I WAS much impressed by Heidi Allen’s first speech when she left the Conservative Party to join the Independent Group, now known as the Change UK Party. How could the Conservative high command have ignored such a prodigious talent? But I’m afraid I was very much underwhelmed by her performance at a Beer and Brexit … Read more
Mexico is ready to hit the U.S. where it hurts: Corn. Mexico is one of the top buyers of American corn in the world today. And Mexican senator Armando Rios Piter, who leads a congressional committee on foreign relations, says he will introduce a bill this week where Mexico will buy corn from Brazil and … Read more
Organizations are navigating a transformative period where the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) — particularly generative AI (gen AI) — promises to disrupt and reshape business landscapes, job roles, and employee development priorities.
THE END-OF-AUSTERITY message has certainly got through to the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS). On June 10th the CPS launched “Britain Beyond Brexit”, a new collection of essays edited by George Freeman and written for the most part by fellow products of the 2010 intake of MPs. The CPS hired the biggest room in 1 … Read more
America is great because of its willingness to accept talented immigrants. That’s what Nandan Nilekani, the billionaire co-founder of Infosys Technologies, would tell President Trump if he had the opportunity. “If you really want to keep the U.S. … globally competitive, you should be open to overseas talent,” Nilekani said on the sidelines of CNN’s … Read more
AMY GALLO: You’re listening to Women at Work from Harvard Business Review. I’m Amy Gallo. AMY BERNSTEIN: And I’m Amy Bernstein. Toward the end of 2023, our producer Amanda saw a LinkedIn post from one of our former guests, Marti Bledsoe, that made her eyes go wide. Marti had titled the post “A PRETTY BIG … Read more
The latest disasters to befall Change UK—Chuka Umunna’s decision to join the Liberal Democrats and the party’s decision to change its name for a third time—are a good excuse to reflect on the sad fate of one of the most ill-starred parties in British political history.
You may never have to plug in your iPhone again. Apple has joined an industry group devoted to wireless charging, strengthening existing rumors that the next iPhone will charge without a cord. The Wireless Power Consortium, which is made up of some 200 organizations that promote a single wireless charging standard, confirmed to CNNTech that … Read more
For the past 30 years, fossil fuel companies have been effective at pre-empting and undermining resistance to their greenhouse gas-emitting activities. Savvy PR campaigns have confused the public, lobbying and political donations have influenced governments and their regulatory agencies, and, in some cases, an active cover-up has hidden these companies’ own research into the damaging … Read more
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt progress to the final stage of the Tory leadership contest