For Europe to emulate Silicon Valley’s tech success, it should change its startup funding model
May 01, 2024 03:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Tech startups will be enthused by the news that Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) veteran General Catalyst is on the verge of raising US$6 billion (4.8 billion) for backing new companies. It comes hot on the heels of an...
May 01, 2024 03:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not. Nursing homes charge somewhere...
Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’
May 01, 2024 03:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Identifying with an activity is different from actually doing it. For example, 49% of Americans play video games, but only 10% identify as gamers. According to a recent survey we conducted, theres also a small gap...
Business and management graduates can become climate change and sustainability champions
May 01, 2024 03:43 am UTC| Insights & Views
There is no doubt about it: the world is in the grips of a climate crisis. The headlines are full of reports about extreme weather events and the negative effects of the fossil fuel industry. This reality means that...
Electric vehicles are usually safer for their occupants – but not necessarily for everyone else
May 01, 2024 03:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
The future of automobiles is electric, but many people worry about the safety of todays electric vehicles. Public opinion about EV crash safety often hinges on a few high-profile fire incidents. Those safety concerns...
‘Britain could soon lose control of its defence industry’ – expert Q&A
May 01, 2024 03:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Miltary spending is surging in the face of heightened geopolitical tensions. The UK plans to hike its defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030, amounting to 87 billion a year. This is an increase from around 2.3% today,...
US sanctions on Iranian hackers highlight growing concern about the Islamic Republic’s cyberwarriors
May 01, 2024 03:41 am UTC| Insights & Views
A feature of the simmering tensions between the US, Israel and Iran has been not just the tit-for-tat missile and drone strikes and assassinations, but accusations of cyberwarfare waged by Iran. On April 23, the US...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects