Opinion

The theme of World Malaria Day 2018 is “Ready to Beat Malaria”, highlighting the collective global goal to end the disease.

The US Department of Commerce delivered a stunning blow to Chinese telecom company ZTE last week with a seven-year ban on US firms from exporting any products to the Chinese company.

The future of travel agents in the UK seems gloomy as holidaymakers increasingly shift to independent holidays in popular destinations.

In 2016, more than 110 people died every day due to opioid overdose in the US.

If meat is grown in a laboratory and not on a farm or ranch, can it really be called meat?

While artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more common, there is much hype associated with its potential.

British Airways has become the latest airline to offer a so-called basic economy fare on their long-haul flights in a bid to compete with their low cost airline competitors as well as addressing traveller demand for cheaper way to get to their destination.

Amazon Key’s smart entry features are now available to customers across the US, marking a huge geographic expansion of the service from its initial launch in November 2017.

The UK’s accountancy watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), has pledged to vet senior appointments at the six largest auditors in what is considered a reactionary move.

One of Facebook’s many fixes for the Cambridge Analytics fallout is a commitment to helping its users discover and leverage tools to port their data to competing networks, should they wish.

Facebook’s data sharing scandal has caused people to think about their online privacy in ways they hadn’t before.

Health claims on US food products are facing an overhaul, surprisingly courtesy of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

In just two short years, IBM has almost single handedly brought quantum computing out of academia and into the hands of anyone with access to the internet.

A huge store estate generating dwindling sales usually spells impending retail disaster, but for Next, stress testing and relative transparency paints a convincing argument that it will survive long after many of its midmarket rivals collapse.

At a time of tough trading conditions when companies need to focus on their best performing core areas, Conviviality —  the company behind the off-licence chains Bargain Booze and Wine Rack — took its eye off the ball in search of new growth.

With over 700,000 bottles in the UK littering streets and nearby seas each day, the government had no choice but to implement its own deposit return scheme.

Western governments see Kaspersky Lab as an extension of the Russian government but the company has a strong record of discovering attacks others can’t.

Concerns over data privacy have soared following revelations surrounding social media giant Facebook and UK-based analytics firm Cambridge Analytica.

People aren’t happy about hidden fees pushing the cost of air fares upwards when booking flights.

Mobile networks have been trumpeting the message that “5G is here” and “the wait for 5G is over” — but people aren’t exactly on tenterhooks.

A recent breakthrough by Microsoft and scientists from the University of Washington means that the possibility of DNA data storage could become a reality sooner rather than later.

Sandwich shop Pret a Manger is planning to open its first outlet in the UK city of Hull.