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 Financial Times: Protecting privacy
It is difficult, despite internet advertisers' vociferous protests, to see what iswrong with everyone being asked to consent explicitly before data is harvested
Financial Times: Cameron abroad
The British prime minister is an engaging ambassador. But he should beware of falling into Tony Blair's trap – of believing that charm and energy are all you need on the world stage
 Yahoo!: The Rebirth of Prague's Vltava River (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - When Petr Vojak was deciding where to settle down with his family last year, his aim was clear. He wanted somewhere peaceful yet central. Eventually, they decided on a new flat in a northern district along the Vltava river, which flows through Prague.
 silicon.com: The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
It's almost that time of year when nameless horrors not of this world crawl shrieking into the light, creating terror and provoking instant madness in all that see their horrible, bloated faces. No, the Round-Up doesn't mean consultants doing the annual software audit. It's Halloween tomorrow.
Financial Times: Bernanke must end era of ultra-low rates
The market now thinks that whenever the financial sector's actions result in unemployment, the Fed will respond with ultra-low rates and easy liquidity, writes Raghuram Rajan
Financial Times: To avert disaster, stop isolating Hamas
The US administration says there is an 'unprecedented freeze' in settlement activity. Who is fooling whom, asks Chris Patten
Financial Times: Cameron faces only a dinner party revolt
When the Tory party feels agitated, it forms dining clubs. There are plans for a number to be launched in the autumn, writes Bruce Anderson
Yahoo!: Five Insights into Innovating via Mobile Devices (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - Hey, you rock star, you. You know all about innovating through mobility, right? You do the text messaging and the digital coupons. You're even developing the app your boss wants. You're mirroring what you have on your website. All in all, you have it under control. Yep, you can check another item off your to-do list.
Financial Times: The engineers take on the scientists
Lord Browne has underplayed the merit of research. What Britain really needs is a better mechanism to bridge the gap between basic science and its commercialisation
Yahoo!: B-Schools All A-Twitter Over Social Media (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - Harvard Business School (Harvard Full-Time MBA Profile) and Columbia University's Graduate School of Business (Columbia Full-Time MBA Profile) have joined a growing list of business schools that are adding courses on social media to their MBA curricula, addressing the corporate demand for social-network-savvy employees. The two schools are amo ...
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·Bernanke must end era of ultra-low rates
The market now thinks that whenever the financial sector's actions result in unemployment, the Fed will respond with ultra-low rates and easy liquidity, writes Raghuram Rajan
·To avert disaster, stop isolating Hamas
The US administration says there is an 'unprecedented freeze' in settlement activity. Who is fooling whom, asks Chris Patten
·Cameron faces only a dinner party revolt
When the Tory party feels agitated, it forms dining clubs. There are plans for a number to be launched in the autumn, writes Bruce Anderson
·Spain is caught up in self-delusion
The authorities appear to have persuaded themselves that the economy is about to rebound and that Spain can muddle through without an IMF-EU bail-out, writes Desmond Lachman
·Future generations will curse us for cutting in a slump
A government whose animating spirit was Lloyd George rather than George Osborne would ask the public to subscribe to a National Recovery Loan of £100bn, write Robert Skidelsky and Michael Kennedy
·Bring the Balkans back into the heart of Europe
There are some 22m people in the western Balkans, roughly the same amount as in Beijing. Difficult though their problems may be, they are eminently resolvable, writes Tim Judah
·To build a Big Society, we must be prompt
Early intervention can become a financially viable source of funding for public services from City institutions, write Graham Allen and Jim O'Neill
·The era of global oil giants is over
A new model is emerging in which smaller national and larger international oil companies must work in new partnerships, writes Nick Butler
·Austerity drives can unleash confidence
The austerity debate: If plans for fiscal consolidation are permanent, credible and involve structural reform, then there is every chance that growth can resume even as the government makes cuts. But if measures are temporary andnot targeted at reform, there is every chance that growth suffers as the government recedes, write Guy Monson and Subitha Subramaniam
·Now let us stress-test the central banks
In a worst-case scenario, hundreds of billions in additional capital from taxpayers may be needed to restore their credibility, writes Terrence Keeley
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·Miffed markets
The tangle in which Mifid has left Europe's securities markets reflect the broader lesson that market competition and sound regulation are not opposed but mutually dependent
·Protecting privacy
It is difficult, despite internet advertisers' vociferous protests, to see what iswrong with everyone being asked to consent explicitly before data is harvested
·Cameron abroad
The British prime minister is an engaging ambassador. But he should beware of falling into Tony Blair's trap – of believing that charm and energy are all you need on the world stage
·The engineers take on the scientists
Lord Browne has underplayed the merit of research. What Britain really needs is a better mechanism to bridge the gap between basic science and its commercialisation
·Rangel scandal
The allegations levelled against Charles Rangel, the once-mighty New York Democrat, are an embarrassment to his party. More than that, however, the disposal of this matter is an embarrassment to Congress
·BolÃvar's bones and the battle of ideas
The stage is now set: on the one side, Colombian legal arguments backed by apparently strong evidence; on the other, ideology. The battle for Latin America's soul has resumed
·UK bank lending
British banks may have passed the pan-European stress tests, but bigger challenges lie ahead. They will have to refinance almost £800bn of short-term funds by the end of 2012 and they must strengthen their capital bases
·Cameron throws a spotlight on Turkey
The UK premier is right to pay close attention to Ankara, which may not enter the EU but has a growing global role
·Re-privatising Russia's economy
Moscow is proposing that Russia should sell minority stakes in state-controlled corporate jewels. It would be Russia's biggest asset sell-off since the botched loans-for-shares privatisations of the 1990s
·Afghanistan leaks
This trove is one more millstone round the neck of a US strategy which has seen rising fatalities and a change of commander. It adds urgency to the question: can the US military effort continue?
