A year in, Amazon’s HQ2 search proves tech’s West Coast exodus will be slow and secretive

OPINION: One year ago, Amazon announced that it intended to build a second headquarters, dubbed HQ2. But Amazon didn’t have a specific destination in mind to build its headquarters — instead, it invited any metropolitan area in North America with at least 1 million people to pitch Amazon on why they should be chosen. Most […]

James Bond ‘needs to SLOW DOWN and get enthusiastic consent’ says sexual health charity

The further back you go with James Bond movies, the more uncomfortable scenes can be when it comes to the spy’s sexual exploits. Now the Family Planning Association is highlighting its “Consent: Yes, yes, yes!” campaign for Sexual Health Awareness week this September. According to The Sun, the FPA have discovered a number of occasions […]

Shake Shack beats, but warns delayed restaurant openings will slow revenue growth (SHAK)

Instagram / Shake Shack Shake Shack beat on both the top and bottom lines. The burger chain said delays in new restaurant openings would weigh on revenue growth this year. It maintained its full-year revenue forecast, which was below Wall Street estimates. (Reuters) – Shake Shack said on Thursday that delays in new restaurant openings would slow revenue […]

Gravitational waves and the slow pace of scientific revolutions

Enlarge / For years, people weren’t sure if gravitational wave were a necessary product of relativity. (credit: Fermilab) LIGO’s detection of gravitational waves came almost exactly a century after Einstein had formulated his general theory of relativity and an ensuing paper mathematically describing the possibility of gravitational waves. Or at least that’s the story as […]

Brexit news: Leading travel boss slams government’s slow progress in aviation deal

Brexit is looming ahead of the UK, and now a top travel industry figure has chastised the British government for “lack of clarity and progress” in Brexit negations. The chief executive of ABTA, the UK travel trade association for tour operators and travel agents, Mark Tanzer, explained his concerns to a London conference. “A year ago, I set out […]

Could slow travel help solve Venice’s overtourism woes?

Mary Novakovich May 29, 2018 Share this article Venice may be feeling the effects of overtourism, but there’s still peace and quiet to be found. Mary Novakovich discovers how to slow down and see Venice in a whole new light. Venice is heaving. It’s a victim of its own popularity—on any given day, tourists outnumber […]