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The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing M..

Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut

Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut

PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in French cloud computing company OVHcloud climbed around 6% on their first day of trading on Friday, after a ..

The Great Return – and the Great Reset

The Great Return – and the Great Reset

Any business owner or manager expecting employees to flock back to the office once restrictions are lifted and slide straight back int..

Companies’ climate disclosures still lacking -task force

Companies’ climate disclosures still lacking -task force

By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Around half of companies assessed have begun to apply globally-agreed climate-related ..

IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022

IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, is leasing more ships, buying containers and r..

Have you got the ‘Home-Office Hunch’? With remote working here to stay, Arthr advises workers to take action to im-prove their musculoskeletal health this World Arthritis Day

Have you got the ‘Home-Office Hunch’? With remote working here to stay, Arthr advises workers to take action to im-prove their musculoskeletal health this World Arthritis Day

Arthr is working with TV personality and former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer, Joanne Clifton, who was herself diagnosed w..

Ondat, Formerly Known as StorageOS, Adds Key Executives, Doubles Team in 2021

Ondat, Formerly Known as StorageOS, Adds Key Executives, Doubles Team in 2021

LONDON, – Following a recent rebrand from StorageOS, Ondat, the leading Kubernetes-native storage platform provider, today annou..

Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike 2021 growth outlook

Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike 2021 growth outlook

By Milla Nissi (Reuters) – French advertising group Publicis raised its outlook for 2021 on Thursday as a global shift towards d..

JLR parent Tata Motors surges nearly 20% on TPG fundraise, EV plans

JLR parent Tata Motors surges nearly 20% on TPG fundraise, EV plans

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of India’s Tata Motors rose nearly 20% on Wednesday, a day after the Jaguar and Land Rover ow..

Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease

Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease

By Jamie Freed and Aradhana Aravindan SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific airlines have lost billions of dollars this year..

Marston’s says Q4 sales above pre-pandemic levels

Marston’s says Q4 sales above pre-pandemic levels

(Reuters) – Pub operator Marston’s said on Wednesday that sales were above pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter, as p..

Apple likely to cut iPhone 13 production due to chip crunch -Bloomberg News

Apple likely to cut iPhone 13 production due to chip crunch -Bloomberg News

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Apple Inc is likely to slash production of its iPhone 13 by as many as 10 million units due to the global..

Managers and employees argue more over fair wages when economic conditions are uncertain

Managers and employees argue more over fair wages when economic conditions are uncertain

Workplace disagreements between managers and employees over the fair pay of staff wages drastically increase when wider economic condi..

Business Travel in a new world

Business Travel in a new world

The lines between business traveller and digital nomad are blurring to become one in the same By Louis Mann, Homelike It ..

Textron launches two Cessna jets on corporate demand rebound

Textron launches two Cessna jets on corporate demand rebound

(Reuters) – Textron Inc on Monday launched two Cessna business jets as it looks to tap the corporate travel demand that has rebo..

Australia’s Westpac flags $950 million profit hit, led by energy exit costs

Australia’s Westpac flags $950 million profit hit, led by energy exit costs

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp said on Tuesday it will take a one-off charge of A$1.3 billion ($956 million)..

Can mentoring help more Black Britons get boardroom jobs?

Can mentoring help more Black Britons get boardroom jobs?

By Sonia Elks LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a Black teenager growing up in South London, Kofi Siaw had a problem R..

Facebook-backed group launches misinformation adjudication panel in Australia

Facebook-backed group launches misinformation adjudication panel in Australia

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -A tech body backed by the Australian units of Facebook, Google and Twitter said on Monday it has set u..

Markets could face ‘sharp correction’, Bank of England warns

Markets could face ‘sharp correction’, Bank of England warns

LONDON (Reuters) – The historically high value of financial assets could correct sharply if investors reassess the prospects for..

Royal Mail adds Canada freight strength with $287 million Rosneau deal

Royal Mail adds Canada freight strength with $287 million Rosneau deal

(Reuters) -Britain’s Royal Mail said on Friday its GLS parcel service would buy Rosenau Transport for C$360 million ($286.8 mill..

