Category: Business

International Women’s Day, marked each year on March 8, is all about celebrating women and furthering efforts towards gender equality. Companies are keen to join these conversations and shout about their achievements on a day when minds are focused on female empowerment. But this has led to accusations of hypocrisy. In 2021, one user on […]

I’m old enough to remember when age verification bills were pitched as a way to ‘save the kids from porn’ and shield them from other vague dangers lurking in the digital world (like…“the transgender”). We have long cautioned about the dangers of these laws, and pointed out why they are likely to fail. While they […]

The UK could be poised to cut billions of pounds from its welfare spend as the Treasury takes the view that there is less room for manoeuvre in the finances than hoped. Only last October, Chancellor Rachel Reeves believed she had almost £10 billion of so-called “fiscal headroom”, essentially a buffer in her budget if […]

Nigeria’s cocoa industry has seen impressive growth in 2024, with farmers and exporters earning $845 million from cocoa exports in the first half of the year. This marks a staggering 298% increase compared to $212 million during the same period in 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The surge is largely attributed to […]

Vantage Group has launched Vantage Futures, a corporate venture initiative that has already made its first investment in Opfyx, an AI-enabled software suite being piloted at JFK Airport’s Terminal 7. Vantage Group has launched Vantage Futures, a corporate venture initiative, to transform the future of aviation and transportation infrastructure. Vantage Futures seeks to invest in and partner with early-stage, […]

We recently learned that users of the Albion Online gaming forum have received direct messages purporting to be from us. That message, which leverages the fear of an account ban, is a phishing attempt. If you’re an Albion Online forum user and receive a message that claims to be from “the EFF team,” don’t click […]

The US president, Donald Trump, is set to introduce a “gold card” visa that would allow wealthy foreigners to buy permanent US residency – and a path to citizenship – for US$5 million (£3.9 million). Speaking at the Oval Office on February 25, Trump said: “I think it’s going to be very treasured. I think […]

With the rise of digital surveillance, securing our health data is no longer just a privacy issue—it’s a matter of personal safety. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade and the growing restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care, protecting our personal health data has never been more important. And in […]

Inspiring stories of female entrepreneurs are a familiar part of International Women’s Day. Typically, these portraits follow a narrative arc of adversity, resilience, passion and success. The message is that women are skilled, resourceful and successful entrepreneurs. However, one thing you are unlikely to learn from these role model stories is how much (or perhaps […]

The UAE’s national oil company, ADNOC, has merged its polyolefin assets with Austrian energy giant OMV, forming a formidable new entity in the petrochemical sector. This strategic move, combined with OMV’s recent $13.4 billion acquisition of Nova Chemicals, will create a global petrochemical powerhouse valued at $60 billion. The merger enhances both companies’ capabilities in […]