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Cyber, risk and compliance: what’s in store for 2022?

Cyber, risk and compliance: what’s in store for 2022?

By Paula Fontana, Fusion Risk Management 2021 heralded a year of record cyber breaches with the Identity Theft Resource Centre (ITRC) ..

2022: A new paradigm for banking

2022: A new paradigm for banking

As 2022 heralds a new dawn for banks and the banking industry, Mike Yesudas, CTO at banking technology provider, SunTec, discusses key..

Calabrio Named an Exemplary Vendor in Ventana Research’s 2022 Agent Management Value Index Report

Calabrio Named an Exemplary Vendor in Ventana Research’s 2022 Agent Management Value Index Report

New report helps organisations find the best agent management vendor across seven product and customer experience evaluation categorie..

Gazprom books no Yamal-Europe gas transit capacity for Dec. 30

Gazprom books no Yamal-Europe gas transit capacity for Dec. 30

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas company Gazprom has not booked natural gas transit capacity for exports via the Yamal-Europe pipe..

Oil prices stay firm on fuel demand despite COVID-19 surge

Oil prices stay firm on fuel demand despite COVID-19 surge

By Florence Tan and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday to extend several consecutive days of gains, buoyed b..

Samsung, Micron warn China’s Xian lockdown could disrupt memory chip manufacturing

Samsung, Micron warn China’s Xian lockdown could disrupt memory chip manufacturing

By Joyce Lee and Manya Saini (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology, two of the world’s largest memory chip makers..

U.S. coronavirus cases hit new high, hospitalizations creep up

U.S. coronavirus cases hit new high, hospitalizations creep up

(Reuters) -The average number of daily confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States hit a record high of 258,312 over the past sev..

Australia seeks to ease COVID-19 test rules as cases hit records

Australia seeks to ease COVID-19 test rules as cases hit records

By Renju Jose and Sonali Paul SYDNEY/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia will seek to make urgent changes to COVID-19 testing rules ..

Dollar firms in soft holiday trading, outlook bullish

Dollar firms in soft holiday trading, outlook bullish

By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – The dollar inched up on Wednesday as a recent rally in shares showed signs of petering out, b..

Diversity & Inclusion Speaker, Trainer & Activist Ali Hannon Joins Citrus Ornge’s Advisory Board

Diversity & Inclusion Speaker, Trainer & Activist Ali Hannon Joins Citrus Ornge’s Advisory Board

Citrus Ornge reveals its newest board member as part of their initiative to improve their diversity & inclusion across the company..

Could your CEO unwittingly be exacerbating cyber security risk?

Could your CEO unwittingly be exacerbating cyber security risk?

By Pete Bowers, COO, NormCyber  The 2021 UK Government Cyber Security Breaches Survey found that, while some 77 percent of UK business..

ServiceMax Launches Spark 360 To Accelerate Implementation of Key Asset-Centric Functionality and Drive Continued Customer Success

ServiceMax Launches Spark 360 To Accelerate Implementation of Key Asset-Centric Functionality and Drive Continued Customer Success

Devonshire Marketing New Clients Complete Significant Implementations; Current Customers Expand Their Field Service Capabilities PLE..

Business failures can be predicted from online ratings

Business failures can be predicted from online ratings

Whether or not a business is doomed to fail can now be predicted by a new model from academics at the University of Cologne, LMU Munic..

External Data is the Core of Digital Business

External Data is the Core of Digital Business

By: Julius Černiauskas, CEO at Oxylabs.io  Separating and analyzing the differences between a physical and a digital business can be d..

Analysis-Financial literacy or luck? The year small-time traders made a big impact

Analysis-Financial literacy or luck? The year small-time traders made a big impact

By Tommy Wilkes, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – In May, San Diego-based Emily was feeling ..

U.S., Russian officials set for security talks on January 10 – U.S. official

U.S., Russian officials set for security talks on January 10 – U.S. official

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Russian officials will take part in security talks on Jan. 10 as the countri..

