The Senate’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill has yet to be passed through the House but would provide the Department of Energy with $25 billion for projects that showcase the viability of clean energy technology for widespread adoption. This £25 billion would come as part of the bill’s broader investment in programmes to tackle the climate […]
Yizan He, Co-founder and MD of ARTiSTORY, explains how museums are adapting to survive in the post-pandemic, Gen-Z era. Visiting museums isn’t the first hangout of choice for most of Generation Z, which accounts for almost 30% of the world's population in 2020 - that is nearly 2 billion people.In recent years, museum attendance among […]
Staffan Göjeryd, CEO of Telia Carrier, considers what the last 16 months have meant for Telia Carrier, his team and for him, as he looks forward to the future as an independent company. The global economy and the telecom industry were put under incredible strain by the pandemic, and the value of our network as a […]
Andrew Duncan, Partner and UK CEO at Infosys Consulting, explains how businesses can meet ESG targets. Economic recovery will need to consider far more than just your business’ – or even your country’s – finances. As we emerge from the pandemic, leaders will be met with equally global issues: climate change and accelerated inequality. To […]
On Tuesday, a watchdog reported that the space agency’s current programme is behind schedule and will cost over $1 billion. In a tweet, Musk said that his company SpaceX could produce the spacesuits if need be. In the past, SpaceX has developed and produced flight suits for astronauts who launched into orbit on the company’s […]
Miguel Leitmann, CEO of Vision-Box, explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the aviation and travel sector. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented global collapse for the travel industry compounded by the sharp downturn for the air transport sector and its supply chain. The result, which continues to play out today against the backdrop […]
Jerry Mead, Managing Director at Mead&Co, discusses the future of workplace printing in the digital era. Over the last two decades, we’ve become more digitally inclined than ever before. Technology is now embedded in our lives, and the demand for constant innovation has resulted in regular newer, better products being brought to market, from […]
The SpaceX subsidiary is in the final stages of securing a licence to establish a ground station on the Isle of Man. The company has already acquired the right to use particular spectrum bands, has acquired a telecoms licence, and has received the go-ahead to install equipment on the island. Alongside its bases in Cornwall […]
Square and Afterpay have entered into a “Scheme Implementation Deed” under which Square will acquire all of the issued shares in Afterpay. The transaction will be paid entirely in stock and is estimated to have a value of $29 billion. Like many other buy-now-pay-later companies, Afterpay has thrived during the pandemic as more shoppers have […]
On Friday, Xavier Niel announced a “simplified public tender” offer for Iliad shares at an offer price of $216 per share. The proposal saw a 61% increase for the stock on the Euronext Paris, boosting Niel’s net worth by $3 billion up to an estimated net worth of $10.4 billion. Niel owns approximately 70% of […]
On 29 July, after a bumpy few months and a fair share of troubled headlines, Robinhood founders Vlad Tenev, 34 and Baiju Bhatt, 36 each sold around $50 million worth of stock. The mobile-friendly discount brokerage, which pioneered commission-free stock trades, generated a profit of just under $2 billion in its public market debut. Following […]
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