Despite BREXIT’s continuing dominance in the UK news, it’s all about algorithms this week as billionaires lead a search for cobalt, and sugar industry leaders invest in traders to support price predictions. In other news, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is starting to divest from non-renewable energies, Shell’s director makes his 2030 predictions and two Texas industry events create questions about gender diversity.
Here is a selection of our top news stories this week:
SXSW and CERAWeek both take place in Texas this week but with considerably different gender profiles. In Houston, at CERAWeek, only 16% of women are primed to speak, compared to 39% at SXSW in Austin.