The wager on public events is not a novelty: betting on papal conclaves to select a new pope was so widespread in 16th-century Rome that Pope Gregory XIV prohibited it in 1591 under pain of ...

Higher borrowing costs are weighing on housing, consumers, and traditional businesses, while strong expected returns keep the ...

South Africa has taken some steps. The National Artificial Intelligence Policy Framework promotes ethical, transparent and ...

There is water in the taps in Khonziwe Tom’s house in Makhanda only two or three times a week, and when it does flow, it is ...

Concrete is everywhere – and its vast scale comes with economic and environmental costs. The concrete world is so immense ...

The PeopleSoft and Workday co-founder’s Ridgeline has raised $250m at a $1.4bn valuation to accelerate its AI investment.

America's data centre boom will require $110bn in new power generation by 2030, with natural gas expected to supply most of ...

Banks expect $5bn to $10bn in European data-centre bonds this year as the region accelerates its AI infrastructure build-out.

Leaders can no longer afford to wait for the next planning cycle to respond to a rapidly changing business environment.

Airlines have been forced to reroute flights and there’s been a spike in operating costs, delayed cargo and disrupted ...

UK savers are increasingly turning to stocks-and-shares ISAs, with 4.89 million accounts receiving contributions in 2024/25, ...

They see a risk that a “Super” El Niño, tight fertiliser supplies, attacks on shipping and fallout from Europe’s record hot summer will push the cost of staple foods higher. Even after the Federal ...