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Failed new year resolutions? There’s still hope for your application portfolio

Failed new year resolutions? There’s still hope for your application portfolio

  By: Marc Zottner, Global Lead App Modernization, Office of the CTO at VMware Tanzu In a national quest for self-improvement, a ..

Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises

Back to the land: Lebanese family turns to farming to survive crises

By Maya Gebeily and Aziz Taher HOULA, Lebanon (Reuters) – In a remote village in southern Lebanon, Qassem Shreim crouched low to..

Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

Britain to defy EU with ‘relatively trivial’ N.Ireland law

By Elizabeth Piper and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Britain published plans on Monday to override some of the post-Brexit trad..

Oil rises on tight supplies; trade choppy on demand worries

Oil rises on tight supplies; trade choppy on demand worries

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday in a session of volatile trade, as tight global supplies outwe..

Technology Unlocking The World For Digital Nomads

Technology Unlocking The World For Digital Nomads

By Avi Cohen, General Manager, Hola The global pandemic’s impact on our daily lives will still be felt for the foreseeable..

Inflation fears grip markets as bonds, stocks plunge

Inflation fears grip markets as bonds, stocks plunge

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks and government bonds extended a bruising sell-off on Monday and the dollar..

Security trumps obesity in Britain’s first food strategy

Security trumps obesity in Britain’s first food strategy

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain set out its first national food strategy on Monday, focused on increasing domestic output of some produce to..

France’s Cristal Union lures farmers to secure sugar beet supplies

France’s Cristal Union lures farmers to secure sugar beet supplies

PARIS (Reuters) -French sugar and ethanol maker Cristal Union promised farmers high prices for their 2023 sugar beet harvest in a bid ..

Conversational AI in banking – 3 common mistakes that businesses make

Conversational AI in banking – 3 common mistakes that businesses make

  By: Faisal Abbasi, Managing Director UK & Ireland, Europe, Amelia The Financial Services (FinServ) industry is often percei..

DropShipping Danger – How to Avoid Scams

DropShipping Danger – How to Avoid Scams

   By: Zaid Arshed, founder and CEO of Armaan Resales. DropShipping is an ideal way for retirees to boost their pension pot, entr..

The Six Benefits of Adopting ESG When You’re A Startup

The Six Benefits of Adopting ESG When You’re A Startup

  By Luma Saqqaf As the clock ticks down in the race to netzero,  so the business world steps up its pace to align itself towards..

Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 report shows healthcare leaders are rebooting priorities as they emerge from the pandemic

Philips’ Future Health Index 2022 report shows healthcare leaders are rebooting priorities as they emerge from the pandemic

 Nearly 3,000 healthcare leaders across 15 countries reveal how they are harnessing the power of data and digital technology to addres..

Password Resiliency Remains a Key Focus for Global Enterprises in 2022

Password Resiliency Remains a Key Focus for Global Enterprises in 2022

  451 Research report commissioned by Bitwarden Sheds Light on Security Strategies London (June 8, 2022) – Bitwarden, the l..

Genesys Unveils Customer Journeys for the Experience Era 

Genesys Unveils Customer Journeys for the Experience Era 

  In-depth customer journey analytics enables businesses to visualise insights and action empathy for improved experience orchest..

Supply Chain Crisis: Over 85% of UK businesses plan to move from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ model and prioritise UK-based solutions to overcome challenges

Supply Chain Crisis: Over 85% of UK businesses plan to move from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ model and prioritise UK-based solutions to overcome challenges

  Nearly a quarter of businesses expect supply challenges to last until Summer 2023  UK businesses expect to see raw material sho..

Snowflake Launches New Cybersecurity Workload to Detect and Respond to Threats with the Data Cloud

Snowflake Launches New Cybersecurity Workload to Detect and Respond to Threats with the Data Cloud

  Snowflake’s new Cybersecurity workload provides a unified, secure, and scalable data platform for helping security teams elimin..

