Qantas idles 2,500 more staff as COVID-19 cuts domestic flights
(Reuters) – Qantas Airways Ltd is temporarily idling about 2,500 employees without pay for at least two months in a bid to cope ..
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McDonald’s makes masks mandatory for all customers, staff
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp on Monday confirmed that all its customers and staff will need to start wearing masks again in..
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European shares climb higher; oil hit by China demand concerns
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares picked up in early trading on Monday after a recovery in Asian equities overnight, with risk ..
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Zoom reaches $85 million settlement over user privacy, ‘Zoombombing’
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Zoom Video Communications Inc agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a ..
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Employee benefits fit for the workplace of the future
By: Nick Greenston, CEO of Retinue Talent Solutions COVID-19 has shone a light on the importance of employee benefits. And, as worker..
Business
Beyond CryptoKitties: NFTs are poised to permanently transform the art world
Non-Fungible Tokens (or NFTs) are revolutionising how we represent the ownership, validity and scarcity of digital assets – they’ve ev..
Technology
Bitcoin’s energy usage – two sides to every story
By Alessa Berg, founder and CEO, Top Tier Impact (TTI) In recent research, it has been stated that Bitcoin mining worldwide consumes a..
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How Blockchain can help developing countries
The Covid Pandemic has driven the fastest acceleration of digitalisation ever seen. This change is also affecting governments many of ..
Finance
Veritone Launches MARVEL.ai, a Complete End-to-End Voice-as-a-Service Solution, to Create and Monetise Hyper-Realistic Synthetic Voice Content at Commercial Scale
Veritone MARVEL.ai creates new and immediate revenue opportunities for media companies, brands and celebrities, while reducing time an..
Business
Why Equipment Assets Should Be The Source of Your Customer Strategy
While industry 4.0 technologies played a decisive role in the pandemic response at many companies, COVID-19 has also exposed frailties..
Business
Sordin and Cardo Crew Join Forces To Create New Generation Of Smart Hearing Protectors For Professional Teams On The Move
Leading PPE manufacturer partners with global player in critical communication technology to revolutionise the way professional mobili..
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Green debt swaps firmly on the agenda, says new Planet Tracker report
With the World Bank and the IMF planning green debt swaps, financial think tank reveals why African countries should be the priority d..
Finance
Gold-based fintech Glint smashes crowdfunding target securing over £3m ($4m) – 151% of target raised as Seedrs fundraising closes in UK
Crowdfunding is still open to US investors via the Republic platform Almost 1,200 investors join Glint’s payments revolution as cons..
Finance
Olympics-Cycling-Britain’s Shriever wins gold in women’s BMX
TOKYO (Reuters) – Bethany Shriever of Britain won the Olympic women’s BMX race gold medal on Friday at the Ariake Urban..
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International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module -NASA
By Steve Gorman and Polina Ivanova (Reuters) – The International Space Station (ISS) was thrown briefly out of control on Thursd..
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Revealed: Consumers’ financial data tracked 400% more during COVID
On average, 350 companies hold consumers’ data & Brits share their financial data with 60 companies on average Ebay, Eventbrite ..
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Are Crypto Firms Laser-Focused on Anti-Money Laundering Compliance?
By Adam McLaughlin, Director of AML Strategy, NICE Actimize Are cryptocurrency management firms making an even stronger effort than e..
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PayU invests in blockchain-based payments with CELO and launches new stablecoin option to 450,000 merchants
One of the largest online payment service providers for emerging markets, PayU, has purchased CELO, and will also offer Celo stablecoi..
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Blockchain: En Route to the Global Supply Chain
By Erminio Di Paola, Vice President, HERE Technologies Global supply chains are fragmented and pose a sequence of challenges. Getting ..
Business
Apparel 2.0 – Clothes that Know the Truth
Cyrus Gilbert-Rolfe, Managing Director, EMEA & Oceania, EVRYTHNG According to the CBI Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Europe’s appare..
Opinion
One fifth of UK workers do not intend to commute again post pandemic
Almost one fifth of UK workers do not intend to return to the office again post pandemic, largely due to ongoing concerns around infec..
Business
Why SEO is crucial for business success post-pandemic
By Annabel Mulliner from Little Seed Group While having a digital presence was already becoming increasingly crucial for businesses of..
Business
How to make hybrid working successful
By Michele Don Durbin, Evernote’s SVP of Marketing Many teams are moving to a hybrid working environment, a model that combines remote..
Business
Five ways businesses can prepare themselves for the digital economy – Be Kaler Pilgrim
We’ve all seen what happens to businesses who are slow to adapt to the digital-first economy. Take, for instance, Topshop – a br..
Business
From implant chips to green web hosting, here’s what experts believe the future of the internet will look like
A new report by Fasthosts uncovers what the internet will look like in 2050. From immersive VR to implant chips, and green web hostin..
Technology
SoftBank sells 45 million shares in Uber – source
(Corrects SoftBank’s ticker symbol in paragraph 1) By Echo Wang (Reuters) -SoftBank is selling about 45 million of its shares in..
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Facebook’s slowdown warning hangs over strong ad sales, while Zuckerberg talks ‘metaverse’
By Elizabeth Culliford and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it expects revenue growth to “decelerate sign..
Business
Fed says U.S. economic recovery on track despite COVID-19 surge
By Howard Schneider, Lindsay Dunsmuir and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. economic recovery remains on track despite a rise ..
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Aston Martin’s first SUV helps push up sales by more than 200%
LONDON (Reuters) – Carmaker Aston Martin reported on Wednesday a 224% increase in sales to its dealers, boosted by its first spo..
Business
Johnson urges caution on drawing conclusions from falling COVID cases
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged caution on Wednesday on drawing conclusions from a seven-day decli..
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How to get the most out of your peer-to-peer support group
By: Kevin Brent- director of BizSmart Peer-to-peer business support has never been more important than during the current times of unc..
Business
5 Top Tips on how to grow a technology company
By: Jolyon Bennet Behind every successful business, there is usually a story; some straightforward, some inspiring and others pretty n..
Technology
How The UK Adapted to Working from Home
By: Philip Macdonald, Co-Founder of specialist finance and HR recruitment agency, Wade Macdonald, discusses staff welfare throughout t..
Business
The Evolving World Of Work – What Next For Employers?
Kathryn Barnes, Employment Counsel, EMEA at Globalization Partners For those most affected by the change to remote work, post-COVID wo..
Business
Diversity and inclusion doesn’t have a finish line: don’t make it a race to perfection
By: Chris Parke, CEO at Talking Talent There is an old saying that ‘practice makes perfect’, and when it comes to diversity and inclus..
Business
Using cloud-based communications to gain a competitive edge
By: Matt Parker, CEO of Babble unlocks the secrets to successful technology partnerships The fastest growing, most efficient and resi..
Technology
Techie turn-offs: Top 7 things that put talent off applying for tech roles
According to research from LinkedIn, 150 million new technology jobs will be created in the next five years; however, a 2020 report by..
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