It takes the biscuit.
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The laws about cookies are fairly clear in EU and UK, but many big companies are breaking them anyway.
Frosty barely even describes it.
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China is at a crossroads: it is retreating from the world’s major economies at the very moment it arguably needs to open up.
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Evidence shows that benefits sanctions push people into worse jobs, with long term negative effects.
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For the news publisher, the key word is ‘subscribers’.
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has finally unveiled more details of his strategy.
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The levelling up secretary has unveiled some very big ambitions, but there are still more questions than answers.
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A vicious cycle of limited opportunity and poor health.
Sergio Mattarella rolls back his 80 years for another seven-year stint as Italy’s president.
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With the markets turning and the Russia-China axis looking ever more worrying, Rome could not risk destabilising the government.
Intel Inside no longer means what it once did.
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The story of how America’s great chipmaker’s main strength became an albatross around its neck.
Shows of support for Marcus Rashford.
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How clubs and support teams can help deflect the negative impact of social media.
Different tastes.
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Big mergers are hugely complex, and not always popular with shareholders.
Bottoms up?
Mark Thomas
When employers treat staff drinking problems as a health issue, they get much better results.
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The government has civil and criminal tools to try and recover billions of pounds.
Everything to play for?
Rokas Tenys
From games streaming platforms to the metaverse, the Japanese tech giant looks to be behind the curve.
Retirement is not what it used to be.
Gary Craig
The proportion of 65-year-olds in work is up by about ten percentage points since 2018.
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The threat of COVID may be receding, but the fall-out will continue to affect business in the coming year, requiring strong leadership to navigate uncertain times.
Ready Player 1,000,000,0001?
Sergey Nivens
Activision’s big titles have led the way in getting us used to virtual worlds. Making them VR will be a gamechanger.
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Can modern society afford billionaires?
Ready avatar one?
Athitat Shinagowin
Many people are talking about this coming virtual world, but many others would rather stay where they are.
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Industry insiders say winter tourism has been battered by the pandemic.
Too many industries have been exempted from carbon rules.
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Emissions trading systems are supposed to speed up decarbonisation, but they are not yet capable of doing so in practice.
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Here’s how retailers can help.
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Removing contractual sick pay could open employers up to legal challenges.
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has had his visa for the Australian Open withdrawn.
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Australia’s decision to revoke Novak Djokovic’s visa is likely to have implications for worldwide sports teams.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is talking tough on inflation.
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The economy doesn’t have a real inflation problem, and not recognising the difference is the biggest danger.
Energy prices might be global, but domestic policy still counts.