It used to be a fundamental requirement that you learned an extensive amount of SQL before you were able to start working on database-backed applications. It was taken as self-evident that you needed to speak the native language of the database before you were qualified to use it. And better…
Image copyright Getty Images Premier League clubs reported record revenues of £4.5bn in the 2016-17 season, and also returned to profit. Clubs collectively reported £500m in pre-tax profit, also a record, having posted a small collective pre-tax loss in 2015-16, according to Deloitte. Wage costs rose by 9% to £2.5bn,…
Hundreds of thousands of the poorest families in Britain are going without basic necessities, according to two separate surveys. Citizens Advice said as many as 140,000 households are going without power, as they cannot afford to top up their prepayment meters. And the Living Wage Foundation – which campaigns for…
Since its launch in 1999, Neopets has enjoyed a pretty colorful history. The game offers users the ability to create a virtual pet to take on adventures and, using virtual and real-world currency, feed and trick out their digital pets with swag, homes and other online sundries. It was originally…
His handpicked successor, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, 57, is a Communist Party loyalist who has shown the sort of restraint the Castros have always prized. But that caution means he’s an enigma both at home and abroad. Our video explains what is known about Mr. Díaz-Canel. • He will face myriad…
How to spend your time when there’s nothing left to do? This morning something happened that reminded me of an important lesson re: time well spent. Three of us are working on an illustration project for our forthcoming book, “It Doesn’t Have to be Crazy at Work”. In our previous books,…
Image copyright Getty Images The apprenticeship levy introduced in England last year is causing “confusion and frustration” among employers and must be reformed, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Jane Gratton, head of skills at the BCC is due to tell a conference on apprenticeships that the scheme…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sir Martin Sorrell resigned as chief executive of WPP after 33 years running the company Many of WPP’s 200,000 staff will feel “liberated” after the departure of founder Sir Martin Sorrell, according to one of his most senior lieutenants. Stephen Allan, boss of WPP-owned…
ToS;dr is a crowdsourced database of website terms of service; install the associate plugin and your browser will display a letter grade (from A to F) for every site you visit, with subcategories for things like data-retention and the rights the site asserts to your contributions. It emerged…
But there was a sense in Tokyo that Japan had been sidelined as Mr. Trump’s attention was elsewhere in Asia. In a tweet posted Tuesday night, Mr. Trump signaled he was no longer interested in rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal strongly supported by Japan. “The possibility of the…
