Making small talk wins you the best business deals – especially if you’re a man June 18, 2015 Being chatty goes down a treat when trying to win business deals, and it's particularly helpful if you're a man. Read more: Why competence will always beat charisma at work A new study, published in the journal Basic and Applied Social Psychology, shows making small talk in the run up to a negotiation seriously [...]
Former Nokia executive Stephen Elop jumps off his burning platform June 17, 2015 Stephen Elop has finally jumped off his burning platform after going from Microsoft to Nokia and then back again. He is leaving Microsoft, it was announced today, after moving to the tech giant as part of its $7.2bn (£4.58bn) acquisition of Nokia in 2013. He had worked for Microsoft's business division before joining the Finnish [...]
A world at war: Deaths from armed conflict have more than tripled since 2010 June 17, 2015 The number of people who died as a result of armed combat reached 180,000 last year, according to figures from the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP). This was over 3.5 times higher than the 49,000 who died in 2010, and the economic impact has been huge. Read more: Despite Obama’s silver tongue, the future [...]
Applied Graphene share price rises as Japan Patent Office approves production June 17, 2015 British company Applied Graphene has won approval for graphene production from the Japanese Patent Office. It is the first time the firm, which was founded in 2010, has been granted approval following an application, and sheds a positive light on the prospect of winning consent from the other five countries it has approached. [...]
Queen bees contribute more to the UK economy than the Queen herself June 17, 2015 Pollinating bees contribute an estimated £651m to the UK's economy each year by helping crops to grow, researchers at the University of Reading have suggested – £150m more than the value of tourism brought to Britain by the Royal Family. The results, published in the journal Nature Communications, show that apples and strawberries are particularly reliant [...]
Why those ultra-marathons coulkd actually be dangerous: Extreme exercise can lead to blood poisoning June 17, 2015 Here's one for extreme exercise enthusiasts like Mark Carney and Anthony Jenkins: taking on extreme events like ultramarathons could actually give you blood poisoning, new research has shown. Read more: Doing no exercise is worse for your health than being overweight Researchers at Monash University in Australia looked at the bloodstreams of people taking [...]
Go West and get tech: This is why firms should ditch London for Bristol and Bath June 17, 2015 You do not need to move to London to get your dream tech job. In fact, not doing so is going to make your life a lot easier. Too many people feel they have to move somewhere like the capital and put up with expensive, cramped living conditions to get their foot on the [...]
Ministry of Justice is the sickest government department – and stress is the number one cause of time off among government employees June 16, 2015 Employees at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) take more sick days than staff at any other government department, according to freedom of information responses received by City A.M. And among the departments that gave reasons for absence, mental health issues and stress were listed as the main causes. At the MoJ, the total number [...]
A Londoner has been fitted with the world’s most life-like bionic hand June 16, 2015 A 29-year-old woman from London has been given the most-life-like bionic hand ever created. Read more: Super-intelligent robots could soon fight our wars – but here's how we'll stop them turning against us Nicky Ashwell, who was born without a right hand, was fitted with the prosthetic at the London Prosthetics Centre, and is now able [...]
Goldman Sachs is launching an online lending platform for small businesses June 16, 2015 Goldman Sachs is launching an online lending business for consumers and small businesses, according to an internal memo. It will allow the bank to provide loans more quickly via the internet, helping it to compete with the likes of the Lending Club, for which it was a lead underwriter only six months ago. The [...]