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·The Rebirth of Prague's Vltava River (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - When Petr Vojak was deciding where to settle down with his family last year, his aim was clear. He wanted somewhere peaceful yet central. Eventually, they decided on a new flat in a northern district along the Vltava river, which flows through Prague.
·Five Insights into Innovating via Mobile Devices (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - Hey, you rock star, you. You know all about innovating through mobility, right? You do the text messaging and the digital coupons. You're even developing the app your boss wants. You're mirroring what you have on your website. All in all, you have it under control. Yep, you can check another item off your to-do list.
·B-Schools All A-Twitter Over Social Media (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - Harvard Business School (Harvard Full-Time MBA Profile) and Columbia University's Graduate School of Business (Columbia Full-Time MBA Profile) have joined a growing list of business schools that are adding courses on social media to their MBA curricula, addressing the corporate demand for social-network-savvy employees. The two schools are among at least six that have added courses in the past year tha ...
·Chat Transcript: London Business School (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - Among the top international MBA programs, a berth at London Business School (London Full-Time MBA Profile), is among the most coveted in all of Europe. As a result, the competition to get in is getting fiercer. During a live chat on July 21, Oliver Ashby (screen name: OliverAshbyLBS), manager of recruitment and admissions at LBS, fielded questions from the audience and Bloomberg Businessweek reporter F ...
·Dump Your Landline, but Keep Your Home Phone (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - Ask anyone under 30 for their home phone number and they may look at you funny. The landline business is in permanent decline. After peaking at about 141 million in 2000, the number of U.S. home phones fell to 78 million by the end of 2008, according to the Federal Communications Commission. While most of this erosion was the result of people going wireless, the FCC says some 19 million households repl ...
·NERF: Hasbro's Play in the Toy Arms Race (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - In the beginning, there was the NERF Ball, a polyurethane foam sphere that could be tossed around the living room without threatening mom's Hummel figurines. It was followed in the 1990s by a line of goofy, plastic NERF launchers that lobbed foam balls and arrows.
·The Rush to Hedge Against Black Swan Events (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - Wall Street's hottest new product is fear. Pimco, Deutsche Bank , and Citigroup are among firms offering clients protection against "long-tail" risks -- extreme market moves that Wall Street's financial models fail to anticipate. In what Morgan Stanley strategists say is an indication that more investors are seeking insurance against financial turbulence, they estimate there was as much as a fivefold ...
·Who's Afraid of Steve Jobs? (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - Two decades ago, when Consumer Reports started evaluating treadmills, it built a test machine it called the Johnny Walker. A drum-like steel cylinder studded with green rubber balls, the Johnny Walker spins above the rolling belts of its victims, pummeling them with blows meant to simulate the footsteps of a 170-lb. runner. In the early days, after a few hours of insistent pounding, some treadmills cau ...
·Financing Training for Career Changes (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - With 14.6 million Americans unemployed and plenty of others dissatisfied with their jobs, many are heading back to school for retraining.
·Admissions Q&A: Georgia Tech (BusinessWeek)
BusinessWeek - At the Georgia Tech College of Management (Georgia Tech Full-Time MBA Profile), the job search starts even before students are admitted. The director of MBA career services plays a big role in the admissions process, and students whose job prospects look poor might not get in, says MBA Admissions Director Paula Wilson. "This is a big investment for the student, and an investment for us as well," she ex ...
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·The Weekly Round-Up: 03.12.09
Yes, it's almost here again. Christmas. The time of year when you express your great love for your nearest and dearest through the gift of two-for-one bubble bath and novelty slippers.
·The Weekly Round-Up: 27.11.09
We've all made embarrassing mobile phone blunders as part of our busy modern lives. We've all done something with a mobile that has led to fingers pointed in mirth and mockery: a few years ago the Round-Up even had one of those Bluetooth headsets that make you look like a minicab driver (although the cash from all those unexpected fares came in handy at Christmas).
·The Weekly Round-Up: 20.11.09
Wheezing. Coughing and spluttering. Unable to complete basic tasks without falling over. Due for a serious upgrade or a one-way trip to the skip around the back of the office. No, the Round-Up is not referring to that dodgy email server that you really should get around to replacing.
·The Weekly Round-Up: 13.11.09
Warning to iPhone users: you may find the contents of this first part of the Round-Up upsetting. If you are of a nervous disposition skip to thesecond part of the Round-Up. Thank you. For the rest of you, here's what's been putting the wind up iPhone users this week: a piece of malware that can infect jailbroken iPhones.
