As World leaders are gathering this week for a UN climate summit in Egypt; another international meeting is taking place in Jamaica to decide the fate of the planet’s oceans. The UN International Seabed Authority meets in Kingston to speed up rules that could allow mining of precious metals in
One of Singapore’s best-performing stocks this year, an energy company backed by state investor Temasek Holdings Pte, has come under fire for trying to avoid higher interest payments to bondholders that will be thrown out if the company fails to meet emission targets. To reduce the official ca
Human-first Biodynamic Discovery Platform™ employs cutting-edge chemistry, neuroscience, and machine learning to advance plant- and fungi-inspired therapeutics to address global crisis Company’s scientific founders include leading experts in neuroscience, chemistry, and psychiatry Fi
UBS appoints Damian Vogel to its board as head of risk management, replacing the current CRO, who is stepping down to focus on academia and photography. According to a statement from UBS on Tuesday. Damian Vogel succeeds Christian Bluhm as UBS’s chief risk officer and will join the board at th
Hitachi and Equinor join forces to speed up the energy transition.The collaboration will initially focus on the development of standardized core structures that can be applied to high-voltage DC and AC transmission systems to connect offshore wind farms and Equinor’s production facilities to m
Uber users will soon be able to collect Avios on every journey they take by car, coach or train booked via the Uber app, by simply linking their British Airways Executive Club and Uber accounts. From later this month, Members of the airline’s loyalty programme will be eligible to collect 1 Avios f
The founding of Ethereum is a legend. The story, told in several books, spawns a diverse crew of programmers who built on a white paper written by 19-year-old genius Vitalik Buterin and, after much drama and chaos, created the world’s most popular blockchain. Two of those early partners, Gavin
African e-commerce giant Jumia has reshuffled its leadership team, with founders Jeremy Hodara and Sacha Poignannec stepping down as co-CEOs today. The two founders, who until today shared the role of CEO, have been at the helm of Africa’s only listed company for over a decade, overseeing Jumi
When you say portable speakers, most people think of cheap Bluetooth speakers that you can easily throw in your backpack when you go to the park. But Devialet has something else in mind with Devialet Mania. A top French speaker manufacturer wants to make the most luxurious and best-sounding portable
Based on the Chinese market, deepen local cooperation to promote the development of circular economy. SAN ‘O and Cosco team up to bring recycled materials solutions to the market. Alternative raw materials help the green transformation of furniture industry and the national “double carbo