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Brits spend a third of waking hours watching TV and video
2021-08-09 18:56:05| Digital TV News
August 5, 2021 UK adults sought solace in screens and streaming in 2020, spending a third of their waking hours watching TV and online video content, according to Ofcoms annual study of the nations media habits.
Africa waking up to apparel sourcing opportunities
2017-11-17 09:49:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
African governments are waking up to the fact that the continent could be a 'new frontier' for garment sourcing, export associations and manufacturers have told just-style.
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The sale of Boston Dynamics shows Alphabet is waking up to reality
2016-03-24 17:24:36| Extremetech
Google X recently let go of its pet robot division, signalling a major turning point in the company's thinking about the future
From fad to fixture: how investors are waking up to climate risk
2016-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: From fossil-free investment products to assessing the risks of weather disasters, Wall Street is slowly but steadily embracing climate change. Photo courtesy of Flickr. U.S. EPA's accusation last fall that Volkswagen AG had cheated on emissions tests sparked a fire sale in global markets. Sellers pushed the company's stock down 30 percent in just four days. After New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (R) announced that coal company Peabody Energy Corp. had for years deceived investors...
The world is waking up to the big financial risks of global warming
2015-12-11 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: A European and an American walk into their local bank. Each has a savings account. The banks have the same antiseptic feel, their cash machines make the same robotic moves. There is one fundamental difference between the two, however how they account for the vulnerability of their assets to climate change. Thats a point thats been made by a string of financial executives, regulators, and political figures over the past week of climate negotiations in Paris. That includes Mark Carney, head of...
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