Articles by Business Desk
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Business
Jeff Bezos commits $15 billion to fight climate change
Tuesday, 18 February 2020, 3:24PMJeff Bezos is throwing his weight — and wealth — behind the fight against climate change months after Amazon employees publicly...
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Entertainment
Disney apologises after charging school for showing 'The Lion King'
Sunday, 9 February 2020, 11:40AMDisney CEO Bob Iger has apologised to a California elementary school after it was charged $250 for showing the studio's 2019...
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World
Calls for investigation after UN finds Saudi prince hacked Bezo's phone
Thursday, 23 January 2020, 6:31PMUN experts said they are "gravely concerned" by information they have received suggesting that a WhatsApp account belonging...
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World
Greta Thunberg: 'Nothing has been done' to tackle the climate crisis
Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 3:50PMGreta Thunberg took the stage at the World Economic Forum Tuesday to admonish world leaders for doing "basically nothing"...
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Business
Oxfam: Number of billionaires doubles in 10 years, widening inequality
Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 3:53PMGlobal inequality is "out of control" because of biased economic systems that exclude many women while allowing billionaires...
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Technology
Microsoft is killing off support for Windows 7
Wednesday, 15 January 2020, 5:18PMIt's the end of the line for Windows 7. Microsoft will no longer support the 11-year-old operating system as of Tuesday....
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Technology
Research: New battery could charge your phone for five days
Sunday, 12 January 2020, 10:47AMAustralian researchers claim they have developed a battery that can keep a smartphone charged for five days or power an electric...
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Business
Jeep to unveil plug-in hybrid versions of four wheel drives
Friday, 3 January 2020, 2:09PMThe Jeep Wrangler is famous for its ability to tackle brutal off-road conditions. It's also known for the fact that, generally,...
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Lifestyle
Nanobots and ape chauffeurs: The 2020 predictions that didn't come true
Thursday, 2 January 2020, 1:34PMYou're late for work because you forgot to set the alarm clock embedded in your forearm. Rushing out of bed, you give your...
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Business
Nasdaq closes above 9,000 points for the first time
Friday, 27 December 2019, 12:18PMThe Nasdaq Composite logged its tenth record in a row on Thursday and finished above 9,000 points for the first time ever....
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Business
Business confidence hits highest level since coalition took power
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 2:53PMBusiness confidence continued to improve in December, hitting the highest level since October 2017 when the current government...
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World
Greta Thunberg named Time Person of the Year
Thursday, 12 December 2019, 3:10PMTime magazine has chosen Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate crisis activist, as person of the year. Thunberg, 16, is the youngest...
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World
Thai cave hero gets emotional during trial over Elon Musk tweet
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 8:45PM"Disgusting." That's the word Vernon Unsworth used to describe how he felt when his attorney asked him what it was like to...
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Business
Elon Musk loses nearly $1billion in one day after Cybertruck stuff up
Sunday, 24 November 2019, 11:57AMElon Musk's reimagined electric version of the pickup truck, the Cybertruck, has captured some internet attention and sales....
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Sport
Olympics and Airbnb hope to lower cost burden on host cities
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 2:51PMAirbnb and the International Olympic Committee announced a new partnership Monday that will expand the availability of housing...
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Business
Bill Gates tops Jeff Bezos as richest person in the world
Sunday, 17 November 2019, 9:42AMBill Gates is back on top. On Friday, Gates surpassed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to reclaim the distinction of richest person...
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Business
Microsoft reaps benefits after four day working week trial in Japan
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 3:15PMA growing number of smaller companies are adopting a four-day workweek. Now the results of a recent trial at Microsoft suggest...
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World
Facebook News under fire for launching with Breitbart News as source
Sunday, 27 October 2019, 10:40AMWhen Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook was developing a section for news, he said it would be devoted to curating "high...
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Business
US states launch antitrust investigation into Google
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 3:38PMA group of 50 attorneys general from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico unveiled a major antitrust investigation...
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Business
VW reveals first electric car
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 3:34PMAfter unveiling a new brand identity and logo, Volkswagen revealed a new electric car to go along with it. The ID.3, a compact...
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World
$17m or $70m? 'Nazi Porsche' fails to sell after auction snafu
Monday, 19 August 2019, 3:41PMA bulbous race car from the 1930s was expected to be the most expensive car with the Porsche name ever sold at auction. But...
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World
$250m defamation lawsuit filed by MAGA hat boy dismissed
Sunday, 28 July 2019, 10:27AMA very significant ruling in the media law world came Friday: A federal judge in Kentucky dismissed a $250 million defamation...
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World
War hero Alan Turing to appear on British £50 note
Tuesday, 16 July 2019, 2:49PMAlan Turing, a crack code-breaker and visionary mathematician who was convicted under Victorian-era homophobic laws, will...
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World
Donald Trump forum on Reddit 'quarantined' over threats of violence
Sunday, 30 June 2019, 1:57PMReddit has "quarantined" its subreddit "The_Donald," the most popular section of its site for supporters of President Trump...