One piece of the puzzle to stem Amazonian deforestation and promote rural livelihoods: the bioeconomy
Urgent solutions are needed to stem the massive destruction of natural and cultural wealth in the Amazon rainforest, with deforestation in Brazil on the rise
Foxconn to invest $600 million in India’s Karnataka to make iPhone components, chip equipment
Foxconn will invest $600 million in two projects in India’s Karnataka to make casing components for iPhones and chip-making equipment, signaling its growing interest in the
CVS Health cuts 5,000 jobs as part of restructuring plan
CVS Health said on Wednesday it has eliminated about 5,000 non customer-facing roles as it seeks to rein in costs after a recent spree of acquisitions.
Deep trade agreements and firms’ exports
Deep trade agreements are widely used by governments in developing countries to boost their firms’ exports. This column combines data on firm-level exports for a
Lumen Technologies shares slide after posting loss of nearly $9 billion
Lumen Technologies reported a massive quarterly net loss of $8.74 billion on Tuesday, hurt by an impairment charge of nearly $9 billion in the second quarter.
Rebuilding education systems after COVID-19: How the pandemic has impacted schooling and learning
Progress towards SDG 4, which aims to provide high-quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all children, was severely disrupted by COVID-19. Even prior to
Meta prepares AI-powered chatbots in attempt to retain users – FT
Meta Platforms is preparing to launch a range of artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbots that exhibit different personalities as soon as September, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Crypto stocks dip after bitcoin slumps to six-week low
Shares of cryptocurrency and blockchain related companies fell in early trading hours on Tuesday, as bitcoin hit a six-week low following a hack at Curve
Apple, Microsoft remain world’s top 2 companies by market cap
Tech giants Apple and Microsoft remained the top two global companies by market capitalisation at the end of July after riding this year’s rally in technology shares.
Big X taken down from Twitter roof after San Francisco squabble
It is gone. A giant, glowing X no longer marks the spot on the San Francisco high-rise that is headquarters to Elon Musk’s messaging company