Seventy-Two Percent Of U.K. Organisations Attribute Damaging Cyberattacks to Vulnerabilities in Technology Put in Place During the Pandemic

Seventy-Two Percent Of U.K. Organisations Attribute Damaging Cyberattacks to Vulnerabilities in Technology Put in Place During the Pandemic

London, U.K. —  Tenable®, Inc., the Cyber Exposure company, has published results of a study that found 72% of U.K. organisation..

Amazon’s Twitch hit by data breach due to configuration error

Amazon’s Twitch hit by data breach due to configuration error

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s live streaming e-sports platform Twitch on Wednesday blamed “an error” in server ..

Workspace says utilisation rates boosted by post-lockdown return to office

Workspace says utilisation rates boosted by post-lockdown return to office

(Reuters) – Workspace said on Thursday the utilisation of its centres by the end of September peaked at 56% of pre-COVID levels ..

Exclusive-Northvolt plots EV battery grab with $750 million Swedish lab plan

Exclusive-Northvolt plots EV battery grab with $750 million Swedish lab plan

By Helena Soderpalm and Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Northvolt plans to invest $750 million expanding its laborator..

Work from home issues – mental health

Work from home issues – mental health

Summit At Home, (summitathome.co.uk) British manufacturers of Home Office Chairs, teamed up with Cornish GP, Dr Nicola Butler.  ‘..

Mooted U.S. expulsion of Russian diplomats would mean U.S. embassy closure, says Moscow

Mooted U.S. expulsion of Russian diplomats would mean U.S. embassy closure, says Moscow

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Congressional proposal to expel 300 Russian diplomats from the United States would lead to the closure of U..

UBS clients raise $650 million for biggest yet biotech impact fund

UBS clients raise $650 million for biggest yet biotech impact fund

(Correct spelling of name to Haefele from Heafele in 7th paragraph) By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS’s wea..

Tesco raises outlook and will buyback shares after strong first half

Tesco raises outlook and will buyback shares after strong first half

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, raised its full-year outlook as it reported a 16.6% rise in ..

Google wants to use AI to time traffic lights more efficiently

Google wants to use AI to time traffic lights more efficiently

By Paresh Dave (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google cut fuel use and traffic delays by 10% to 20% at four locations in Israel..

Kering, Cartier launch environmental pact for watches, jewellery

Kering, Cartier launch environmental pact for watches, jewellery

PARIS (Reuters) – French luxury group Kering, Richemont’s Cartier, and the Responsible Jewellery Council have teamed up to..

Sweden’s AB Volvo wins its largest electric truck order so far

Sweden’s AB Volvo wins its largest electric truck order so far

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 electric trucks from shipping firm DFDS, its biggest commercial..

Nationwide talent scarcity shows a skills rethink is needed

Nationwide talent scarcity shows a skills rethink is needed

5 October 2021 The nationwide scarcity of talent that’s sweeping across sectors and causing chaos at petrol pumps and on supermarket s..

Analysis-Brexit cold turkey: UK tries to kick 25-year imported labour habit

Analysis-Brexit cold turkey: UK tries to kick 25-year imported labour habit

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s 25-year-old model of importing cheap labour has been up-ended..

Facebook blames “faulty configuration change” for nearly six-hour outage

Facebook blames “faulty configuration change” for nearly six-hour outage

By Subrat Patnaik, Eva Mathews and Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Facebook Inc blamed a “faulty configuration change” for a nearly..

WFC: 5 tips to safe and productive while working from the road

WFC: 5 tips to safe and productive while working from the road

A ‘work from campervan’ lifestyle trend has overtaken TikTok recently, with more and more people opting to wo..

How a ‘workcation’ is just what you need to boost productivity

How a ‘workcation’ is just what you need to boost productivity

By Harry Roberts, Managing Director at My Favourite Cottages Though not a new concept among creative professionals, the idea of the wo..

U.S. weekly jobless claims increase; third-quarter growth raised

U.S. weekly jobless claims increase; third-quarter growth raised

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose further last week a..