sad Christmas’ as COVID cases soar

Hungarian doctors warn of ‘sad Christmas’ as COVID cases soar

By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary reported 10,265 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, its highest daily tally since the ..

Cricket-Recalled Khawaja to battle Head for Ashes spot

Cricket-Recalled Khawaja to battle Head for Ashes spot

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Batsman Usman Khawaja has been recalled to Australia’s test squad for the Ashes and will duel..

Seabed rock may have caused holes in Estonia ferry that sank, officials say

Seabed rock may have caused holes in Estonia ferry that sank, officials say

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Rock on the seabed may have gouged previously unknown holes in the hull of the ferry Estonia, which sank i..

CLOUDSEC 2021 calls for organisations to reimagine their cloud and security strategy

CLOUDSEC 2021 calls for organisations to reimagine their cloud and security strategy

The conference will also feature keynotes and discussions with insights from India  Bangalore, November 11, 2021 – CLOUDSEC, the leadi..

Health, Beauty and Well-being Christmas Treats from Beurer

Health, Beauty and Well-being Christmas Treats from Beurer

11 November 2021 If you are looking for a thoughtful health and wellness gift to make your loved ones feel even more fabulous, pampere..

360WORK – The new recruitment platform fit for the new world of work • Leveraging machine learning and human intelligence for the best outcome

360WORK – The new recruitment platform fit for the new world of work • Leveraging machine learning and human intelligence for the best outcome

10 November 2021 360WORK, today announces its all-in-one global hiring platform, established to connect and match high quality profess..

SonicWall: ‘Largest Platform Evolution in Company History’ Unifies Cloud, Virtual & Hardware Portfolio

SonicWall: ‘Largest Platform Evolution in Company History’ Unifies Cloud, Virtual & Hardware Portfolio

10 November 2021 New NSsp, NSa firewalls quadruple threat prevention performance designed for distributed enterprises, governments and..

Britain’s Tesco increases dominance with 12-week sales rise – NielsenIQ

Britain’s Tesco increases dominance with 12-week sales rise – NielsenIQ

LONDON (Reuters) – Tesco, Britain’s largest retailer, was the only one of the country’s big four grocers to grow sal..

Volvo Car considers opening third plant in Europe

Volvo Car considers opening third plant in Europe

BERLIN (Reuters) -Volvo Cars is considering building a third plant in Europe in order to boost its production capacity beyond 1.2 mill..

Trump reaches $375M deal to sell DC hotel – WSJ

Trump reaches $375M deal to sell DC hotel – WSJ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump’s family hotel company has reached a deal to sell the rights to its W..

Oil prices slide amid fears of supply boost, weaker demand

Oil prices slide amid fears of supply boost, weaker demand

By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil prices skidded on Monday, under pressure from expectations of higher supplies ..

Ed Sheeran wins best artist as MTV Europe Music Awards returns to live format

Ed Sheeran wins best artist as MTV Europe Music Awards returns to live format

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran won best artist and best song for “Bad Habits”, while K-po..

Shipping companies feel the heat as investors shun coal

Shipping companies feel the heat as investors shun coal

By Jonathan Saul and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Shipping companies that transport the world’s coal are in the crossha..

WHY NFTs AREN’T JUST FOR GROWNUPS

WHY NFTs AREN’T JUST FOR GROWNUPS

By: Cheryl Griffin, creator of AlphaBetty Doodles. The AlphaBetty Doodles NFT project has turned over£3 million, and I s..

Analysis-China property financing tweaks fall short of investor expectations

Analysis-China property financing tweaks fall short of investor expectations

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will stand firm on policies to curb excess borrowing by property developers even as it makes financing..

Insurer Aviva says capital return and costs targets on track

Insurer Aviva says capital return and costs targets on track

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -British insurer Aviva is on track to return at least 4 billion pounds ($5.41 billion) to shareholder..

NASA, SpaceX launch 4 more astronauts into orbit on flight to space station

NASA, SpaceX launch 4 more astronauts into orbit on flight to space station

By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) -NASA and private rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts into o..