·The Weekly Round-Up: 06.11.09
Question: What do Britain's hairdressers and IT technicians have in common? Answer: A shared love of getting a bit on the side.
·The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
It's almost that time of year when nameless horrors not of this world crawl shrieking into the light, creating terror and provoking instant madness in all that see their horrible, bloated faces. No, the Round-Up doesn't mean consultants doing the annual software audit. It's Halloween tomorrow.
·The Weekly Round-Up: 23.10.09
We British love our broadband. We're compelled to hug it, to adore it, to nuzzle it lovingly. It is our North, our South, our East and West; our working week and our Sunday rest. It completes us. Broadband speed is now the number one national preoccupation, just ahead of property prices and gossiping about the neighbours. In fact, as serendipity would have it, news this week manages to combine all of middle England's ...
·The Weekly Round-Up: 16.10.09
How many times have you heard a tale of woe that features 1) an incriminating photo from an office party and/or 2) a comment on the skills of a co-worker along the lines of "witless, talentless buffoon of a man" and 3) ends with a shake of the head, a winceand the punchline: "And then I realised that I'd sent the email to my boss Andy and not my mate Andy." Plenty of times, the Round-Up is sure.
·Rid your business of weak passwords and get collaborating
How can businesses collaborate with partners and customers securely? Quocirca's Clive Longbottom and Fran Howarth have the answer. Thenumber of websites is growing fast. Netcraft reports there were 231.5 million websites in operation as of April 2009 - an increase of 46 million in just three months, with the greatest growth coming from sites that encourage social collaboration and blogging in particular.
·The Weekly Round-Up: 09.10.09
How often have you had the following conversations with your significant other? "I've justbeen speaking to Tim, he's madly in love." "Really? I didn't hear the phone ring." "No, it was through instant messenger."
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·Why the UK will nevercreate a Google, Microsoft or Oracle
The UK will never create a software giant to rival the likes of Microsoft, Google or Oracle. That's the sobering conclusion of the silicon.com CIO Jury which voted 10 to two against, when asked whether the UK could create a global software business to rival the technology industry's most powerful companies.
·Open source? No good for cost cutting, say CIOs
Despite tough economic conditions, CIOs have not turned to open source software as a way of making their IT budgets go further, according to silicon.com's latest exclusive CIO Jury. Because it lacks the expensive licensing that is often the hallmark of proprietary software, open source is regularly touted as a way for IT departments to make their budget stretch a little bit further and it has already enjoyed consider ...
·Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
Apple may be reinvigorated with CEO Steve Jobs back at the helm and a new OS just out of the gates, but it looks like the business world is still closed to the Mac maker. According to silicon.com's CIO Jury, the release late last month of Apple's latest OS, Snow Leopard, won't signal the company's entry into the business market.
·IT graduates failing to make the business grade, say UK tech chiefs
IT graduates are leaving UK universities without the business and technical competencies that employers need, according to silicon.com's CIO Jury. The majority of the jury said they believe universities are not producing IT graduates with the right skills for their businesses - bad news for graduates competing for the diminishing number of IT jobs.
·Offshoring is bad for IT skills, say UK tech chiefs
Offshoring is a controversial topic at the best of times - and one that's becoming increasingly contentious as the recession continues to see thousands of jobs lost across the country. It's also been accused of sapping UK IT skills by reducing the number of entry-level IT jobs available for UK graduates, giving fewer techies a chance to get a first foot on the ladder.
·Heat wave? No sweat for CIOs
The hot weather the UK has been experiencing in the past week or so doesn't seem to have caused too many headaches in IT departments across the country. The latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll asked tech chiefs whether they'd taken any extra steps to protect their technology infrastructure during this week's heat wave, with nine of the 12 revealing they haven't.
·iPhone has no place in business say CIOs
The Apple iPhone may have got a makeover last week but it's not enough to convince CIOs the device has a place in business. In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury, IT chiefs were asked whether they're planning to offer Apple's touchscreen device as part of their range of corporate mobile phones - and the vast majority of IT chiefs said they are not.
·Windows 7 next year? "You must be joking"
Windows 7 may be generating its fair share of hype but CIOs are planning to take a cautious approach towards rolling out the operating system. In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury, which asked IT chiefs whether they're planning to roll out Windows 7 in 2010, just one ofthe 12 Jury members said they're considering it. Windows 7 is expected to be available later this year.
·'Green shoots of recovery? Whatgreen shoots?'
Reports that the green shoots of a UK economic recovery are poking through are premature, according to IT chiefs. Asked whether they can see signs of recovery in the wider economy, the latest silicon.com CIO Jury poll returned a resounding 'no' vote.
·Twitter: The CIO's new best friend - or chocolate teapot?
Twitter may have doubled its user numbers last month but CIOs are split over whether or not the microblogging service makes a useful business tool. In the latest silicon.com CIO Jury, seven out of the 12 members said they are currently using Twitter for information, for networking or for other business-related purposes.
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