Results for Technology & Innovation
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April 01, 2019- Google blocks China adverts for sites that help bypass state censorship
- 'Wake-up call' for UK as graduates' gender pay gap widens
- Fashion firms urged to log global supply chains on new digital open-source map
- Climate action compass for Indian states launches
- UK’s Heathrow airport launches fund for low-carbon aviation ideas
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March 28, 2019- Global 'collapse' in number of new coal-fired power plants
- Exxon to report plastic pellet spills, shareholder says
- EasyJet's gender pay gap widens even with more female pilots
- McDonald’s to step back lobbying against raising the minimum wage
- Facebook bans white nationalism and separatism from its platforms
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March 27, 2019- Google launches global council to advice on AI and tech ethics
- Brussels unveils EU-wide plan to address 5G security risks
- Europe on track to halve emissions by 2030, report finds
- ASOS urges fashion sector to take tougher action on modern slavery
- New charter is in breach of court order, minerals council says
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March 13, 2019- Amazon eases price restrictions on third-party vendors
- British panel calls for stricter antitrust rules on tech giants
- Asian ride-hailing giant trains drivers to fight human trafficking
- New Zealand PM Ardern backs students striking for climate action
- Primark launches jeans made with 100% sustainably sourced cotton
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February 27, 2019- Costa Rica targets electric cars and forest growth in 2050 climate strategy
- IBM job applicants outraged over racially insensitive labels
- Workers making clothes for Australian fashion firms can't make ends meet – study
- DeepMind and Google train AI to predict energy output of wind farms
- China’s tech firms monitor pig faces to predict disease and illness
ecommerce pollution solutions: from truck platooning to smart lockers
February 27, 2019By 2021, estimates indicate that e-commerce will make up 18 percent of total sales in the U.S., 20 percent of sales in the UK, and 30 percent of sales in China. This growth doesn’t show any sign of […]
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Full transportation history as simple as QR codes and smartphones
February 27, 2019January 2019 saw the launch of a new tracking platform, developed by WWF and BCG Digital Ventures, called OpenSC. It uses product QR (Quick Response) codes that consumers can scan with a smartphone to automatically display information revealing […]
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February 26, 2019- Large shareholders vote against excessive CEO pay
- Start-up gets ready for factory robots working alongside humans
- SEAT and IBM develop phone app to encourage greener city travel
- Accenture and Mastercard launch blockchain-enabled supplier 'tip' scheme
- World's food supply under 'severe threat' from loss of biodiversity, UN warns
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February 20, 2019- Nissan panel to recommend outside director to chair board
- Honda says up to 7,000 jobs at risk from closure of UK plant
- Centrica steps up investment in 'intelligent home' vision
- Majority of European firms have no CO2 reduction targets
- UK plans to make plastic packaging producers pay for waste disposal
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February 13, 2019- NGOs push to expel Brazil miner Vale from UN pact over dam disaster
- Global energy demand to decouple from economic growth by 2035 – study
- US Senate passes a sweeping land conservation bill
- Electric cars are already cheaper to own and run, says study
- Vodafone announces winners of UK Techstarter accelerator