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27Oct/23

Government urges jobseekers to consider careers in “booming” beauty industry

October 27, 2023FashionDepartment for Work and Pensions, DWP, Jobseeker's Allowance, Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act, R (Reilly) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Social security in the United Kingdom, Unemployment in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Workfare in the United Kingdomadmin

This week marks British Beauty Week (26th – 30th October) which highlights Britain’s thriving and influential beauty brands.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is using the celebration to call on jobseekers to consider one of the range of roles and fields the sector offers as their next career move, with over 4,000 vacancies live on the Government’s Find a Job portal. This includes beautician, merchandiser and lecturer roles, and other fulfilling positions to suit different levels of experience. Continue reading

16Oct/23

Sir Anthony Seldon Launches AI in Education – Britain’s First School-Led Initiative To Harness AI For The Benefit of All Learners

October 16, 2023TechnologyArtificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Data science, Education, READING, Teacher, United Kingdomadmin

AI in Education is Britain’s first, and a globally pioneering, cross-sector body committed to ensuring AI benefits everyone involved in education – from students (especially the most vulnerable), teachers and governors to parents and the wider society. Continue reading

06Oct/23

Exporting surveillance to Africa

October 6, 2023SecurityChina, Closed-circuit television, Crime prevention, Ghana, Human rights, International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance, Israel, Jimmy Kainja, Kampala, Kim, Malawi, Mass surveillance, Morocco, National security, Nigeria, Privacy, Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Act, Seoul, South Africa, South Korea, Surveillance, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Zambiaadmin

By Kim Harrisberg | South Africa correspondent

Privacy experts are calling for citizens to be protected from growing surveillance in Africa, following a new report by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the African Digital Rights Network (ADRN).

Their report, “Mapping the supply of surveillance technologies to Africa” focuses on Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi and Zambia importing surveillance tech from countries including the U.S., Britain, China, Israel as well as the EU amounting to more than $1bn every year. Continue reading →

05Oct/23

Viasat Launches Competition to find the UK’s Next Generation of Space Experts

October 5, 2023SpaceModern Times Group, Satellite Internet access, United Kingdom, Very-small-aperture terminal, Viasat, Viasat Inc., ViaSat-3admin

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, has launched its ‘Viasat Beyond: Space’ competition to support the next generation of UK engineers, artists, space lovers, and scientists. Continue reading

04Oct/23

Are NFTs really dead and buried? All signs point to ‘yes’

October 4, 2023FinanceBlockchain, Bored Ape, Collectable, Creative Commons, Cryptocurrencies, CryptoPunks, Damon Albarn, Decentralization, Eminem, Ethereum, Jack Dorsey, Jamie Hewlett, John Hawkins, Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs, Netherlands, Non-fungible tokens, Rishi Sunak, royal mint, Sina Estavi, Sotheby’s, United Kingdom, Yuga Labsadmin

John Hawkins, University of Canberra

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are in dire straits. With the market in a severe downturn, it’s safe to assume the NFT bubble has well and truly burst.

It was never clear why these digital collectables traded for such large amounts of money. Now they mostly do not. What’s behind their turn of fate? And is there any hope for their future?

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03Oct/23

Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales Taps DXC Technology for Workplace Transformation

October 3, 2023CrimeCPS, Crown Prosecution Service, DXC, DXC Technology, the crown prosecution service, United Kingdom, Walesadmin

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, has been selected to run and transform essential IT infrastructure for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for England and Wales. Continue reading

03Oct/23

Is this a carrot and stick?

October 3, 2023EconomyFight for $15, Income distribution, Labor relations, Labour law, Law and economics, Living wage, Minimum wage, Minimum wage in the United States, United Kingdom, Wages and salariesadmin

Oct. 2, 2023 /Economy/ — The UK Chancellor’s decision to raise the minimum wage and impose sanctions on people claiming state benefits who refuse to take available jobs can be seen as a carrot and stick approach.

The carrot is the increase in the minimum wage. This will give low-paid workers more money to spend, which will boost the economy and help people to afford basic necessities. The stick is the sanctions that will be imposed on people who refuse to take available jobs. These sanctions could include a reduction in benefits, or even a complete loss of benefits. Continue reading →

03Oct/23

Even before deepfakes, tech was a tool of abuse and control

October 3, 2023TechnologyAbuse, Abusive power and control, Creative Commons, Crimes, Cuba, Deepfake, Domestic violence, Jeremy Bentham, London South Bank University, Mobile phone, Panopticon, Sexual abuse, Tirion Havard, United Kingdomadmin

Tirion Havard, London South Bank University

Of the many “profound risks to society and humanity” that have tech experts worried about artificial intelligence (AI), the spread of fake images is one that everyday internet users will be familiar with.

Deepfakes – videos or photographs where someone’s face or body has been digitally altered so that they appear to be doing something they are not – have already been used to spread political disinformation and fake pornography.

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30Sep/23

L’Oréal groupe OFFICIALLY OPENS NEW UK HEADQUARTERS IN WHITE CITY

September 30, 2023FashionCAC 40, Cowan, Fulham, Hélène Duchêne, Ireland, L'Oréal, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London Councilor Stephen Cowan, Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith, Nail polish, Rajesh Agrawal, Stephen Cowan, Thierry Cheval, United Kingdomadmin

Today French Ambassador to the UK Ms Hélène Duchêne, Deputy Mayor for Business Rajesh Agrawal and Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council, London Councilor Stephen Cowan joined L’Oréal UK & Ireland Managing Director & Chairman Thierry Cheval to officially open the L’Oréal Groupe’s new headquarters. Continue reading

30Sep/23

Suella Braverman is wrong about the UN refugee convention being ‘not fit for purpose’ – here’s why

September 30, 2023PoliticsAftermath of war, Asylum seeker, Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Creative Commons, Forced migration, International law, maastricht university, Non-refoulement, Refugee, Refugees, Right of asylum, Robert Oakes, Rwanda, Scottish Refugee Council, Suella Braverman, Talitha Dubow, the un refugee agency, United Kingdom, united nations high commissioner for refugees, World Refugee Dayadmin

Robert Oakes, United Nations University and Talitha Dubow, United Nations University

The UK’s home secretary, Suella Braverman – the minister responsible for setting immigration policy – has said the United Nation’s refugee convention is not “fit for our modern age” and should be renegotiated.

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