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01Oct/22

We’ve had the backlash against Big Tech. Now what?

October 1, 2022Internet.google, Big data, Boston, Cambridge Analytica, Computing, David Carroll, Digital media, Digital rights, Digital technology, Dobbs, Donald Trump, Facebook, Human rights, Internet privacy, Mark Zuckerberg, META, Privacy, Right to privacy, Sacramento, Shopify, SNAP, Terms of service, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

David Carroll
Published: September 29, 2022 | Parsons School of Design

David Carroll is an associate professor of media design at Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York.

Thomson Reuters Foundation — On Sept. 13 an employee of Boston’s Northeastern University was injured when a package delivered to a virtual reality research lab exploded in his hands. Like a scene from a futuristic thriller, a note accompanying the bomb accused the lab of secretly working for Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in a plot to take over society through virtual reality. Continue reading →

01Oct/22

The RLWC 2021 is Coming Soon, CoinEx Cheers for Athletes as the Exclusive Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Partner

October 1, 2022RugbyCountries, Greater Manchester, Manchester, Manchester United F.C., Old Trafford, Rugby league, Rugby League World Cup, Samoa, Sports, Trafford, United Kingdomadmin

The Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) 2021 is set to kick off with a match between England and Samoa men on 15 October at St James Park and conclude in Manchester with the wheelchair final on 18 November and the men’s and women’s finals in a spectacular double header at Old Trafford on 19 November. Continue reading

26Sep/22

South African teens skip school to chase risky crypto dreams

September 26, 2022FinanceAsheer J. Ram, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Attackers, Brazil, Cryptocurrencies, Cryptography, Decentralization, Digital currencies, Economy, Facebook, JOHANNESBURG, John, Kenya, Kimberly Mutandiro Young South Africans, KwaThema Township, Langaville Township, Money, Nigeria, South Africa, Thandi Mbamo, Tiamo, TikTok, Tsakane Township, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Young South Africans see crypto as way to quick wealth
Poverty, high unemployment pushes them to crypto
Users not fully aware of risks, vulnerable to scams

By Kimberly Mutandiro

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – John first heard of cryptocurrency three years ago, when the teenager came across slick YouTube videos and Facebook posts of other South Africans claiming to have become wealthy overnight with bitcoin.
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24Sep/22

Mini budget 2022: experts react to the new UK government’s spending and tax-cut plans

September 24, 2022EconomyAndrew Burlinson, Anthony Barber, Articles, Boris Johnson, British Pound Sterling, Carbon tax, Catherine Waddams, Creative Commons, Donald Hirsch, Economic growth, Economic inequality in the United States, Economics, Economy, Fiscal policy, FX Spot Rate, Income tax in the United States, Inflation, Jean-Philippe Serbera, Jim Watson, Joe Biden, Jonquil Lowe, Kwasi Kwarteng, Phil Tomlinson, Philippe Serbera, Reaganomics, SHUTTERSTOCK, Steven McCabe, Supply-side economics, Tax, Tax cut, THE BANK OF ENGLAND, Thomson Reuters, UK Pound Sterling/US Dollar FX Spot Rate, UK Pound Sterling/US Dollar FX Spot Rate, FX Spot Rate, THOMSON REUTERS, United Kingdom, United Kingdom cost of living crisis, United States, university of east anglia, Value-added taxadmin

Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath; Andrew Burlinson, University of East Anglia; Catherine Waddams, University of East Anglia; Donald Hirsch, Loughborough University; Jean-Philippe Serbera, Sheffield Hallam University; Jim Watson, UCL; Jonquil Lowe, The Open University, and Steven McCabe, Birmingham City University

UK chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has just launched the biggest package of tax cuts in half a century. This will involve around £45bn of reductions for people and businesses by 2027 – 50% more than anticipated before the mini-budget announcement.

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24Sep/22

Mini budget: will Kwasi Kwarteng’s plan deliver growth?

September 24, 2022EconomyCreative Commons, Deficit reduction in the United States, Economic growth, Economy, Economy of the United Kingdom, Government, Kwasi Kwarteng, Presidency of Barack Obama, Reaganomics, Steve Schifferes, Tax, THE BANK OF ENGLAND, United Kingdom, United Kingdom national debtadmin

Steve Schifferes, City, University of London

The UK economy has been dogged by slow growth for a long time. Combined with even slower growth in productivity, it has meant virtually no increase in living standards for the average family over the past decade.

