There’s a new epidemic, this time among birds. An illness is infecting them in the US capital ― and it’s spreading. Experts say the cause is unknown. While humans and other animals continue to grapple...
Marketing is boundaryless, now. Like it or not, it is the product of a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world. So, everything one does is marketing in some way. A product manager needs to...
From working out of his garage to becoming the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos’s departure as Amazon’s CEO is a milestone for one of the world’s most influential companies. Andy Jassy will have big shoes...
Scientists say they have found a new class of memory cells in the brain that remind us who we know and why. It may help us age in the digital age. It’s a common story...
Governments in Asia are planning 600 new coal plants that could lose investors $150 billion and derail efforts to limit temperature rise in line with climate targets, according to a new report. But why? In...
The greenback had a tough week. It fell against most currencies. Our GDP-weighted currency index snapped a three-week drop, which ended an eight-week advance. The combination of a seemingly more hawkish Federal Reserve and position...
It doesn’t get any safer than surfing with the Tor browser. But authoritarian regimes are strengthening their hacking skills. The open source software browser now protects itself with longer addresses. People who value a high...
Charity group Oxfam has released a report saying that while supermarkets, especially German chains expanding in foreign markets, enjoyed a bumper pandemic 2020, food laborers were conducting “modern slave labor.” Charity group Oxfam warned on...
Ella and her friends were playing in the garden. They took turns and were trying to guess what each other thought. It was Ella’s turn. She said “I see something which is red” and everyone...
A plan to privatize South America’s largest state-owned energy provider has been approved by Brazilian lawmakers. Critics warn that privatization will increase energy costs. The lower house of the Brazilian Congress passed legislation on Monday...
Firming long-term US yields have lent the dollar support after trading heavily yesterday. The greenback is around 0.15%-0.50% higher against the major currencies. The Japanese yen and Canadian dollar are among the more resilient, and...
The region was an exception in a year that saw foreign investments crash to greater depths than after the 2009 global financial crisis. The steep fall could have painful implications for Africa’s industrialization bid. Foreign...
