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Uber and Lyft vs California

A battle is looming over the future of the gig economy

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North Korea: Suffering under sanctions?

Are the toughest economic sanctions in the world actually having any effect?

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OK Boomer...

Can’t save/won’t save? The raw financial deal facing millennials and generation Z.

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Brand Meghan and Harry

Royal brands and the value of the monarchy

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The next big thing

How easy is it to predict where tech will take us in the next decade?

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The power-hungry internet

Why our growing use of technology is a threat to the planet

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Where has all the good soil gone?

How soil degradation is reducing crop yields and adding to climate change

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Microworkers teaching robots

How the rise of 'microwork' is helping develop artificial intelligence

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Insomnia and the smartphone

Modern tech is accused of interfering with our sleep, but could an app provide the cure?

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Being watched at work

The ethics of monitoring technology in the workplace

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Cities at a standstill

How strikes and protests affect business in Paris and Hong Kong

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Mapping paradise

We revisit the Zanzibar government's efforts to chart its territory using drones

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The products used again and again and again...

Why don't more manufacturers embrace the principles of the circular economy?

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What next for Africa's richest woman?

Isabel dos Santos faces charges in her native Angola

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Forced labour in China

The Uighur Muslims forced to work in Chinese detention centres

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Chinese forced labour: The brands

Are Western brands doing enough to keep forced labour out of their supply chains?

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Britain's Huawei gamble

The UK's decision to let the Chinese firm into its 5G network risks US retaliation

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Does quarantining do more harm than good?

How will China's efforts to contain the corona virus affect the country's economy?

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Brexit day, Brexit visions

As the UK officially leaves the EU, what kind of economic future should it aim for?

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Does coal have a future?

Could burning coal to generate electricity soon become commercially unviable?

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So is the future hydrogen?

The gas could provide the critical missing piece in decarbonising the global economy

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Will immersive tech ever go mainstream?

VR and AR have been around for years, and billions have been spent on popularising them

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Saudi money, English Football

The Arab kingdom reportedly wants to buy Premier League football team Newcastle United

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Out of jail but not out of work

Ali Niaz is a reformed drug dealer who built his own music empire

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When a work colleague dies

How companies and staff deal with death at work

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Coronavirus: A shortage of masks

The business impact of the coronavirus outbreak

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Tesla: To infinity and beyond

Can anyone stop - or even make sense of - the rise and rise of Tesla's share price?

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Firing workers in Virtual Reality

VR is finding a surprising new use - training managers how to handle delicate situations

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The case for free trade

Does the backlash against globalisation ignore the huge benefits of world trade?

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EU farm subsidies: who's benefiting?

Is the European farm subsidy system being left vulnerable to corruption?

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