PH firm gets US funding to develop up to 3GW wind power

MANILA – The Philippines’ bid to increase the share of renewable energy among its sources got a boost following the awarding of a grant by the US...

Five reasons why the four-day week won’t work

Will it stand up? Randy Fath/Unsplash, CC BY-SA The four-day working week continues to gain momentum, with pilots taking place in the UK, Ireland, US, Canada...

Inflation: why it’s happening and why interest rates are going up to combat it

Soaring prices have forced central banks in many developed countries to raise their interest rates in recent weeks. These organisations are in charge of attempts to...

The US is revisiting its trade relations with African countries: key issues on the table

Who benefits from renewable energy subsidies? In Texas, it’s often fossil fuel companies that are fighting clean energy elsewhere

Texas is known for fiercely promoting its oil and gas industries, but it’s also the No. 2 renewable energy producer in the country after California. In...

UK interest rate rise: what the Bank of England’s historic hike means for your money

The Bank of England has raised its base rate by 0.5 percentage points, the largest single upward jump in 27 years. It takes the base rate...

What are automotive ‘over-the-air’ updates? A marketing professor explains

The manipulation of Uber’s public image profoundly impacted the lives of taxi drivers

In early July, the leak of 124,000 confidential files from Uber — known as the “Uber Files” — as part of an investigation by The Guardian...

Central bank digital currencies could mean the end of democracy

In recent years, we have witnessed a growing interest in the idea of central bank digital currencies. Similar to cash, central bank digital currencies are a...

Inflation is spiking around the world – not just in the United States

The 9.1% increase in U.S. consumer prices in the 12 months ending in June 2022, the highest in four decades, has prompted many sobering headlines. Meanwhile,...