Alibaba, the Chinese tech conglomerate, has announced a colossal 380 billion yuan (£41.5 billion) investment in artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years. The news follows the public rehabilitation of the firm’s founder Jack Ma, who recently re-emerged alongside President Xi Jinping and other tech leaders at a high-profile summit in China. Ma, once feted as the ...
House prices have climbed three times faster than flat values since the start of the pandemic, with cladding concerns and mounting service charges weighing on the popularity of apartments, according to research from Zoopla. The property portal’s data suggests that UK house prices have risen by 24 per cent over the past five years, compared with just 7 per cent ...
The Covid inquiry will hold private hearings to examine details about the government’s awarding of multimillion-pound PPE contracts to PPE Medpro, a company with links to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone. Dame Heather Hallett, the inquiry chair, ruled that making the evidence public could jeopardise an ongoing National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. The NCA has been looking into potential criminal ...
Global Dominion President & Managing Director Patricia Poco-Palacios By Jay Ann Bonghanoy The 43rd Agora Awards Gala, hosted by the Philippine Marketing Association (PMA), was held at the Manila Ballroom of the Manila Marriott Hotel. Under the theme “AGORA S.M.I.L.E. — Stellar Marketing Innovators: Legacy of Excellence,” the event, known as the “Oscars of the Philippine Marketing Industry,” celebrated outstanding ...
In an effort to ease tensions with the farming sector, Environment Secretary Steve Reed is set to confirm a five-year extension of the UK’s seasonal farm worker scheme. The announcement, due at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference, follows weeks of discontent sparked by inheritance tax changes in the spring budget. Under the extended scheme, which was previously scheduled to ...
In an effort to ease tensions with the farming sector, Environment Secretary Steve Reed is set to confirm a five-year extension of the UK’s seasonal farm worker scheme. The announcement, due at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference, follows weeks of discontent sparked by inheritance tax changes in the spring budget. Under the extended scheme, which was previously scheduled to ...
In an effort to ease tensions with the farming sector, Environment Secretary Steve Reed is set to confirm a five-year extension of the UK’s seasonal farm worker scheme. The announcement, due at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference, follows weeks of discontent sparked by inheritance tax changes in the spring budget. Under the extended scheme, which was previously scheduled to ...
In an effort to ease tensions with the farming sector, Environment Secretary Steve Reed is set to confirm a five-year extension of the UK’s seasonal farm worker scheme. The announcement, due at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference, follows weeks of discontent sparked by inheritance tax changes in the spring budget. Under the extended scheme, which was previously scheduled to ...
In an effort to ease tensions with the farming sector, Environment Secretary Steve Reed is set to confirm a five-year extension of the UK’s seasonal farm worker scheme. The announcement, due at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference, follows weeks of discontent sparked by inheritance tax changes in the spring budget. Under the extended scheme, which was previously scheduled to ...
In an effort to ease tensions with the farming sector, Environment Secretary Steve Reed is set to confirm a five-year extension of the UK’s seasonal farm worker scheme. The announcement, due at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference, follows weeks of discontent sparked by inheritance tax changes in the spring budget. Under the extended scheme, which was previously scheduled to ...