Private equity business narrowly beats rival Fortress with offer that rises to £9.97bn when including debtThe US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is set to become the new owner of Morrisons after the grocer’s board backed its…
Bringing in the army won’t halt petrol crisis, says fuel industry boss
Business chiefs accuse ministers of being ‘missing in action’ amid growing backlash against governmentMinisters have been told that petrol queues in some parts of the country have become worse and army help will not relieve the problem, amid a growing …
A million unfilled jobs – and no one to serve the Tories in Manchester
The city’s hospitality venues blame Brexit for a lack of experienced staff as the Conservative party conference arrives in town For the swanky bars and restaurants that surround Manchester Central convention complex, Conservative party conference norma…
‘Missing workforce’ could ease Britain’s labour market crisis
Vacancies are at record levels, so why are millions of people looking for jobs and what can be done to help them?When Caroline Cousin was made redundant from her job as a legal secretary in Greater Manchester during the first lockdown, she was warned s…
WIREDが選ぶ、ヨーロッパでいま最も注目されるスタートアップ100 ── ベルリン／パリ篇
いまや欧州スタートアップ市場は世界中から資金を集め、2021年の上半期だけでも6兆円（20年の合計額）近くを集めている。『WIRED』UK版がヨーロッパ10都市から100のスタートアップを選ぶ「The Hottest Startups in EU」シリーズ、まずは欧州トップクラスのテックハブとなったベルリンと、ヨーロッパのスタートアップへの投資額においてそのベルリンを抜いて第2位に躍り出たパリからスタートしよう。
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‘A perfect storm’: supply chain crisis could blow world economy off course
From Liverpool to LA, shortages of energy, labour and transport are threatening recovery from CovidHow the supply chain crisis is affecting six big economiesIt was all going so well. Successful vaccination programmes were driving the post-pandemic reco…
グーグルが「画像とテキスト」での検索を実装へ、アルゴリズムに潜むバイアスは回避できるのか
グーグルが文章と画像を含む検索を処理できる技術をウェブ検索に実装する方針を明らかにした。検索結果に適用される言語理解AIを、次のレヴェルに引き上げるというこの技術。アルゴリズムのバイアスを回避しながら、グーグルの主張通りにウェブ検索を大きく進化させることができるのか。
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英国で深刻なCO2不足。エネルギー危機の関係で企業の倒産も
maia 曰く、英国でCO2とガソリンの不足が起きて騒然としている（newsphere、日経新聞）。CO2は様々な用途があり、鮮度保持用など食品業界のサプライチェーンのへの影響が大きく、特に屠殺用の在庫が無くなると、屠殺出来なくなる。不足の原因は原料の天然ガスの高騰で、肥料工場が操業停止した事で、食品業界向けCO2の60%が減産となった。ガソリンは取り付け騒ぎが起きているような状態だが、直接の原因はタンクローリーのドライバー不足。その遠因はBrexitとコロナ禍で、EUから来た労働者がコロナ禍で帰国…
Coronavirus treatments: the potential ‘game-changers’ in development
After positive clinical trials for antiviral drug Molnupiravir, it joins other medicines that have shown promiseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first clinical trial results showing a positive effect for a pill that can b…
Twitter for Professionals will begin to roll out this week for businesses and creators
Twitter really can’t go a day without releasing new products. But if you’re running an account for a business or a public figure, its latest addition might capture your interest. Soon, businesses and creators will be able to opt into “professional accounts,” giving them additional tools to distinguish their profile, quickly promote content through ads […]