A journalistic investigation conducted by Groundwork Collaborative conducted a series of controlled experiments to see if different consumers were charged different prices for the exact […]
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China’s “Are you Dead” app goes viral
China’s “Are you Dead” app has gone viral for being a daily safety check in tool to give peace of mind to people who live […]
AI toys – Exciting or Dangerous?
Proponents argue that AI toys can act as highly personalized screen free educational tools. Some AI toys are built for personalized learning, teaching subjects like […]
Grok faces ban and investigations over sexualized deepfakes
Grok has been criticized for generating sexualized images of women and children on X. It reportedly processed images of women and children and undressed them. […]
From $1.90 to $2.15 a day: the updated International Poverty Line
The World Bank has updated the methods it uses to measure incomes and poverty around the world. What does this mean for our understanding of […]
COP29: Poor nations slam climate finance deal
By: Hadeer Elhadary This article was originally published by SciDev.net . The recent COP29 Summit in Azerbaijan which ended on November 24,2024 was a complete flop, […]
What share of children die before their fifth birthday?
What could be more tragic than the death of a young child? Child mortality, the death of children under the age of five, is still extremely […]
Australia bans under 16s from social media
In a world first move, the Australian parliament has passed a bill that bans children under 16 year old from social media. Platforms such as […]
The environmental and social cost of blockchain
Consumers confidence in financial institutions for transactions waned. The creator of blockchain technology came up with a peer to peer transaction ecosystem that would be […]
COP28 nations agreed to ‘transition’ from fossil fuels. That’s too slow, experts say
By Carolyn Gramling DECEMBER 15, 2023 AT 10:30 AM Days of contentious wrangling in Dubai at the United Nations’ 28th annual climate summit ended December 13 […]