Open Systems Recognized as a Microsoft Security Excellence Awards Winner for Security MSSP of The Year

Open Systems Recognized as a Microsoft Security Excellence Awards Winner for Security MSSP of The Year

  Redwood City, Calif. – June 7, 2022 – Open Systems, the only cybersecurity services provider with Mission Control, today announ..

Delays to ERP projects mean UK retailers spend a third more than expected, survey reveals 

Delays to ERP projects mean UK retailers spend a third more than expected, survey reveals 

  Retailers in the UK say major ERP projects take 6 months longer than estimated to get live (an average 200-day delay) ERP imple..

Allianz Trade wins Global Banking & Finance Review’s Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2022

Allianz Trade wins Global Banking & Finance Review’s Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific 2022

Leading credit insurer formerly known as Euler Hermes wins award for sixth consecutive year Allianz Trade, the world leader in trade c..

ServiceNow to Acquire Hitch Works to Help Customers Address Talent Gaps

ServiceNow to Acquire Hitch Works to Help Customers Address Talent Gaps

  Acquisition will help companies match people to projects and elevate employee learning, development, and workforce planning Jun..

Polaris acquires Esoft Systems A/S

Polaris acquires Esoft Systems A/S

  6 June 2022, Odense – Polaris, the Nordic private equity investor, has acquired a majority stake in Esoft Systems A/S (‘Esoft’)..

Bring your own device: are external devices in your office ever a good idea?

Bring your own device: are external devices in your office ever a good idea?

Is your BYOD policy compromising your cyber security without you even knowing it? Here’s how to stay cyber secure while using external..

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

Ukraine grants citizenship to top Russian journalist who denounced war

(Reuters) – Ukraine has granted citizenship to prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov who fled Russia with his wife aft..

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

Instant View: US May payrolls rise up than expected

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, signs..

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes

By Brenda Goh and Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai residents’ relief over the easing of a two-month COVID-19 lockdo..

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

Watchdog’s new chief says high prices can support greener palm oil

By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Palm oil producers profiting from a global price boom should use t..

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to crowds as Platinum Jubilee celebrations begin

By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingha..

Deciphering the complex relationship between cross border payments & regulation

Deciphering the complex relationship between cross border payments & regulation

Anastasia Demetriou, Legal Counsel at IFX Payments Cross border payments may be an enigma to many, but simply put, they concern financ..

MoEngage raises $77Million Series E funding, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital

MoEngage raises $77Million Series E funding, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital

  MoEngage’s insights-led customer engagement platform has registered a x2 growth in business, doubling its global headcount in 2..

Study: 82% of CIOs say their software supply chains are vulnerable

Study: 82% of CIOs say their software supply chains are vulnerable

  Boards, CEOs demand software supply chain security improvements SALT LAKE CITY, May 31st, 2022— Venafi®, the inventor and leadi..

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

FEATURE-Africa’s mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

• Mobile money helps Africa’s poor access financial services • Continent accounts for 70% of transactions by value • Taxes seen ..

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

FEATURE-South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless

• Floods leave more than 6,000 people homeless • Many victims traumatised, unable to look for work • Counselling vital to recovery eff..

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

FEATURE-As U.S. flooding worsens, South Carolina redraws risk maps

• Climate change fueling more intense storms, floods • Homes outside federal floods zones deluged • Local officials create their own f..

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

New Zealand PM meets Biden to discuss U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

By Jeff Mason and Lucy Craymer WASHINGTON/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met U.S. President J..

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

Dollar stronger as inflation worries dampen risk sentiment

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose across the board on Tuesday as Treasury yields climbed and worrie..

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

Ukraine’s giant seed bank at risk of being lost as war rages

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – In underground vaults near Ukraine’s battlefields, the genetic code for nearly 2,000 c..

How to be a great place to work

How to be a great place to work

  While recruiting, motivating and therefore retaining retail staff is not easy these days, there is a formula to follow that has..