Car makers need access to the latest telecoms technology, but Nokia refuses to grant licenses because manufacturers won't pay up. So the disputes begin...
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Once algorithms go live on markets, they start behaving in ways that programmers could not have foreseen.
Analysis and Comment
The iPhone maker's tremendous stock rally has got nothing to do with fundamentals.
Boris Johnson has proposed the public 'bung a bob for a Big Ben bong' to commemorate Brexit.
Four ways they can make work more fun and keep staff happy.
When you look at what the PM is up against, the Brexit trade negotiations might almost seem like light relief.
The Modi boom was built on sand – and now the tide has come in.
Research consistently finds that immigration has little, if any, impact on the employment prospects of UK-born workers. But it doesn't account for possible regional variations.
Many of Britain's elite employers do not perform well when it comes to cognitive diversity.
Scores of jobs could be affected by the fourth industrial revolution – and not enough is being done to guard against this.
How a bunch of wizards and goblins drove a 25-fold explosion in the share price.
This might be the craziest game in venture capitalism.
To make sense of the Soleimani assassination, you need to look at the global economics of oil.
Nobody else, apart from CEOs, has enjoyed a similar rise in their fortunes since the 1980s.
Will 2020 be the year that the new threat to fiat currencies reaches maturity?
Government legislation followed numerous campaigns in the 19th century for Saturday afternoons off.
Pineapple and celery were the precursors of today’s obsession with kale and avocado toast.
The next 20 years of Britain's electricity policy must look very different from the previous 20.
The trick is changing our actual behaviour, as well as our intentions.
Italian authorities who seized the special Christmas edition crisps seem to be unfamiliar with EU guidelines on food labelling and protected ingredients.
The retail sector relies on a little festive excess.
A religion of conspicuous consumption has replaced Christianity at the centre of Christmas – and it’s big business which will be most pleased of all.
The EU needs to reconsider its approach if digital platforms are to thrive.
The days of using interest rates to keep the wheels on are at an end.
After several decades in which many housewives turned their backs on slave sugar, it suddenly made a comeback.
Years of austerity and growing inequality has left parts of the UK disenfranchised and frustrated.
The new government of Alberto Fernandez must now deal with Argentina's least favourite international organisation.
While Johnson brings a modicum of certainty about the UK's direction of travel – out of the EU – its future beyond 2020 remains uncertain.
Stand by for cryptocurrencies 2.0.
Want a rule of thumb for how voters should view megaprojects in manifestos? Read on.
Industry lobbyists call it the 'Great Food Transition' and say it's about saving the planet. But is this the whole story?
Apple Arcade and Google Stadia may threaten a sector that spawned the likes of Farmville and Angry Birds. Developers can build better communities in response.
Unlike older visions of economic democracy which started with class or the collective, the starting point now should be the individual
A revolution in ownership must be at the heart of a Green New Deal.
The law has been developing rapidly in places like Ireland and France. UK employers need to watch out.
French rail transport is grinding to a halt. Teachers, truck drivers, lawyers and judges are also threatening to strike indefinitely.
The next two years look dangerous for the economy. You wouldn't know it from UK party manifestos.
The clubs no longer 'belong' to the fans - they have become instruments in an ideological war between Western capitalism and the rent hungry sheikhs of the Gulf states.
New digital bank Bó is the first attempt by a high street bank to beat the likes of Monzo and Revolut at their own game.
There are still some serious issues around food labelling that must be addressed and enforcement is one of them.
Entrepreneurial ecosystems are the perfect environment to help new start-ups develop and thrive – it's all about being connected.
Delivery companies are constantly learning from past mistakes to better serve customers, but they neglect crucial energy, mobility and health issues.
Now in its tenth year in the UK, the great American post-Thanksgiving bonanza is starting to look like a turkey.
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman sees much more potential in blockchain ID than payments at present. He's absolutely right.
Lessons from a study of sickle cell and employment.
One of the world's biggest tech investors has bought a 10% stake in Manchester City's owners, valuing the group at nearly £4 billion.
Economic growth is a red herring if economies can't stop themselves shrinking more and more.
Brexit
Public opinion is likely to pose an additional constraint to Boris Johnson's attempts to strike post-Brexit trade deals.
The academic research makes it clear that 'getting Brexit done' will deeply hurt the UK economy across the board.
The Conservatives and Labour have two radically distinct visions – but both propose widespread interruption to 'business as usual'.
Covering Climate Now
Had the EU eliminated all subsidies between 2010 and 2017, its emissions would have been 9% lower over the period and governments across the EU would have saved US$441 billion.
Transforming our societies to stop climate change offers us the chance to make our lives better.
In order to achieve progressive change and combat the climate crisis, workers need to help build a movement powerful enough to challenge the status quo.
Ending Austerity series
Imagine if the amount of tax everyone paid was public knowledge – they do it in Sweden.
Wage-increases can end austerity.
A national investment bank will bring much needed investment and create new technology, infrastructure and services that will lead to a fairer and greener economy.
Research and Expert Database
US dominance over the international oil system has influenced the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
The benefits of a four-day working week, without loss of pay, can outweigh the cons for both businesses and staff.
Flexibility is just a euphemism for exploitation.
It's hotter and more crowded on the Underground but some things have got better for commuters.
New research reveals remarkable evidence of a copper-mining bonanza in Wales that was so productive the metal reached France, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.
Libra has lost seven of its 28 founding members – but don't expect that to hold it back.
Feminist activists are finding new avenues for activism in neoliberal times.
The only possible solution to the crisis, socialisation, is the one that the current government will not consider.
Russia's influential position as Europe's main supplier of natural gas is under threat from new discoveries.
The latest data is not promising – central banks must react accordingly.
A number of banks are doomed to fail if they don't adapt to the new realities of the finance industry.
Luxembourg is creating a business environment to service the growing number of space start-ups.
Even Amazon can't defy gravity forever.
Realistic plant-based meat is now big business - and global fast food chains are finally starting to take notice. In doing so, they could significantly reduce meat's role in the climate crisis.
Happiness may well be a choice, but it is a difficult choice. And much that might make that choice a little easier depends on the choices of influential others.
Events
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Brexit and the future governance of the United Kingdom — University of Bath
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Masterclass guest lecture: Richard Hughes — University of York
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