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Will robot cars drive traffic congestion off a cliff?

  Washington / AP Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers, is that people will use them too much. Experts foresee robot cars chauffeuring children to school, dance class and baseball practice. The disabled and elderly will have new mobility. Commuters will be able to work, sleep, eat ...

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‘Work-life balance vital for retaining working women’

  RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business “It is a big concern that in UAE the percentage of graduating women is 51% while the percentage of those working is only 18%. Such high number of skilled women only translates to such low number of them in workforce. It is high time we find solutions to such a major workforce difference,” Fadi ...

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RAK Ceramics posts 10% profit spike in 1st quarter

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business RAK Ceramics PJSC (Ticker: RAKCEC: Abu Dhabi), one of the world’s largest hi-tech manufacturers of lifestyle ceramics solutions, on Sunday announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31. RAK Ceramics delivered a 10.8% increase in net profit to AED 65.9 million (Q1 2015: AED 59.5 million) for the period despite heightened ...

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