COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Even before the pandemic, the U.S. workforce increasingly relied on remote collaboration technologies like videoconferencing and Slack. The global crisis accelerated the adoption of these work tools and…
Read More
With Cleo Smith safely returned to her family, and charges laid against her alleged abductor, much of the media’s focus has now turned to the question of how police can best piece together the details…
Read More
The Central Bank of Nigeria formally introduced eNaira, a pilot retail central bank digital (CBDC) currency on October 25. Nigeria, Africa’s largest country by population, becomes the first on the continent to introduce a pilot CBDC. The amount of electronic currency currently…
Read More
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A wind-driven wildfire burns near power line tower in Sylmar, California, U.S., October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Gene Blevins By Scott DiSavino and Nichola Groom (Reuters) -California on Thursday said it would increase…
Read More
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Eighty-three percent of large U.S. foundations seek input from some of the nonprofits they fund – along with other people, organizations…
Read More
In 2015 a new member was introduced to the family tree of humans. Fossil hominins from the Rising Star cave system outside Johannesburg, South Africa, were found to belong to a previously unidentified hominin species,…
Read More
Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477[email protected] Ref: 31/2021 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a progress report on the implementation of its Principles for Sound Compensation Practices (Principles) and their Implementation Standards (Standards)…
Read More
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose more than…
Read More
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Stock investors mistakenly remember their past investments as better than they actually were, which leads them to be overconfident about how…
Read More
Last month the Australian Space Agency announced plans to send an Australian-made rover to the Moon by as early as 2026, under a deal with NASA. The rover will collect lunar soil containing oxygen, which…
Read More