March 10, 2022 MATTHEW WADE At least 21 people were killed in the devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales. Many have lost everything they owned, in part because of vicious circles of underinsurance. The destruction will also aggravate the situation already housing crisis “beyond gravity”. Some will have no choice but to move […]
February 10, 2022 LOVISE AALEN and MAI AZZAM Sudanese have taken to the streets for non-violent and peaceful protests for more than three months since the military coup on October 25, 2021. Thousands of demonstrators defied the ban on demonstrations and marched in Khartoum and other cities to denounce the military coup. They are calling […]
Eric Lander.AP Photo/Matt Slocum Eric Lander announced his resignation on Monday after an investigation found he had bullied subordinates. Biden pledged to fire bullies “on the spot,” but Lander was allowed to announce his resignation. Activists told Insider this approach is endemic to the toxic culture of the academic workplace. Early in his presidency, Joe […]
When new vulnerabilities are announced or flaws are discovered in public or “off the shelf” applications, several things happen. Word of the risks spreads as attackers and security professionals begin to seek out potential attack targets with the aim of exploiting or protecting them. Related: How GraphQLs widened the attack surface. When Log4Shell first hit […]
February 02, 2022 PINE LEAN LAU The “metaverseseems to be the latest buzzword in tech. Generally speaking, the metaverse can be thought of as a form of cyberspace. Like the Internet, it is a world – or even a reality – beyond our physical world on Earth. The difference is that the metaverse allows us […]
In a worrying sign, Australia has fallen in Transparency International’s latest report Corruption Perceptions Index – the world’s most widely cited ranking on the cleanliness or corruption of each country’s public sector. In the 2021 index released today, Australia repeated its biggest annual drop on record – dropping four points on a 100-point scale, from […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is woven into the fabric of today’s business world. However, the integration of the AI business model is in its infancy and small businesses often lack the resources to take advantage of AI. Related: Deploy human safety sensors Even so, AI is useful across a wide range of industries. There are already […]
January 20, 2022 JACK HEINEMANN In less than 24 hours, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists will update the Apocalyptic clock. It is currently 100 seconds away from midnight – the metaphorical time when the human race could destroy the world with technologies of its own making. The hands have never been so close to midnight. […]
January 19, 2022 ATAL AHMADZAI and FATEN GHOSN The international community is watching the Taliban closely, after the group regained power in Afghanistan in August 2021. There is a legitimate reason to be concerned. The Taliban are again rule by fear and draconian rules. A Taliban fighter guards a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, November 25, […]
January 12, 2022 YAN-HO LAI and YUEN CHAN Hong Kong was never a democracy, but it was home to a vibrant media scene and benefited from the free flow of information. No more. The National Security Law, unilaterally imposed by Beijing in 2020, clamped down on protests and effectively banned dissent. This law chilled freedom […]
American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th presidential inauguration at the United States Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 (AP Photo / Patrick Semansky) Kathleen M. Driveway, Mississippi State University; Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Cornell University, and Wendy R. Williams, Arizona State University Editor’s note: Shortly after Amanda Gorman recited one […]
Cyber threats continue to grow and there are still not enough ways to counter them. Related: Why the “golden age” of cyber espionage is upon us The size of the global threat intelligence market has been estimated to be $ 10.9 billion in 2020 and will reach $ 16.1 billion by 2025. Yet, according to […]
Workforce management software (WFM) is an essential tool that businesses across industries can use to organize their workforce, track employee work and performance, forecast labor demand, and create schedules for employees. Related: Turn workers into safety sensors Most, if not all, WFM software is packed with features that make managing a workforce more efficient and […]
Cloud-hosted email services are widely used as the must-have communication and collaboration work tools for businesses around the world. Related: Armed emails remain the main threat Digital native businesses start from day one relying entirely on Microsoft Office 365 or Google’s G Suite, and most established businesses are at some stage of migrating or adapting […]
December 21, 2021 KATE BURRIDGE and HOWARD MANNS “Kondo-ing” (decluttering) has become fashionable. But languages are grabbers that catch on all used clothing, threadbare cushions or old moldy luggage. You never know, these might come in handy someday. Christmas is a great reminder of the importance of hanging on to old items – decorations stored […]
December 07, 2021 MATTHEW SAVOCA, ANNA ROBUCK and LAUREN KASHIWABARA Plastic waste of all shapes and sizes permeates the world’s oceans. It appears on beaches, in fish and even in arctic sea ice. And one new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine makes it clear that the United States is a […]
