Results for Technology & Innovation
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March 28, 2018- Report: “Extreme” fossil fuel investments have surged under Donald Trump
- Facebook users sue over collection of call and text history
- Chinese hackers ordered to report software holes to spy agency
- Report: Pregnant migrant workers in Asia face discrimination and deportation
- New material made from desert sand could offer low-carbon alternative to concrete
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March 23, 2018- Microsoft signs largest corporate solar agreement in US
- Britain intends to stay in Europe’s carbon market until at least 2020
- Mining companies struggle with wave of tax increases
- Great Pacific garbage patch found to be 16 times larger than previously thought
- Scientists use DNA-editing to dispense with the need for hops in brewing
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March 13, 2018- Trump blocks Broadcom’s bid for Qualcomm on security grounds
- China to merge regulators, create new ministries in biggest overhaul in years
- Report: False emissions ratings cost UK more than £2 billion a year
- UK and Saudi Arabia sign clean energy partnership
- Flying taxis, backed by Google founder, tested in New Zealand
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February 27, 2018- US companies reveal CEO-worker pay ratios, but worry about staff reaction
- US Supreme Court to weigh in on privacy rights fight between Microsoft and Justice Department
- Purpose-led businesses have higher growth, says B Corp
- Renewables to displace coal in India, says the world’s largest coal producing company
- Driverless cars given green light to operate in California
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February 20, 2018- KFC runs out of chicken within first week of new supply contract with DHL
- OECD and FAO call for responsible investment in agricultural supply chains
- William Hill fined £6.2 million by Gambling Commission
- Report: Tesco & Nestlé poised to benefit most from impending plant-based protein surge
- National Grid considering rolling out superfast EV charging network across UK
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February 07, 2018- Ex-Facebook and Google employees start anti-tech addiction campaign
- United Nations inquiry into sexual assault “grossly mishandled”, claim campaigners
- Tesco equal pay claim could cost company up to £4 billion
- Oil majors to face hearings in London, New York and Manila over Philippines climate impact
- Bridgestone Corporation unveils sustainable rubber procurement policy
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February 06, 2018- Federal Reserve places growth restrictions on Wells Fargo following fraudulent behaviour
- Report: EU urged to set out clear sustainable investment criteria
- Barron’s release first ranking of the 100 most sustainable companies
- UNICEF launch cryptocurrency pilot project, as part of UN effort to revolutionise aid with blockchain technology
- UK built half of Europe’s offshore wind power in 2017
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January 31, 2018- Amazon announces plans to enter US healthcare industry in partnership with Berkshire & JP Morgan
- UK Mail accused of forcing drivers to take salary cut
- BP to add charging points for electric cars to UK petrol stations
- Young Colombians file landmark climate lawsuit against government
- Directors targeted by investors over excessive pay
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January 30, 2018- UK retailers yet to renew Bangladesh factory safety deal
- IKEA receives circular economy award at World Economic Forum
- Easyjet CEO takes pay cut to match female predecessor’s salary following disclosure of 52% mean gender pay gap
- Qantas runs first ever biofuel-powered flight between Australia and the US
- Fitness app, Strava, reveals routes taken by staff at military bases
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January 05, 2018- Apple products under threat of data-hack
- Major electronics manufacturers fined for price fixing
- Waitrose ban sales of ‘energy drinks’ to under-16s
- H&M launch sustainable sportswear range
- NRDC launch IPE Green Supply Chain Map, with New Balance, PUMA and others featured