THE PAYMENTS FORECAST BOOK 2019
22 forecasts of the global payments industry’s most impactful trends — and what's driving them
This company turns emissions into fuel
The world's industrial sector -- places like steel mills, refineries, and chemical plans -- contributes over 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
How protests pushed Hong Kong to the recession brink
Preliminary growth figures due out Thursday are expected to show Hong Kong has entered a technical recession, defined as two consecutive quarters
Healthy diet means a healthy planet, study shows
Eating healthy food is almost always also best for the environment, according to the most sophisticated analysis to date
Alphabet: Google parent company posts 23% decline in profits as expenses rise
Alphabet’s stock fell as much as 4% in after hours trading after it reported it missed analyst expectations and posted a 23% decline in profit as it faces
Brexit: European leaders agree extension to 31 January
EU leaders have agreed in principle to extend Brexit until 31 January 2020 - meaning the UK will not leave as planned on Thursday
WILL RAMPANT CORRUPTION SPARK AN ARAB AUTUMN?
In the past two months, mass protests have erupted in Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon
Southern H’way link to BIA expressway opens on Nov.5
The Outer Circular Highway (OCH) between Kerawalapitiya and Kadwatha will be declared open for the public on November 5, a senior Road Development
Cracking the Code of Sustained Collaboration
Ask any leader whether his or her organization values collaboration, and you’ll get a resounding yes. Ask whether the firm’s strategies to increase
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey goes after Mark Zuckerberg
At the Twitter News Summit on Thursday, CEO Jack Dorsey let loose with his criticisms of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an interview with BuzzFeed
Dogs show a nose for archaeology by sniffing out 3,000 year old tombs
The scent-tracking abilities of trained dogs have helped archaeologists discover iron age tombs in Croatia dating back nearly three thousand years
Wheels of fortune? A new age for electric motors
But what about the motor that actually drives the car?
New gene editing tool could fix most harmful DNA mutations
Scientists have raised fresh hopes for treating people with genetic disorders by inventing a powerful new molecular tool that, in principle, can correct
Melting glaciers reveal five new islands in the Arctic
The Russian navy says it has discovered five new islands revealed by melting glaciers in the remote Arctic
The World Economy Is Stumbling Toward Disaster
The world’s finance ministers and central-bank governors gathered this past weekend in Washington and looked out at a global economy badly in need of treatment
China has more ‘unicorn’ start-ups than the US
The country has produced 206 unicorns while the US has 203, the China-based Hurun Institute reported
‘Eco-shaming’ is on the rise, but does it work?
How are your green credentials? Unless they're whiter than white, you may encounter a new phenomenon: ‘eco-shaming’
Qantas Dreamliner completes longest ever commercial flight
They did the Macarena 10,972 metres above Las Vegas, dined on chilli- and lime-poached prawns and spicy “Jiangxi-style” cod and watched a fair few movies
Ivory Coast law could see chocolate industry ‘wipe out’ protected forests
The Ivory Coast’s dwindling rainforests could be “wiped out” under a new law that will see legal protections removed from thousands of square miles
Ford announces launch of largest electric vehicle charging network in the US
Ford doesn't currently offer any electric vehicles, but it announced Thursday that, once it does, it will offer the largest North American network of
