As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the world, millions of white-collar workers and students were forced to work, learn and study primarily from home over the past twelve months. This change in work style has not only revived the previously slumping …
As we have entered the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a growing transatlantic divide in public mood. While the finish line appears to be in sight for the United States, where a rapid vaccine rollout and falling case numbers have sparked …
The value of outstanding student loans in the United States has now reached $1.7 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve. That sum is owed by 45 million borrowers and it is the country’s second highest consumer debt category after mortgage debt. Cal…
A leaked internal survey from Goldman Sachs was circulating on social media last week and it shows how junior investment bankers at the company are facing gruelling working conditions. The results of the survey were also published by The Guardian and i…
Every March, the clocks in several countries around the world go forward one hour, ringing in the arrival of daylight savings time that normally lasts until October. This means one hour of sleep less for those involved – an hour that is not gained agai…
Following the suspension of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine in numerous countries, particularly throughout Europe, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has reiterated its recommendation to continue with the vaccine rollout after concluding its preliminar…
“Just setting up my twttr” – those were the words that Jack Dorsey, founder and CEO of Twitter, tweeted on March 21, 2006, fifteen years ago this Sunday. Twitter, with its simplicity and unique 140-character limit (which has since been doubled), hit a …
Getting 7-9 hours sleep is essential for our physical and mental well-being. As the World Sleep Day is celebrated on March 19th this year, let’s take a look at the countries which are getting the most sleep on average. If you live in the Netherlands or…
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2020 Internet Crime Report which found that 2020 was a record year for both victims of internet crime and dollar losses in the United States. 791,790 complaints were logged by IC3 in the …
On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen threatened to halt exports of EU-manufactured Covid-19 vaccines to the UK unless it reciprocates and starts shipping doses to the EU. The threat reportedly has the backing of Germany, Fra…