Tech

US Economic Decline Not As Bad As Feared

But the 3.5% fall in 2020 still marked the sharpest contraction since the 1940s, the US Commerce Department said. Read more

Paperchase Rescue Safeguards 1,000 Jobs

The stationery chain is bought out of administration in a deal rescuing up to 90 of its 127 stores. Read more

Car Insurance Cover Extended During Lockdown

The extension covers drivers who are having to use their car to get to work owing to Covid restrictions. Read more

The Pilots Forced To Change Career Completely

With airlines grounded due to Covid, we speak to three former pilots who have left the industry. Read more

Four Cold Calling Marketing Firms Fined Almost £500k By ICO

That's 20 pence a pop for the 2.4 million calls made, many to Telephone Preference Service users The UK’s data watchd... Read more

Chaos Is Good For You, Says First 'state Of Chaos Engineering' Report

Spend more on resilence, get more resilience: who whould've thunk it? The 2021 State of Chaos Engineering report from G... Read more

Europe Considers Making It Law That Your Boss Cant Bug You Outside Of Office Hours

I’d love to sort out that issue for you, Steve, but it’s Saturday and I'd rather not commit a crime Europe has had ... Read more

CEO Secrets: 'We Tried Paying Everyone The Same Salary. It Failed'

As part of the CEO Secrets series, Calvin Benton discusses his firm Spill's "open" salary policy. Read more

'A Spike In Pandemic-related Investments'

EY Africa's Sandile Hlophe tells the BBC how foreign direct investment in Africa is faring. Read more

Like A Good Deal? Maybe A Hagglebot Can Help

Artificial intelligence is getting better at negotiating and research promises systems that could help you. Read more

12 Tech Merchants Win Slices Of £504m NHS Framework Without Competition Because Everything Is Terrible

Ain't nobody got time for that Twelve resellers have been awarded places on an NHS hardware contract for northern Engla... Read more

Why Your Face Could Be Set To Replace Your Bank Card

Already widely used in China, facial recognition payment is now expanding in other countries. Read more

Can A Nudge Or Two Make Us Better Savers?

A government-backed firm is looking for new ways to get people to put money aside for a "rainy day". Read more

East West And Northumberland Rail Lines Get £794m Boost

The government says the funding will connect "left-behind" communities. Read more

Shipping Crisis: I'm Being Quoted £10,000 For A £1,600 Container'

A shortage of shipping containers, rising costs, and congestion at ports are holding back imports from China. Read more