Jess Wade Is on a Crusade to Correct Wikipedia’s Gender Imbalance
Physicist Jess Wade explains the importance of recognizing female scientists on Wikipedia. She’s created more than 2,000 Wikipedia articles to do just that.....»»
Apple Vision Pro natively supports a rare film aspect ratio
A cinephile has discovered that Apple Vision Pro will show Panavision 70 movies in their correct and very wide screen aspect ratio.Watching a widescreen movie on Apple Vision ProApple has emphasized how immersive Apple Vision Pro is for entertainment.....»»
5 Things to Know About the iOS 17.3.1 Update [u]
Apple’s pushed a new iOS 17.3.1 update to iPhone users and it’s available to download right now. We had a feeling Apple would provide a bridge between iOS 17.3 and iOS 17.4 and our gut feeling was correct. Apple’s deployed a new mai.....»»
Apple Vision Pro just doesn’t support my eye prescription
Well, this is awkward. As it turns out, I won’t be able to use Apple’s new product called Vision due to my own vision. Like a lot of people, I wear glasses to correct my eyesight. I can pass an eye exam and drive a motorcycle, but I cannot use Ap.....»»
Lyft"s safety feature for women and nonbinary riders is now available nationwide
First announced last year, Lyft is expanding an in-app safety preference for women and nonbinary riders seeking drivers of the same gender identity. Lyft's pledge to protect women and nonbinary riders will be tested nationwide today (Feb. 13),.....»»
Study finds emojis are differently interpreted depending on gender, culture, and age of viewer
Gender, culture, and age all appear to play a role in how emojis are interpreted, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Yihua Chen, Xingchen Yang and colleagues from the University of Nottingham, UK......»»
Online images may be turning back the clock on gender bias
A picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes, and research has shown that the human brain does indeed better retain information from images than from text. These days, we are taking in more visual content than ever as we peruse picture-pac.....»»
The Spanish version of a scale evaluating negative attitudes towards bisexuality is validated
A team from the Department of Psychology at the UCO has translated into Spanish and validated a scale to evaluate binegativity with a gender perspective and developed a reduced version that makes it more efficient......»»
Wade Wilson is kidnapped by the TVA in Deadpool and Wolverine teaser
"Your little cinematic universe is about to change forever." Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds), aka Deadpool, is back to save the MCU: "I am Marvel Jesus." After some rather lackluster performances at the box office over the last year or.....»»
5 Things to Know About the iOS 17.3.1 Update
Apple’s pushed a new iOS 17.3.1 update to iPhone users and it’s available to download right now. We had a feeling Apple would provide a bridge between iOS 17.3 and iOS 17.4 and our gut feeling was correct. Apple’s deployed a new mai.....»»
Report outlines how firms can effectively increase female representation
A recent report from Ivey Business School's Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management introduces distinct strategies for achieving gender parity in the workplace, tailored to the predominant gender makeup of different industries......»»
Gender-diverse boardrooms reduce leaked deal information, research suggests
Research from Dr. Valeriya Vitkova, Senior Lecturer in Corporate Finance at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), has revealed that merger and acquisition (M&A) deals involving target firms with greater boardroom gender diversity experience fewer le.....»»
Kandji unveils new reporting, compliance, and incident investigation tool for Apple fleets
Getting the right visibility into the correct data is a common challenge for businesses and can directly impact the risk of cyber security incidents. Organizations report 3.3 times more incidents caused by a lack of visibility into their IT assets. N.....»»
How teachers make ethical judgments when using AI in the classroom
A teacher's gender and comfort with technology factor into whether artificial intelligence is adopted in the classroom, as shown in a new report from the USC Center for Generative AI and Society......»»
How preferences for Indigenous policies differ between the Indigenous and majority populations in Norway and Sweden
On the international level, there is broad consensus that it is essential to recognize and implement Indigenous rights as well as to correct inequalities and historical injustices. Yet many nation-states struggle with effective implementation......»»
Women still face gender inequalities at work post-pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic brought the longstanding economic inequalities between women and men into sharp focus. From the onset of the pandemic, up until the summer of 2022, economic gender gaps continued to widen......»»
Apple still plans to charge developers for sideloading apps in EU
If a new report is correct, Apple still plans on doing some form of iPhone app review and charge developers for sideloaded apps in the European Union, but the details aren't fully clear.European Union flagsA report on Wednesday morning has laid out w.....»»
Dung beetles found to work together to drag dung balls over objects in their path
A small team of biologists and animal scientists from Lund University in Sweden, working with a colleague from the University of the Witwatersrand, in South Africa, has discovered that pairs of opposite-gender dung beetles work together to carry dung.....»»
Apple Maps errors show small businesses as closed down, costing thousands of dollars
Apple Maps errors have reportedly been costing small businesses thousands of dollars, by incorrectly showing them as permanently closed. Business owners also say that it can be hard to correct the error, despite going through the process Apple rec.....»»
Cultivating gender equality could cut corruption, research suggests
A study in the European Journal of International Management has looked at the complex relationship between gender, governance, and corruption in Europe. The research analyzed evidence from 35 European countries between the years 2010 and 2020 to disc.....»»
Many women still live in poverty, but we can change this
In its recent gender snapshot, the United Nations noted that: "Globally, in 2023, women aged 55 to 59 are more likely to live in extreme poverty than men.".....»»