Infant formula companies are behind the guidelines on milk allergy, and their sales are soaring

Dec 16, 2018 13:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

There has been a six-fold increase in sales of infant formula prescribed for babies with cows milk protein allergy in the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2016. This is despite no evidence of a concurrent increase in the...

3 ways Facebook and other social media companies could clean up their acts – if they wanted to

Dec 16, 2018 13:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Facebook is in crisis mode, but the company can take major steps to fix itself and the global community it says it wants to promote. Facebook founder, CEO and majority shareholder Mark Zuckerberg need not wait for...

The government's encryption laws finally passed despite concerns over security

Dec 16, 2018 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

After being caught up in the broader drama of the last day of Parliament for 2018, the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 passed both houses on Thursday, with the support...

K-popnomics: How Indonesia and other nations can learn from Korean pop music industry

Dec 16, 2018 13:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

Americans have Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 and Bon Jovi. On the other side of the world, South Koreans have equally big names like BTS, Hyuna and Girls Generation. Korean pop K-pop has taken the world by storm, not just in...

Why Apple is no longer a by-word for innovation – just ask the markets

Dec 16, 2018 13:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Economy

Which company would you say is going to grow faster in the coming years: Apple or Dominos Pizza? Intuitively, we see Apple as an innovative firm with a forward-looking culture and disruptive ideas, while Dominos Pizza...

Beware of natural supplements for sex gain and weight loss

Dec 16, 2018 13:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Many consumers consider dietary supplements to be natural and, therefore, safe. In fact, the Council for Responsible Nutrition reported in 2017 that 87 percent of U.S. consumers have confidence that dietary supplements,...

Tech giants need to take more responsibility for the advertising that makes them billions

Dec 16, 2018 13:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Last week I was followed around the Internet by a pair of shoes. I had looked at them online as a gift for my father-in-law, but he didnt like them, and neither did I. Yet no matter what site I visited, there they were,...