Egalitarians are more aware of inequality
Some of our disagreements about inequality come from people's failure to notice it. Enlarge / Do you notice the homeless person's tent or the city's skyscrapers? (credit: Wally Skalij / Getty Images) The COVID-19 pandemic has helped draw atte.....»»
Restoring peace in family systems in communities of color
As a therapist of 13 years with a private practice serving primarily people of color, I became aware of a third, unspoken, pandemic that swept across our community during the COVID-19 lockdown; the conflict pandemic among families. With many families.....»»
What’s new on Disney+ in February 2022
Disney+ has Star Wars and MCU content along with Pixar films, Disney Channel shows, and much more. Here's every new addition that you should be aware of......»»
Spain Moves To Rein in Crypto-asset Advertising
Spain moved on Monday to regulate rampant advertising of crypto assets, including by social media influencers, tasking the stock market supervisor with authorising mass campaigns and making sure investors are aware of risks. From a report: The rapid.....»»
Facebook, Google CEOs were aware of formal advertising market deal, according to court filing
Chief executives of Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook were aware of a deal to carve up part of the online advertising market, according to an amended complaint filed by Texas and other states that have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google......»»
Inflation inequality: Poorest Americans are hit hardest by soaring prices on necessities
The fastest rate of inflation in 40 years is hurting families across the U.S. who are seeing ever-higher prices for everything from meat and potatoes to housing and gasoline......»»
Study finds gender bias in language prevalent, even for language experts
Gender bias has not changed in more than 20 years, even by language experts who are aware of the potential dangers of such prejudices, according to a study coauthored by Rutgers University-New Brunswick that examined textbooks used to teach undergrad.....»»
Will the COVID-19 pandemic have a lasting impact on gender inequality in the U.S. workforce?
A recent analysis published in Economic Inquiry found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. women with school-age children suffered losses in employment (and reduced work hours) to a greater extent than men. Male-female gaps in employment were not.....»»
Written in the bones: Medieval skeletons tell story of social inequality in Cambridge
The working class had higher risk of injury than friars or sheltered hospital inmates. Enlarge / The remains of an individual buried in an Augustinian friary, excavated in 2016 on the University of Cambridge's New Museums site......»»
Taiwan IC design houses to accept foundry price hikes
Taiwan-based IC design houses including first-tier players are aware they will have to accept price increases proposed by pure-play foundries in order to obtain more available fab capacities in 2022, according to industry sources......»»
What’s new on Disney+ in January 2022
Disney+ has Star Wars and MCU content along with Pixar films, Disney Channel shows, and much more. Here's every new addition that you should be aware of......»»
Seagrass is not a miracle solution against climate change
Through the resettlement of seagrass meadows on the coasts, large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere are to be removed in the future to combat climate change. Be aware, however: Seagrass meadows can, under certain conditions, release more.....»»
Sugar-coated COVID-19 test strip takes advantage of coronavirus" sweet tooth
Even those tracking each new discovery about the coronavirus and its variants may not be aware of the virus' sugar cravings......»»
One Space Trip Emits a Lifetime"s Worth of Carbon Footprint
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Futurism: In a revelation that will surprise almost no one, the 2022 World Inequality Report found that one space flight emits more carbon dioxide than most of the world's population will create in their entir.....»»
How To Improve Call Deflection?
Have you ever waited in a call queue, trying to reach the customer support? How did you feel? Frustrated? Yes, that’s what most customers feel. If you run a contact center, you are aware of the large volume of incoming calls. But most of these call.....»»
Volvo Discloses Security Breach Leading To Data Theft
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BleepingComputer: Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars has disclosed that unknown attackers have stolen research and development information after hacking some of its servers. "Volvo Cars has become aware that one of i.....»»
Industry watch: How ICT and EV industries combat climate change
Asia's manufacturing-centric countries are keenly aware of their core clients' net zero goals. Carbon reduction is not a future-to-do task but has been progressing under slippage of timeline. At the forefront of carbon neutrality trends, Apple vows t.....»»
Huge 20-Year Study Shows Trickle-Down Is a Myth, Inequality Rampant
Inequality has remained persistently high for decades, and a new report shows just how stark the divide is between the richest and poorest people on the planet. Insider reports: The 2022 World Inequality Report, a huge undertaking coordinated by econ.....»»
Labour migration brings greater inequality to rural life in Norway
Income differences in small Norwegian towns have increased since 2004, when several former Eastern Bloc countries joined the EU......»»
How a carbon tax can fight inequality and climate change
Carbon taxes don’t need to come at the expense of lower-income people: research Enlarge / Footprints made out of fresh green grass on a dry cracked earth base. (credit: Hype Photography / Getty Images) Carbon taxes can attra.....»»
Public relations practitioners" AI knowledge is limited, but they are aware of AI"s potential
A new research report from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations' AIinPR Panel, which has been co-authored by the University's Emeritus Professor of Corporate Communication Anne Gregory, has found that practitioners see the huge potential that.....»»