Lynn Conway, the technology pioneer and transgender pioneer who helped revolutionize the microchip industry, has died at the age of 86. Conway, a talented computer architect in California’s Silicon Valley in the 1960s and ’70s, invented a new method of microchip design that now powers nearly every digital device in our lives, from smartphones to… Read More »
Get ready for the revenge of Oxford PPE (philosophy, politics and economics) graduates. The generals who have ruled the British state for decades can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Peter Thiel, the multi-billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, says the age of the math wizard is over. Thiel predicts a brutal job apocalypse in… Read More »
“Silicon Valley currently leads the world in terms of high-tech growth and innovation,” Jeremy Hunt told business leaders last week. “But there’s no reason why it’s so dominant.” But he didn’t. These words belong to David Cameron in his speech at the Old Street junction in November 2010. What Hunt actually said last week was… Read More »
The Mercury/13 group is led by Greek-Argentinian businesswoman Victoire Cogevina Reynal Victoire Cogevina Reynal’s mission is simple: to break the myth that women’s football cannot be profitable. The Greek-Argentinian businesswoman leads the Mercury/13 group, which plans to invest $100 million (£79 million) in women’s football by acquiring football clubs in 13 different countries in Europe… Read More »