When not to reward whistleblowers
The use of whistleblowing to challenge teacher absence in the developing world is worth considering, but its effectiveness can be dampened by offering monetary rewards for reporting absent colleagues, according to a field experiment conducted by Stef.....»»
Five years later, the Apple Card is a huge but controversial success
On August 20, 2019, Apple officially launched Apple Card with any US citizen able to apply. Since then it's been a hit, but it's faced controversy over everything from low reward rates to alleged sex discrimination — and Apple's partner wanting to.....»»
Video dominates mobile app revenue; TikTok coins reward live streamers
Video dominates mobile app revenue, according to a new report. Of the total $3.8B smartphone owners spent on entertainment apps last quarter, three billion of it was spent on streaming and short video apps. The most dramatic growth in earnings was.....»»
Research shows gamified investment sites have risks for novice investors
What happens when online investment trading platforms start to resemble games that keep people playing for hours, with badges and exploding confetti to reward investors for their engagement?.....»»
Pirate Site Owners Must Surrender, Informants Get Five-Figure Reward
After re-writing the rules of anti-piracy enforcement, the P.CoK team at Kakao Entertainment have now torn up the rulebook, set it on fire, and thrown both its remains and conventional thinking out of a window. For a limited time only, pirate site ow.....»»
Bug hunters can get up to $450,000 for an RCE in Google’s Android apps
Google has drastically increased the rewards bug hunters can get for reporting vulnerabilities in Android apps it develops and maintains. “We increased reward amounts by up to 10x in some categories (for example Remote Arbitrary Code Execution.....»»
Seeing this eclipse is probably the highest-reward, lowest-effort thing one can do in life
Don't not see it. Enlarge / The path of totality for the April 8 eclipse. (credit: National Solar Observatory) If you enter "how to see the eclipse" into your favorite search engine, you're bound to see thousands—milli.....»»
Training dairy cows with positive reinforcement can turn otherwise stressful events into play
Dairy cows receive a huge amount of care during their lives on a farm, but procedures, especially restraining during procedures, can be stressful for some animals. Positive reinforcement training—or training with a reward to achieve a desired behav.....»»
New study reveals unintended ethical faultline in team-based reward systems
Employers who have introduced team-based rewards systems to foster creativity, collaboration, productivity and sales may want to look again at a system that new research shows can create an unintended, insidious side-effect......»»
VIP members, get exclusive deals on Apple"s M3 MacBook Air
Preorder deals are in effect on Apple's new M3 MacBook Air, with both 13-inch and 15-inch models eligible for the exclusive VIP coupon.Get a VIP discount on Apple's new M3 MacBook Air.To grab the VIP discounts, simply sign up for Adorama's VIP Reward.....»»
Exclusive deals hit Apple"s M3 MacBook Air with Adorama VIP membership
Preorder deals are in effect on Apple's new M3 MacBook Air, with both 13-inch and 15-inch models eligible for the exclusive VIP coupon.Get a VIP discount on Apple's new M3 MacBook Air.To grab the VIP discounts, simply sign up for Adorama's VIP Reward.....»»
Dogs are not always frustrated when they lesser treat for their work, study finds
In animals, and often in humans too, performance is significantly impaired when the value of the reward for work is reduced. Argentinian and Hungarian researchers have studied what happens when family dogs are forced to switch from a cooked liver rew.....»»
Pickier dogs found to have pickier brains
Dogs' food preferences are mirrored in their brain activity, particularly within their caudate nuclei -a brain region associated with reward processing, a new study combining behavioral and neuroimaging data by researchers from the Department of Etho.....»»
GM credit card being dropped by Goldman Sachs; GM eyes new partners
General Motors said it would continue to "reward customers for their loyalty to our brands" as it evaluates new partners. .....»»
ChargePoint hits active user milestone and rolls out a major app update to celebrate
Today, EV charging network ChargePoint announced it has reached one million quarterly active drivers, and to reward those customers, it has rolled out an overhaul to its mobile app. more….....»»
Top consultancy undermining climate change fight: whistleblowers
The world's top management consultancy McKinsey & Company is using its position as a key advisor to the UN's COP28 climate talks to push the interests of its big oil and gas clients, undermining efforts to end the use of the fossil fuels driving glob.....»»
When not to reward whistleblowers
The use of whistleblowing to challenge teacher absence in the developing world is worth considering, but its effectiveness can be dampened by offering monetary rewards for reporting absent colleagues, according to a field experiment conducted by Stef.....»»
All phone riddle solutions in Lies of P
Answering a ringing phone in Lies of P and solving the riddle presented to you yields quite the reward. These aren't simple to solve, so here are the solutions......»»
Starfield Overdesigned quest guide
It doesn't matter if you've never designed a ship before in Starfield. By following a few simple steps, you can get a great reward after the Overdesigned quest......»»
For the first time, research reveals crows use statistical logic
The birds can associate images with distinct reward probabilities. Enlarge (credit: John Dreyer) Whether playing tricks, mimicking speech, or holding “funerals,” crows and ravens (collectively known as corvids) have.....»»
Ethical AI Principles: Balancing AI Risk and Reward for Brands & Customers
As with any transformative technology, ethics must be at the core. What are your ethical AI principles? Continue reading........»»