Why we are not witnessing a tech boom
By Kathleen Brooks. The opinions expressed are her own. The words ‘tech bubble’ have been bandied about since the Apple share price really started to climb at the end of 2011. Earlier this month, its...
View ArticleThe regulatory maze of a pan-European cloud
–Ian Winham is Chief Information Officer of Ricoh Europe. The opinions expressed are his own.– Cloud computing is widely regarded by policymakers and business leaders to be one of the biggest keys for...
View ArticleUS-China research ties should be a wake-up call to Europe
–Dirk Jan van den Berg is President of Delft University of Technology, and was formerly the Dutch Ambassador to China and the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. The opinions...
View ArticleUK startups need to get big enough to fail
–Amanda Jobbins is Group Chief Marketing Officer of The Sage Group. The opinions expressed are her own.– Start-ups are hot on the business news agenda. Their importance to the UK, and the economic...
View ArticleThe digital divide and inspiring young people into science
By Dr Juha Ylä-Jääski, President and CEO, Technology Academy Finland – The opinions expressed are the author’s own – Don’t let them be the lost generation. The young have borne the brunt of the current...
View ArticleScience’s innovators are to be prized
–Juha Ylä-Jääski (D.Tech.) is President and CEO of Technology Academy Finland. The opinions expressed are his own.– The 2013 Nobel season is once again gorging on a Grand Cru vintage of scientific...
View ArticleApple: ‘Early adopter’ as fashionista
To much fanfare, Apple announced Tuesday that Angela Ahrendts is resigning as chief executive officer of Burberry and joining the inner circle in Cupertino, California. “Apple-polishing” has become the...
View ArticleHow technology widens the gender gap
The Internet and mobile phones have transformed our connections to people around the world. This technology has also, however, led to a widening gender gap in poorer countries. For it is largely men...
View ArticleThe Great Sleep Debate
Not that long ago everyone was lamenting the slovenliness of the British public. We didn’t work hard enough, took too many holidays and anxiety was rising about how we would ever keep up with our...
View ArticleTim Cook’s pride may expand corporate talent pool
By Robert Cyran The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. Tim Cook’s pride may expand the corporate talent pool. The Apple chief executive’s decision to speak...
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