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Coronavirus: A shortage of masks
The business impact of the coronavirus outbreak
11 Feb 2020,17 mins
When a work colleague dies
How companies and staff deal with death at work
10 Feb 2020,17 mins
Out of jail but not out of work
Ali Niaz is a reformed drug dealer who built his own music empire
07 Feb 2020,17 mins
Saudi money, English Football
The Arab kingdom reportedly wants to buy Premier League football team Newcastle United
06 Feb 2020,17 mins
Will immersive tech ever go mainstream?
VR and AR have been around for years, and billions have been spent on popularising them
05 Feb 2020,17 mins
So is the future hydrogen?
The gas could provide the critical missing piece in decarbonising the global economy
04 Feb 2020,17 mins
Does coal have a future?
Could burning coal to generate electricity soon become commercially unviable?
03 Feb 2020,17 mins
Brexit day, Brexit visions
As the UK officially leaves the EU, what kind of economic future should it aim for?
31 Jan 2020,18 mins
Does quarantining do more harm than good?
How will China's efforts to contain the corona virus affect the country's economy?
30 Jan 2020,17 mins
Britain's Huawei gamble
The UK's decision to let the Chinese firm into its 5G network risks US retaliation
29 Jan 2020,17 mins
Chinese forced labour: The brands
Are Western brands doing enough to keep forced labour out of their supply chains?
28 Jan 2020,17 mins
Forced labour in China
The Uighur Muslims forced to work in Chinese detention centres
27 Jan 2020,17 mins
What next for Africa's richest woman?
Isabel dos Santos faces charges in her native Angola
24 Jan 2020,17 mins
The products used again and again and again...
Why don't more manufacturers embrace the principles of the circular economy?
23 Jan 2020,18 mins
Mapping paradise
We revisit the Zanzibar government's efforts to chart its territory using drones
22 Jan 2020,18 mins
Cities at a standstill
How strikes and protests affect business in Paris and Hong Kong
21 Jan 2020,17 mins
Being watched at work
The ethics of monitoring technology in the workplace
20 Jan 2020,18 mins
Insomnia and the smartphone
Modern tech is accused of interfering with our sleep, but could an app provide the cure?
17 Jan 2020,18 mins
Microworkers teaching robots
How the rise of 'microwork' is helping develop artificial intelligence
16 Jan 2020,18 mins
Where has all the good soil gone?
How soil degradation is reducing crop yields and adding to climate change
15 Jan 2020,18 mins
The power-hungry internet
Why our growing use of technology is a threat to the planet
14 Jan 2020,18 mins
The next big thing
How easy is it to predict where tech will take us in the next decade?
13 Jan 2020,18 mins
Brand Meghan and Harry
Royal brands and the value of the monarchy
10 Jan 2020,17 mins
OK Boomer...
Can’t save/won’t save? The raw financial deal facing millennials and generation Z.
09 Jan 2020,17 mins
North Korea: Suffering under sanctions?
Are the toughest economic sanctions in the world actually having any effect?
08 Jan 2020,17 mins
Uber and Lyft vs California
A battle is looming over the future of the gig economy
07 Jan 2020,17 mins
The US and China in 2020
How the battle of the superpowers might unfold this year
06 Jan 2020,18 mins
LA's housing crisis
LA's housing crisis is pushing city dwellers to the limit
03 Jan 2020,17 mins
The workplace re-imagined
Can workplaces be designed to make you want to come to the office?
02 Jan 2020,17 mins
Rights of nature
If nature had the same legal status as humans, would it be better protected?
01 Jan 2020,17 mins