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31/10/2017

With all this talk of porgs and Luke Skywalker, everyone is forgetting about the real star in Star Wars — BB-8!! A new book titled "BB-8 On the Run" by Drew Daywalt, and featuring art by Matthew Myers, tells the story of BB-8 before it meets Rey. And this adventure is making us fall in love with the little droid all over again.

16/10/2017

Financial regulator warns of growing debt among young people.

The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority has warned of a "pronounced" build up of debt among young people.
In an interview with the BBC, Andrew Bailey said the young were having to borrow for basic living costs.
The regulator also said he "did not like" some high cost lending schemes.

16/10/2017

Catalan business exodus signals deep corporate concerns

The first to go were the banks. Then construction companies left. Now even Catalonia’s iconic Cava producer is considering leaving the prosperous north-eastern Spanish region that is heading helter-skelter towards a declaration of independence.

12/10/2017

Facebook's Oculus is hoping that VR will catch on in the business world.

The company just announced a new corporate initiative for the Oculus Rift, Oculus for Business, onstage at the Oculus Connect Conference.
The package will look to give corporate clients the tools to use VR , encompassing everything from training and product development to consumer-facing marketing campaigns.

Oculus for Business already boasts an impressive roster of corporate partners, with big names like Walmart, Cisco, Deloitte, and Audi headlining. The onstage demo showed off how Audi might use the rig, visualizing the interior of one of its luxury cars.

30/09/2017

Tesco has unwrapped its biggest toys for Christmas - and it includes a handful of exclusives and a 50% off sale.

According to the supermarket giant, its flagship gadget - the L.O.L Big Surprise Ball, is set to be top of wishlists this year - but it won't come cheap, at £60.

Since being launched in March this year, the toy, which features seven layers of surprises that kids can unravel to reveal collectible dolls, has achieved over a half million sales in the UK alone.

22/09/2017

One week back the new coalition government of British Columbia unveiled its first budget update, a document containing a number of measures largely reflecting campaign promises.

Tucked away in the 136-page document were numerous tax changes – a proposed hike in carbon taxes, a reduction in the small business income tax, and a hike in income tax for those earning above $150,000. And something from left field: a plan to eliminate a 30-year-old program that aims to bring financial business to Vancouver that otherwise would not be attracted.

20/09/2017

Public inquiry needed into UK's £200bn debt crisis, say senior MPs

The chairs of two powerful parliamentary committees have urged the government to set up an independent public inquiry into the £200bn of debt amassed by households.

The call by Rachel Reeves, the Labour chair of the business select committee, and Frank Field, the Labour head of the work and pensions select committee, comes as the Conservative-led Treasury select committee plans to hold meetings around the country to examine the impact of debt on individuals and households.

16/09/2017

How photography became the hottest new investment choice

The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the world’s great galleries. Visitors flock to see Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks and Grant Wood’s American Gothic, two of the most recognisable images in modern American art. But what has stunned art collectors is that a photograph of visitors to the Art Institute, taken in 1990 by Thomas Struth, fetched more at auction than any other photograph last year, selling for $777,088. And it’s not even the only one in existence – Struth produced 10 prints.

14/09/2017

Prepare to see more Instagram stories turning up as ads on your Facebook feed.

The social network is introducing a new tool that will let brands turn their Instagram stories into carousel-like Facebook ads and vice-versa.
That means that Facebook advertisers will have access to the stickers, filters, and drawing tools that make for less polished ads that better blend in with user posts.

11/09/2017

China is looking to fully ban gasoline cars down the road.

The surprising announcement was made at an automotive industry forum over the weekend. Xin Guobin, deputy minister of industry and IT, said the ministry has started planning out a timeline for the end of petrol and diesel cars, and light commercial vehicles.China, the world's biggest car market, sold 28 million cars last year. That's a third of the 88 million cars and vans sold around the world.

11/09/2017

Invest in a standing desk that turns into a regular desk for when you get tired

A couple years ago, a bunch of health stories dubbed sitting “the new smoking”—claiming that being on your butt all day is as bad for you as ci******es.

That claim might be a little overblown, but no one denies that spending all day hunched over a computer isn’t the best for your health. Good to know, except lots of us need to be at a computer all day in order to do our work.

04/09/2017

Holly Willoughby made her long-awaited return to TV screens in style on Monday. The 36-year-old didn't let the wet weather dampen her look, choosing to wear a summery Massimo Dutti dress to resume This Morning presenting duties alongside co-host Phillip Schofield.

Holly Willoughby wore a Massimo Dutti dress to present This Morning with Phillip Schofield. The TV presenter styled the look with Office shoes