Tom McTague: The pandemic’s geopolitical aftershocks are coming: Western capitals aren’t just worried about the risk of a resurgence in coronavirus cases. https://bit.ly/2AwNML9
Robert Skidelsky: The unspoken reason for lockdowns: Governments cannot openly admit that the "controlled easing” of COVID-19 lockdowns, in fact, means controlled progress toward so-called herd immunity to the virus. Much better, then, to pursue this objective silently, under a cloud of obfuscation, and hope that a vaccine will arrive before most of the population gets infected. https://bit.ly/3dWkO5L
Niall Ferguson: Coronavirus: It’s a bug’s life in the city. They can keep it: Crowded metropolises have lost their luster in this crisis. https://bit.ly/2XaaEYt
Flash crash: A trading savant, a global manhunt, and the most mysterious market crash in history by Liam Vaughan review: The extraordinary story of the solo trader who triggered a $35trn market collapse — all from his parents’ home. https://bit.ly/2WGmF92
Private companies have put down strong roots in China: The pandemic and a more assertive Communist Party are testing their resilience. https://econ.st/2XabQep
Ahold Delhaize accelerates automation as coronavirus pressures workforce: The grocery giant moved up the timeline for the development of robotic technologies that can clean stores and process orders. https://on.wsj.com/36cGZlI
“Hyper automation is coming,” said Paul Daugherty, Accenture PLC’s group chief executive for technology. “We have now only automated 15 to 20 percent of what we can do.”
James Dyson interview: How he blew £500m on electric car to rival Tesla: The inventor spent a small fortune developing his idea. Then he scrapped it before the first prototype took to the road. He tells John Arlidge why. https://bit.ly/2yeJasl
Barron's: Inside the science and companies racing to develop a COVID-19 vaccine https://bit.ly/36bPwFr
Steve Barrett: You will emerge from COVID-19 a better PR pro: Times of crisis are never pleasant to endure, but necessity is the mother of invention and experiences forged during tough times will inform careers moving forward. https://bit.ly/3bPV6yJ
Lee Richardson has proved the perfect fit as Liverpool’s performance psychologist https://bit.ly/3fULzcG
The man who has gone from the dugout at Chesterfield to a key part of the backroom team at Anfield.
Niki Lauda: The biography by Maurice Hamilton review — one of the bravest Formula One drivers: Nothing became the grand prix champion like his response to his horrific 1976 crash. https://bit.ly/2ZbCoPg
