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CEOs make more in first week of January than average salary – pay ratios are the solution

Jan 07, 2020 15:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

The typical FTSE 100 CEO will have earned as much as the average UK worker earns in a year by 5pm on January 6 2020 29,559 for 33 hours of work, according to data compiled by the High Pay Centre think tank. By the close...

How to write better pet adoption ads

Jan 07, 2020 15:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

About 1.5 million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters each year because they werent adopted or had health problems that concerned potential owners. Agencies often use Adopt, Dont Shop! campaigns to encourage people...

A crisis of underinsurance threatens to scar rural Australia permanently

Jan 07, 2020 15:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

Australia is in the midst of a bushfire crisis that will affect local communities for years, if not permanently, due to a national crisis of underinsurance. Already more than 1,500 homes have been destroyed with months...

How To Buy The Right 3D Printing Filament: Ultimate Guide

Jan 07, 2020 07:40 am UTC| Business

The selection of filament is as important as the selection of right 3D printer. One can never achieve best results even with the most expensive printer, if the filament is chosen without proper research and a thought out...

What Next For Kambi?

Jan 07, 2020 07:34 am UTC| Business

For the Kambi Group, 2019 has been a year of ups and downs. The first half of the year was fairly successful, with the company reporting a 25.3% growth in revenue. However, the end of the year hasnt been so good. In...

The Role of Big Data in the Gaming Industry Disruption

Jan 07, 2020 07:32 am UTC| Business

Over the years, big data has become an indispensable part of the global online gaming industry. In terms of revenue, the gaming industry worldwide generated revenue around $40.6 billion only on mobile devices back in...

Phishing Scams Will Explode in 2020--Take Preventative Action Now Before Your Company is Attacked

Jan 07, 2020 00:34 am UTC| Business

Phishing Scams Set to Overwhelm Companies in 2020. Is Your Company Ready and Capable of Stopping Damaging Security Breaches Due to Widespread Phishing Attacks? Preventing 2020 Phishing Scams Means Taking Action...

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Economy

Oil Prices Hover Near Seven-Month High as U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks and Trade Tensions Stir Market Uncertainty

Oil prices remained just below a nearly seven-month high on Tuesday as investors closely monitored renewed U.S.-Iran nuclear talks and ongoing uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy. Heightened Middle East tensions and...

Dollar Stalls as Trump Tariff Turmoil Shakes Global Markets

The U.S. dollar weakened on Tuesday as Asian markets reacted to renewed uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trumps tariff policy and its potential fallout on global trade. Investors reassessed currency positions after...

China Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady as PBOC Maintains Cautious Monetary Policy

Chinas central bank kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged in February, marking the ninth consecutive month of steady policy as officials navigate mixed economic signals and subdued domestic demand. The Peoples Bank of...

Asian Markets Slip as Wall Street Selloff Deepens on Trump Tariff Uncertainty and AI Fears

Asian stock markets edged lower in early Tuesday trading after a sharp selloff on Wall Street rattled global investor sentiment. Heightened uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trumps tariff policy and rising...

Bank of Korea Expected to Hold Interest Rates at 2.50% Through 2026 Amid Currency and Housing Market Risks

South Koreas central bank is widely expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.50% this week and likely through 2026, according to a recent Reuters poll. The Bank of Korea (BOK) is maintaining a cautious...

Politics

Venezuela Amnesty Law Frees Nearly 2,200 Prisoners, Says Jorge Arreaza

Nearly 2,200 people have been released from Venezuelan prisons following the implementation of a new amnesty law, according to lawmaker Jorge Arreaza. The measure, which officially came into effect on Friday, marks a...

Albanese Backs Move to Remove Prince Andrew from Line of Succession Amid Ongoing Investigation

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed he would support legislation to remove Prince Andrew, also known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, from the line of succession to the British throne. In a letter sent...

Australia Launches Royal Commission Into Antisemitism After Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attack

Australia will formally begin a government-backed Royal Commission into antisemitism on Tuesday, following the deadly Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack that left 15 people dead last December. The mass shooting at a Jewish...

Democrats Warn Trump’s China Tech Security Pause Threatens U.S. National Security

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are raising alarms over the Trump administrations decision to pause key technology security measures targeting Beijing, arguing the move could weaken U.S. national security...

Mexico Kills ‘El Mencho’ in Major Military Raid, Escalating War on Cartels

Mexicos military has killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in a dramatic raid that could reshape the countrys fight against organized crime....

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Nvidia Earnings Preview: AI Chip Demand, Data Center Growth and Blackwell Shipments in Focus

Nvidia is poised to report another quarter of strong growth, with Wall Street anticipating upbeat guidance driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure, rising shipments of next-generation Blackwell chips, and...

DeepSeek AI Model Trained on Nvidia Blackwell Chip Sparks U.S. Export Control Concerns

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is reportedly preparing to release a new artificial intelligence model trained on Nvidias most advanced AI chip, the Blackwell, raising serious concerns about potential violations of U.S. export...

xAI’s Grok Secures Pentagon Deal for Classified Military AI Systems Amid Anthropic Dispute

Elon Musks artificial intelligence company, xAI, has signed a significant agreement with the Pentagon to deploy its Grok AI model within classified U.S. military systems, according to a report by Axios citing a defense...

Samsung Stock Hits Record High on Nvidia HBM4 Supply Deal, Boosting AI Chip Rally

Samsung Electronics shares surged to a record high on Monday after reports indicated the company could become the exclusive memory chip supplier for Nvidias next-generation AI processors. The rally highlights growing...

Microsoft Gaming Leadership Shake-Up: Phil Spencer Retires, Asha Sharma Named New Xbox CEO

Microsoft has announced a significant leadership transition in its gaming division, as longtime executive Phil Spencer prepares to retire after 38 years with the company. The move marks a pivotal moment for Microsoft...