Ermenegildo Zegna Group Marks 110th Anniversary, Looks to Future With Start-up Mind-set
Click here to read the full article. BIELMONTE, Italy — “We have been rethinking and questioning everything with a new spirit, we have the mind-set of a start-up,” said Gildo Zegna, chief executive officer of the Ermenegildo Zegna Group. His family’s…
Morning News Call – India, July 1
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Stuck With Coal Pits the World Needs, But Few Want
(Bloomberg) — The Mt Arthur coal mine in Australia is one of the world’s best. It’s got plenty of reserves and the low-cost supplies produced there are easily shipped to Southeast Asia, where there’s insatiable appetite for the fuel. Yet owner BHP…
Blockchain start-up Quant appoint Comcast veteran on board
London-based blockchain start-up, Quant, has appointed veteran media executive and Vice Chairman of Comcast Corporation, Neil Smit, to its board. Quant was founded by former HM Treasury CISO, Gilbert Verdian in 2018 to solve the biggest challenges with…
British holidaymakers offered reassurance over cancelled trips
beach in spain – Getty Britons who are issued refund credit notes for cancelled package holidays will get their money back even if a travel firm collapses, transport secretary Grant Shapps confirmed today. The Government will underwrite credit…
It’ll be weird for Chris Froome at Israel Start-Up Nation
Geraint Thomas has publicly reacted to news of Chris Froome’s transfer to Israel-Start-Up Nation, saying his teammate will find it “weird” in his new surroundings. Thomas, currently at a Team Ineos training camp on Mount Teide, was speaking…
Nokia Stock Has 120% Upside After U.K. Bans Huawei 5G
On Tuesday, Boris Johnson surprised Washington by announcing a ban on all new Huawei 5G equipment after Dec. 31. Separately, Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden stated that U.K. mobile providers must remove all Huawei gear by 2027. Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and…
A tech CEO was found decapitated and dismembered in his Manhattan condo. Now his personal assistant has been arrested in connection with his killing, report says.
Fahim Saleh. Temilade Adelaja/Reuters The body of 33-year-old tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh was found Tuesday in his Manhattan home. His head and limbs had been removed, the New York Police Department told Business Insider, and an electric saw was found…
Health Tech Firm Draws Zoom Comparison After 270% Jump Since IPO
(Bloomberg) — Livongo Health Inc. may focus on chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure, but it’s really “a tech company in healthcare clothing,” according to RBC Capital Markets. One year since its public debut, Livongo is fetching…
Why international students may have Big Tech to thank for the US’s visa reversal
Sometimes, it helps to have friends in high places. A coalition of powerful U.S. technology companies and trade organizations threw their support behind a legal challenge — launched by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — to…