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...Kara describes shocking scenes of poverty, desperation and abuse among exploited “artisanal” miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo in this finalist for the FT/Schroders Business Book of the Year....
...“fail fast, fail often” philosophy; Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner’s How Big Things Get Done, which focuses on why megaprojects almost invariably run over time and over budget; Cobalt Red, by Siddharth Kara...
...Siddharth Kara in clipMy book is about the truth of the working conditions of people who mine cobalt....
...Isabel also speaks to FT editor Roula Khalaf, and FT senior business writer Andrew Hill, who has stewarded the prize since it began. Want to get in touch?...
...Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives, by Siddharth Kara, investigates the human rights abuses that taint the mining of the essential raw material cobalt, a quest that took him deep into...
...Kara Swisher has been reporting on — and analysing — the tech scene for three decades....
...New York Times reporter Hill followed a tip-off about Clearview AI, an app that claimed to identify anyone based on a picture of their face....
...Fiona Hill. . . while this is all about China, it’s all about American power....
...For tech and business, there’s Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway. For law and government, Stay Tuned with Preet with former US Attorney Preet Bharara....
...One of my most prized is a sculptural pitcher by Kara Walker. I also have a set of plates from the Coalition for the Homeless project that includes designs by Derrick Adams and Adam Pendleton....
...“There’s very little that’s protected against the broad-based consumer weakness,” said Sunita Kara, a global co-head of high-yield at Aviva Investors....
...I loved this series from Kashmir Hill explaining how embedded Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple are in our lives. Deleting a Facebook account is one thing....
...The Kara apparently don’t keep count....
...The labelling on the chart has been amended for clarity Letter in response to this article: The importance of making accurate comparisons / From James G Bridgeman, Quaker Hill, CT, US...
Tears and remorse from former New York congressman facing prison term
Settlement closes decade-long probe into real-estate scheme
...“The jump in food price inflation . . . is the fastest rate of growth since September 2013 and likely reflects the ongoing impact of exchange rate weakness pushing import prices up,” said Sam Hill, an economist...
...After the firm was indicted its clients headed for the hills, eventually causing a collapse....
...Ms Zervos alleged that Mr Trump had forcibly kissed and grabbed her in a Beverly Hills hotel room and at Trump Tower, his New York headquarters....
...Following the release of the tape, Ms Zervos alleged that Mr Trump forcibly kissed and grabbed her in a Beverly Hills hotel room and at Trump Tower....
...Additional reporting by Kara Scannell Follow David J Lynch on Twitter: @davidjlynch...
...rationalise anything,” says Lord Foster, architect of London’s Gherkin and New York’s Hearst Tower, “but you don’t have to go up to achieve high densities — look at London’s densest neighbourhoods, Notting Hill...
...Mr Stumpf, who made cross-selling a central part of Wells’ strategy, had been lambasted over the episode, enduring hostile grillings from lawmakers on Capitol Hill....
...Additional reporting by Kara Scannell in New York...
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