06 December 2021 LÉNA ROSE In November, Emad al Swealmeen set off a bomb outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital. When it became known that Al Swealmeen was an asylum seeker who had converted to Christianity, it was reported that the Home office had accused churches of converting asylum seekers to Christianity in order to “play” the […]
Mental health at work is changing. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused feelings of loneliness and isolation to increase, the mental health of workers was under pressure. Related: Capital One hacker exhibited “erratic behavior” According to a recent workforce health survey, 40% of workers have experienced mental health issues in the past year, double […]
23 November 2021 KATHERINE O’LONE and JULIAN HARGREAVES It is estimated that 84% of the world’s population identifies with a religion. This represents more than 6.5 billion people. Among thousands of world religions, Christianity is the largest, with 2.3 billion followers. The second, and the fastest growing one, is Islam with 1.8 billion subscribers. Religion […]
Poetry and science They didn’t always get along. English poet John Keats (who also trained as a doctor) wrote the following in his narrative poem “Lamia” in 1819: “Philosophy will cut the wings of an angel,Conquer all the mysteries by the rule and the line ”. Here, Keats criticizes how natural philosophy – the name […]
November 03, 2021 SHARIQ SIDDIQUI, DAVID CAMPBELL and MIRAE KIM The Chronicle of philanthropy posted a list of the 100 non-profit organizations in the country which raised the most funding through charitable donations in 2020. These organizations received approximately US $ 1 of every US $ 11 donated during the year. Three scholars philanthropy and […]
It doesn’t matter if you want to learn a new language or find out how to fix your broken dryer; the tools, tutorials, and templates you need are available online. Related: Use “human sensors” Unfortunately, with crime-as-a-service, so do those interested in trying their hand at cybercrime. The dark web provides virtually everything that potential […]
25 October 2021 STEPHANIE SODERO, BERTRAND TAITHE and RAM VADI Every year, the lives of millions of people are destroyed by disasters, both caused and made worse by the climate crisis. From forest fires to droughts, rich and poor countries are increasingly facing emergency room – but the world’s most vulnerable suffer the full brunt […]
October 14, 2021 WILLIAM CLARK On October 10, 2021, Pope Francis officially opened a two-year process called a “Synod on Synodality,” officially known as Synod 2021-2023: For a synodal Church. In short, the process involves an expansion of an established institution, called the “Synod of Bishops”. This means bishops around the world will consult with […]
In recent years, brands have started to cross the line between convenience and privacy. Buyers love the convenience of the personalized experiences their data powers, but then horror stories like the Cambridge Analytica scandal make people skeptical about how much information companies should collect and share. Related: Apple fights Facebook for consumer privacy Basically it […]
05 October 2021 EMILY ZOBEL MARSHALL “Better to be cunning than strong” is a Jamaican proverb; a message of survival and resistance that prompts us to use our brain rather than our muscles to defeat the oppressors. It’s a proverb that is summed up by Jamaican trickster folk hero Anansi. Anansi is of West African […]
The Yankees were supposed to be one of the best baseball teams this year. The team’s greedy front office decisions prevented this from happening. Vulture capitalism has a detrimental effect on sport and entertainment in general. Eoin Higgins is a New England journalist and opinion writer for Insider. This is an opinion column. The thoughts […]
September 24, 2021 FILIP KOSTELKA and ANDRÉ BLAIS Any democratic nation in the world holding a legislative or presidential election in the late 1960s could expect about 77% of its citizens to go to the polls. These days, they can expect more than 67%, a drop that is both problematic and confusing. Research shows this […]
September 22, 2021 LARA HERRERO and EUGENE MADZOKERE Most people wonder when and how the COVID pandemic will end and there are still no easy answers. The word “endemic” is regularly mentioned, especially among leaders and experts in public health as they discuss potential future scenarios. So it’s important to define exactly what would mean […]
September 17, 2021 WENDY WHITMAN COBB Just after 8 p.m. EST on September 15, 2021, the next batch of space tourists took off aboard a SpaceX rocket. Organized and financed by an entrepreneur Jared isaacman, the Mission Inspiration4 promotes itself as “the first fully civilian mission in orbit” and represents a new type of space […]
September 13, 2021 DAVID ALEXANDRE Just weeks after the earthquake in Haiti, aid agencies on the ground are just beginning to face the challenges. In doing so, they must apply the lessons they should have learned from the response to the previous catastrophic earthquake in January 2010. At the end of August 2021, the number […]
In the previous discussion, China’s 14th Five-Year Plan was summarized to capture the relevant aspects of Dual Traffic, Digital Silk Road (DSR) and Belt Road Initiative (BRI) which aim to advance China as an economic, technological and foreign country. political power. Both of these initiatives are well-funded, thoughtful, and strategic in their attempts to expand […]