Explainer: What is sustainable tourism?

After the pandemic subsided, tourism took back its title as one of the largest industries in the world, accounting for 10% of global GDP.  Even though there are no figures to show...

Why Big Tech pretends AI is dangerous

In April 2018 Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the US Senate to answer questions on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, and whether Facebook now represented a threat to the free...

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The tech industry’s progress on carbon emissions has been mixed

The technology industry is under increasing pressure to reduce its carbon emissions. It currently accounts for 2% to 3% of global emissions, according to the UN, but as more of the...

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How no-fault divorce will change family law in England and Wales

One hears, anecdotally, examples of the unreasonable behaviour of spouses cited in divorce petitions, ranging from the upsetting to the absolutely unpublishable. One petitioner, for example, was aggrieved to discover her...

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Marketing experts reveal alternatives to third party cookies

Third- party cookies were ditched from Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari years ago, but as Google follows suit, brands, businesses and organisations will be forced to look elsewhere for accurate...

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Under-fire investment consultants strive to up their ESG game

“The high priests of finance.” That is how one UK-based pension fund trustee recently described investment consultants to Capital Monitor, to stress the huge influence they have in driving retirement schemes’...

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André Simon Awards: WFW writers take top drinks book prizes

The prestigious annual awards, which were presented at an online awards ceremony featuring guests from all over the world earlier this month, saw Jasper Morris MW take the overall Drinks...

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Australian indie publishers ‘freeze news’ in protest at exclusion from big tech bargaining

The publishers, who say they number around 30, will not publish for 24 hours. The strike comes as Australia reviews its landmark news media bargaining code, which forces designated tech...

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New Statesman reaches highest circulation for 40 years as expansion continues

The New Statesman’s subscriptions, registered users and digital audiences all grew significantly in 2021, taking the magazine’s circulation to its highest level since 1981.   Average magazine circulation is now over 41,000,...

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Killing Eve shows the best way to ruin a perfect show: keep making it

Killing Eve had an amazing ending. After two seasons in which Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) has allowed her obsession with the assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) to consume her life and destroy...

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Can Intel’s Bitcoin chip Bonanza Mine cut crypto’s carbon footprint?

Bonanza Mine is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for Bitcoin miners, announced as part of a wider blockchain roadmap which Intel launched last week. ASICs are chips designed to carry...

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