Artificial intelligence and automation can make your workplace more human September 27, 2018 Every day, it seems we see new headlines about the consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA), predicting everything from the end of work to the creation of hyper-productive cyborg workforces. The subject fuels debate and controversy, stoked along the way by potent fears for the future of humans and their jobs. [...]
Sirius Minerals on track to complete Yorkshire mine but still chasing up to $600m September 27, 2018 Sirius Minerals expects to secure $3bn (£2.3m) funding towards its Yorkshire mine by the end of the year but is still exploring options to plug a cost overrun of up to $600m. The company, constructing a polyhalite mine under the North York Moors, said the project remained on track to be completed in 2021, [...]
Big-spending Everton still seeking lift-off in mission to challenge Big Six September 27, 2018 When Iranian billionaire Farhad Moshiri purchased a 49.9 per cent share in Everton two and a half years ago, his intention was to ensure the club challenge for Champions League football. Yet as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stroked home Arsenal's second goal at Emirates Stadium on Sunday and condemned the Blues to their second Premier League [...]
Brompton Electric review: The iconic folding bike gains a motor, but loses some portability along the way September 27, 2018 The Brompton is a magical object. The most popular bike in Britain, it appears to defy several laws of physics when it folds in on itself, collapsing like a neutron star into the size of something approaching a sugar cube. The compact format of a Brompton means it can go places other bicycles aren’t allowed, [...]
Day in the life: Bex Rimmington, ironman triathlete September 27, 2018 I get up at 5.30am at every day. I have a quick snack and then head out training, which because I’m training for an ironman means either a swim, a bike or a run. I swim at the local leisure centre, which is helpful in the mornings, but I also do open water swimming [...]
BP wins approval for £200m North Sea project to produce 30m oil barrels September 27, 2018 BP has won approval for its £200m Vorlich project in the North Sea, which could produce 30m barrels of oil. The government-backed Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) approved the industry giant's development, which could now come on stream in 2020. BP expects the two-well development, 150 miles off the coast of Aberdeen, to produce 20,000 barrels [...]
Peter Hambro returns to Petropavlovsk after shareholder ousting September 27, 2018 The co-founder of Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk has returned to the company after being ousted as chairman by shareholders last year. Read more: Gold giants set to merge in shock $18.3bn deal Shares jumped from 6.48p to 6.85p this morning before falling back to 6.37p as Petropavlovsk announced that Peter Hambro has been appointed as president [...]
Most tech workers prefer having an ‘outspoken’ boss, according to poll September 27, 2018 Most people have some experience of working under a loud or overbearing boss. But according to new research, most professionals in the tech sector actually prefer a chief exec who's outspoken. A poll by Weber Shandwick's found that tech employees prefer bosses who don't shy away from controversial issues. Of a group of 502 tech [...]
Tui avoids market turbulence to fly through summer despite UK heatwave September 27, 2018 Tui has avoided the market turbulence caused by the UK heatwave and flown through the summer with customer volumes up 4 per cent. The travel group said it expected a fourth consecutive year of double digit growth ahead of its full year results in December, re-iterating its 10 per cent growth guidance. Earlier this week [...]
Exit the King: The National Theatre’s production of Ionesco’s absurdist drama wanders but the journey is worth it September 27, 2018 First performed in 1962, Exit The King is a tragic comedy about a clownish, centuries old despot who once held dominion over nature itself, but is forced to rapidly come to terms with his imminent death, his waning powers and his shrivelling kingdom. A great crack runs down the castle wall. Ministers are falling [...]