Microsoft makes ‘carbon negative’ pledge
Chief executive Satya Nadella said he wanted to achieve the goal by 2050
The United States isn’t the best country to raise kids — by a long shot — survey says
Looking to start a family? The United States isn't the best place to do so, according to a new survey from U.S. News & World
Microsoft ends Windows 7 support: What should you do?
Microsoft is going to stop supporting Windows 7 from Tuesday so that it can focus on "newer technologies"
Sri Lanka elephants: ‘Record number’ of deaths in 2019
It is highest figure of elephant deaths to be reported since Sri Lanka became independent in 1948, conservationists said. Most were killed
These are the best citizenships to have around the world
Like it or not, it is indeed a reality that a person’s citizenship can have a big impact on the quality of their life and ease of access to certain rights
Counting whales from space: scientists and engineers plan hi-tech effort
An aquarium and an engineering firm in Massachusetts are working on a project to better protect whales
The Top Sustainability Stories of 2019
In my annual review of big themes in sustainability and business — in other words, how companies manage environmental and social issues and opportunities
What the Biggest Business Deals of 2019 Tell Us About the Next Decade
Unlike the earth’s climate, the climate for business deals remained stubbornly unchanged in 2019 — or did it?
Climate change hope for hydrogen fuel
Hydrogen fuel is a relatively green alternative to alternatives that produce greenhouse gases.
Barcelona’s car-free smart city experiment
In the centre of bustling and busy Barcelona there is unusual quiet: just the babble of children playing in a small playground and the sound of the birds
Sydney Will Host New Year’s Eve Fireworks Despite Bushfires ‘to Celebrate a New Year of Hope’
The New Year’s Eve firework display at Sydney Harbour will go ahead as planned, despite a total fire ban and calls for it to be canceled due
Newly face-lifted Big Ben will ring in London New Year
Britain’s Big Ben bell in parliament’s landmark clock tower will ring at midnight on New Year’s Eve, marking the start of a year for the first time since
How One CEO Successfully Led a Digital Transformation
Nancy McKinstry, CEO of Wolters Kluwer, has successfully shifted her company’s business to digital products over 15 years
How the Great Barrier Reef was saved in the 1960s
In the 1960s, conservationists began fighting to prevent the Queensland government from allowing mining and oil drilling on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
GSK puts faith in AI to make more successful drugs more quickly
GlaxoSmithKline is ramping up its use of artificial intelligence and recruiting 80 AI specialists by the end of 2020 as it turns to cutting-edge computing
Boeing chief fired but 737 concerns persist
More than 340 people died in the disasters, prompting accusations that Boeing put profit before safety
Deutsche Bank whistleblower hits back at regulator
In October Anna Waterhouse said Dubai regulators had failed to investigate "suspicious circumstances" at Kaloti, the emirate's biggest gold
Will Gotanomics reform our SOEs?
As a country, Sri Lanka has seen its fair share of challenges. Since Independence, apart from the 1977 economic reforms, our economic
How the snow globe became a million dollar idea
Snow globes have become a favourite Christmas ornament. But the man who invented them didn't set out to make anything merry-looking. Instead
Google goes offline after fibre cables cut
The issue, which lasted for about two hours, was caused by multiple fibre cables being physically cut at the same time, a highly unusual thing to happen
