[ad_1] The aviation industry requires more carrot and less stick going forward to become more sustainable, according to the director general of the International Air Transport Association. Speaking at CNBC’s Sustainable Future Forum on Friday, Willie Walsh was asked if subsidies and tax breaks to encourage investments into cleaner energy …
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What a long-term weak pound means for the U.K. economy
[ad_1] A British one pound coin sits in this arranged photograph in London, U.K. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The British pound‘s exchange rate against the U.S. dollar has been on a rollercoaster ride in recent months. After a year of steady decline, it plunged to an all-time …
Read More »Today’s Powerball jackpot is expected to hit a record $1.9 billion
[ad_1] CNN — The Powerball lottery jackpot is expected to grow to $1.9 billion for Monday’s drawing, according to the California Lottery, making it the largest lotto prize ever offered – just as its organizers intended when they changed the odds in 2015. There were no winning tickets sold for …
Read More »Department for Education escapes £10m fine over data misuse
[ad_1] The Department for Education (DfE) has been given a reprimand but escaped a £10m regulatory fine for a data breach that saw a database of personal information held on 28 million people misused by a third-party organisation over a “prolonged” period between September 2018 and January 2020. The …
Read More »Keeping personally identifiable data personal
[ad_1] The BBC has developed a web app that uses live personal data from the BBC, Spotify and Netflix to create a media profile for users. According to BBC Research, this media profile allows the user to view and edit their entire media viewing history in one place. Built …
Read More »Candidate experience evolves to engender more emotional engagement
[ad_1] At a time of ongoing skills and talent shortages across most areas of the economy, the idea of wooing prospective employees with a compelling candidate experience is garnering increased attention. Whereas it used to be considered a “nice-to-have” that was explored after other elements of the recruitment process …
Read More »Data-driven decision making will fail – and here is why
[ad_1] Most people have heard of data-driven decision making – the admirable desire to make better decisions through data. The conventional justification is that given the world’s complexity, organisations need data to make decisions. Such ideas exist across organisations from governments to companies to hospitals. In fact, they are …
Read More »China’s exports shrink unexpectedly as global slowdown jolts demand
[ad_1] China’s exports and imports unexpectedly contracted in October, the first simultaneous slump since May 2020, as surging inflation and rising interest rates hammered global demand while new COVID-19 curbs at home disrupted output and consumption. The bleak October trade figures highlight the challenge for policymakers in China as exports …
Read More »Boston Bruins rescind contract with Mitchell Miller after NHL deems him ineligible to play in league
[ad_1] CNN — The Boston Bruins rescinded their contract with Mitchell Miller Sunday after the National Hockey League deemed him ineligible to join the team due to a bullying incident the player participated in when he was a young teenager. The decision is effective immediately, just days after the Bruins …
Read More »Rich countries alone cannot close funding gap for climate change
[ad_1] Public aid and funding from governments of developed countries alone won’t be enough to close the funding gap on climate change initiatives in developing countries, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told CNBC. More private investments are needed to help developing countries to meet their climate change targets, said the managing …
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