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23Sep/22

Women sacrifice their health to shield families from spiking costs

September 23, 2022EconomyAcademic disciplines, Agnes Wachira, Articles, Austerity, BEIRUT, Bucharest, Caroline Dery, catholic relief services, Companies, Felister Gitonga, Gender inequality, Ghana, Inflation, Karine, Kenya, Lebanon, Lin Taylor, London, Midwifery, NAIROBI, Nita Bhalla, Nita Bhalla Nitabhalla, Piyumi Fonseka, Poverty, Reproductive health, Reuters, Romania, S&P/TSX 60, S&P/TSX 60 Index, Sexual and reproductive health, Siththi Patima, Social inequality, Sri Lanka, Tala Ramadan, Thomson Reuters, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Wangari Kinoti, Women's rightsadmin

Rising inflation is widening gender gaps, say charities
Women report skipping medical care to feed families
Campaigners sound alarm over government austerity measures

By Nita Bhalla

NAIROBI, Sept 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When the pain started in Agnes Wachira’s chest almost six months ago, the Kenyan mother-of-three dismissed it as a symptom of the daily grind of working long hours hand-washing clothes in the narrow lanes of Nairobi’s Kawangware informal settlement.
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13Sep/22

King Charles inherits crown with support for monarchy at record low – but future not set in stone

September 13, 2022Human InterestAdministrative territorial entities, Andrew, Charles, Charles III, Constitutional monarchy, Creative Commons, Debate on the monarchy in Canada, Diana, Elizabeth II, Forms of government, Government of Spain, Harry, Ireland, John Curtice, Martin McGuinness, Meghan, Monarchism, Monarchy, Monarchy of Spain, Northern Ireland, Political philosophy, Politics, Republic, Royal family, United Kingdom, United States, Walesadmin

John Curtice, University of Strathclyde

The death of Queen Elizabeth II after 70 years on the throne has, of course, been met with widespread sadness and mourning. For most people in Britain, she is the only monarch they have known. Yet, inevitably, the mourning of her passing will be followed by a discussion about the future of the monarchy as an institution. After all, much has changed since 1951.

Although it may have provided the head of state for over a thousand years, in a modern democracy like Britain the monarchy will need to retain public consent if it is to survive.

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12Sep/22

British-Ghanaian gaming collective offers safe haven for players of diversity

September 12, 2022GamesAccra, Adam, Alan, Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, Ashalley-Anthony, Culture, Cultures, Electronic Arts, Gamer, Gaming, Ghana, Henry-Andoh, Human behavior, Nerd culture, Newzoo, Stereotypes, Ubisoft, United Kingdom, Video game cultureadmin

ACCRA, Sept 8 (Reuters) – A keypad-locked door in Ghana’s capital Accra hid a neon-lit hall of flickering processors, clicking keyboards and excited voices. The young crowd erupted as brother beat sister in a tight-fought but good-spirited round of Mortal Kombat.

British-Ghanaian gamer Annabel Ashalley-Anthony smiled at her brother Adam, after the tournament match at a gaming hub organized by Melanin Gamers, a collective she hopes will change the video game landscape.

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08Sep/22

Digital nomads have rejected the office and now want to replace the nation state. But there is a darker side to this quest for global freedom

September 8, 2022Human InterestAgnes Nyamwange, Alex Garland, Andrew Keen, Anthropology, Augusta, Australia, Balaji Srinivasan, Bangkok, Barbados, Barbara Jovanovic, Ben, Blue, Brazil, Chiang Mai, China, Coinbase, Creative Commons, Cultural anthropology, Culture, Dave Cook, Digital nomad, dropshipping, eBay, El Salvador, Estonia, Eventbrite, Fabian Dittrich, Feli Hargarten, Geoarbitrage, Hamburg, Humans, Internet culture, John Perry Barlow, Karoli Hindricks, Ko Pha Ngan, Larry, Lauren Razavi, Lena Leonhardt, Levels, London, Lyft, Manila, Marcus Meurer, Montenegro, Natalie Sissons, New York, Nomad, PAYPAL, Pete, Philippines, Pieter Levels, Portugal, Russia, Shopify, SHUTTERSTOCK, SNAPCHAT, Stasi, Sydney, Ted, Thailand, Theresa May, Thom, Tim Ferriss, Tony Simonovsky, Tsugio Makimoto, Uber, United Kingdom, United States, Yassin, Zenaadmin

Dave Cook, UCL

A ‘network state’ is ideologically aligned but geographically decentralised. The people are spread around the world in clusters of varying size, but their hearts are in one place.

In June 2022 Balaji Srinivasan, former chief technology officer of the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, published an ebook entitled The Network State: How To Start a New Country. It is the latest in a flurry of utopian visions by self-styled digital visionaries, crypto believers and web 3.0 evangelists who are lining up to declare the death of the traditional concept of countries and nationhood.

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03Sep/22

Five quotes that define Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister

September 3, 2022PoliticsAmerican people of German descent, Boris Johnson, Bristol Boris Johnson, British people, Creative Commons, English people, European diaspora, James Freeman, United Kingdomadmin

James Freeman, University of Bristol

Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister comes to an end next week, giving us all a chance to consider what his legacy will be. More than his predecessors, Johnson owed his premiership to his reputed ability to persuade audiences other Conservatives couldn’t, through his charisma, unpredictability and energetic campaigning.

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