Australia COVID numbers hit a peak as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics

Australia COVID numbers hit a peak as Omicron outbreak strains domestic politics

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia recorded another record surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday as an outbreak of the highly infect..

Gazprom says it will not sell gas on its spot platform this week

Gazprom says it will not sell gas on its spot platform this week

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas giant Gazprom does not plan to hold auctions for spot gas sales on its Electronic Sales Platform ..

Vaccine and infection data mark small victories in Omicron battle

Vaccine and infection data mark small victories in Omicron battle

By James Macharia Chege and Josephine Mason JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) -Two vaccine makers said their shots protected against Omicr..

Scotland reports fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations with Omicron

Scotland reports fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations with Omicron

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – In Scotland, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus appears less likely to result in COVID-19 hospita..

COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records

COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s COVID-19 testing facilities were severely stretched on Thursday amid a record..

Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out

Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday for a third straight day, underpinned by a weaker dollar on opt..

Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales; shares rally

Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales; shares rally

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was “almost done” with hi..

UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said that from Wednesday it was reducing the COVID-19 self-isolation period to seven d..

UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI

UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales growth fell sharply in the first half of December as concerns about the Omicr..

What Are SMS Scams And How Can You Avoid Them?

What Are SMS Scams And How Can You Avoid Them?

SMS scams are on the rise with an increase of 146% in 2020. Here we share what to look out for and how to protect yourself from these ..

2022 – The Year Social Media Analytics Is Used For Business Planning

2022 – The Year Social Media Analytics Is Used For Business Planning

By: By Colin Jacobs, Managing Director of social media independent, Immediate Future https://immediatefuture.co.uk One of the results ..

Sky no longer the limit for Germany’s ‘Mainhattan’ skyscraper boom

Sky no longer the limit for Germany’s ‘Mainhattan’ skyscraper boom

By John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Towering above a nondescript office quarter of downtown Frankfurt, a 47th floor th..

Boeing, Airbus executives urge delay in U.S. 5G wireless deployment

Boeing, Airbus executives urge delay in U.S. 5G wireless deployment

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun and Airbus Americas CEO Jeffrey Knittel on Monday urged ..

EU regulator backs Novavax shot as region’s fifth COVID-19 vaccine

EU regulator backs Novavax shot as region’s fifth COVID-19 vaccine

By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) – The European Union’s drug regulator on Monday approved use of the COVID-19 vaccine from U...

Pro-Beijing ‘patriots’ sweep Hong Kong election with record low turnout

Pro-Beijing ‘patriots’ sweep Hong Kong election with record low turnout

By Edmond Ng and Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) – Pro-Beijing candidates swept to victory in an overhauled “patriots”..

Sterling erases post-BoE gains as Omicron weighs

Sterling erases post-BoE gains as Omicron weighs

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound slipped to a three-day low on Monday, nearing $1.32 versus the greenback as a broad risk-of..

Oil prices slide as rapid Omicron spread dims fuel demand outlook

Oil prices slide as rapid Omicron spread dims fuel demand outlook

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slumped 3% on Monday as surging cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant in Euro..

Barclays gets Australian banking licence in expansion push

Barclays gets Australian banking licence in expansion push

(Reuters) – UK-based Barclays Plc said on Monday it had received approval from Australia’s prudential regulator to operate..

How to Succeed in the Creative Industry

How to Succeed in the Creative Industry

By:  Royal Hospital School The creative industry is notoriously competitive and a difficult place for small start-ups to gain traction..

Talent’s vital role in boosting business productivity

Talent’s vital role in boosting business productivity

Arina Popa Product Marketing Manager at ActiveOps talks about how technology is modernising the way organisations work, and the way pr..

Hot tubs and ping pong can attract higher rents for homeowners letting out their properties this Christmas

Hot tubs and ping pong can attract higher rents for homeowners letting out their properties this Christmas

Luxury home accommodation business, UnderTheDoormat, has come up with some top tips to help homeowners to cash in on the rental potent..