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Sophie Mellor is a London-based writer covering Europe’s changing finance and tech scene. Before joining Fortune, Sophie worked at Euromoney covering renewable energy financing and M&A, focusing on the economics of getting to net-zero. A New York-native, Sophie graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a bachelor’s degree in economics and history of economic thought and has worked across the U.K., the U.S., and Japan. Follow all of Sophie's stories here.

Social media apps
TechFacebook’s new tool to boost slumping user growth is letting each user have 5 accounts
By Sophie MellorJuly 15, 2022
Japanese Fukushima Disaster
Environment4 former executives blamed for Fukushima nuclear disaster and ordered to pay $97 billion to shareholders
By Sophie MellorJuly 14, 2022
Howard Schultz speaks onstage
FinanceStarbucks returning CEO Schultz is giving staff active shooter training and shuttering 16 stores after employee safety complaints
By Sophie MellorJuly 13, 2022
Heatwave London U.K.
EnergyToo hot to work? Unions call for employees to be sent home when the temperature hits 86°F (30°C)
By Sophie MellorJuly 12, 2022
Nord stream 1
EnvironmentVladimir Putin ‘most likely’ to permanently cut off Europe’s gas
By Sophie MellorJuly 11, 2022
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
Finance‘Violence guarantees success’: Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick appeared to suggest weaponizing taxi drivers in leaked text messages amid protests
By Sophie MellorJuly 11, 2022
Portrait of Russian President Putin
PoliticsPutin issues one of his most ominous warnings yet, daring the West to fight on the battlefield with Ukraine
By Sophie MellorJuly 8, 2022
People dip into a bowl of hummus
FinanceA hummus shortage could be on the way
By Sophie MellorJuly 7, 2022
Woman sitting at desk on laptop frustrated
LeadershipTech firm CEO reveals the email he sent to staff about working hours—and how it massively backfired
By Sophie MellorJuly 6, 2022
A stockbroker looks at a computer in the NYSE.
Finance$65 or $380? Analysts have wildly different outlooks for oil prices in 2023. Here’s what they expect
By Sophie MellorJuly 5, 2022
Young woman getting vaccinated
Health‘We will never be fully vaccinated against COVID’: Canadians may be required to get booster shot every 9 months
By Sophie MellorJuly 5, 2022
Micromanaging boss
LeadershipMonitoring your employees at work may actually make them slack off, slow down, and even steal more than ones who aren’t, Harvard study says
By Sophie MellorJuly 4, 2022
Burger King with passerbys
SuccessOver $300,000 raised for Burger King employee who never missed work in 27 years and got a backpack, movie ticket, and Starbucks cup as a gift
By Sophie MellorJuly 4, 2022
Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg speaking over video conference
TechMark Zuckerberg warns staff Facebook will be ‘turning up the heat’ to weed out underperformers: ‘You might decide this place isn’t for you, and that’s OK with me’
By Sophie MellorJuly 1, 2022
G7 Leaders Convene For Summit
PoliticsG7 exploring an oil price cap—but analysts warn the move could prompt Russia to cut Europe off completely
By Sophie MellorJune 28, 2022
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