I’ve always been fascinated with dumpster diving: my first feature sale to Wired (21 years ago!) told the tale of Darren Atkinson, the most successful high-tech diver I know. In Germany (where 18 million tons of food are thrown away every year), a subculture…
British stocks stumbled on Monday as growing concerns about the impact of U.S.-China trade tensions reverberated around the globe. The U.K. FTSE 100 index UKX, -1.78% slumped 2.05% to 7254.87, with oil producers, banks, miners and insurers all skidding. …
Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Global communication network concept. Worldwide business. Getty Say you are a successful US-based franchise company and you have expanded to the point where your market …
Activision Blizzard, publisher of hit games Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush moved 5bn to companies in Bermuda and Barbados between 2013-2017, documents reveal. The company is currently under investigation by tax authorities i…
As many expected, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in 11 years. The Fed reduced its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a range of 2 to 2.25%. It is the first time since the great financial crisis that the Fed has cut rates. Back …
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC isn’t dead, although it may as well be in the UK. Due to a patent dispute with Munich-based research and development company Ipcom, the company has pulled its smartphones from the UK market. The patent specifically pertai…
There are absolutely loads of reasons to consider fitting your home or business with a smart lock, aside from the novelty factor of being able to open your place with your phone or fingerprint. That is a pretty convincing reason, though. By investing in a sm…
For nearly fifteen years LanzaTech has been developing a carbon capture technology that can turn waste streams into ethanol that can be used for chemicals and fuel. Now, with $72 million in fresh funding at a nearly $1 billion valuation and a newly inked par…