Giorno: 18 Giugno 2023

Why do we need doctoral graduates to be able to compete in the global knowledge economy?

Read More There is a growing need for graduates who are equipped to take a multidisciplinary approach to the management of technology, innovation, people and systems. (Hannah McKay/Reuters) When we think of gearing up to compete in the global knowledge economy, we tend to think about the need for universal access to the internet and […]

Social media sites failing to curb ‘cottage industry’ of fake reviews, Amazon says

Read More Shoppers are being deceived because social media platforms and messaging apps are not doing enough to prevent a “cottage industry of fraudsters” soliciting fake reviews, according to the online retailer Amazon. Fake reviews have become one of the most persistent scourges of online retailers, and some analysts think that about one in seven […]

Caroline Lucas flagged by disinformation unit over Covid criticism

Read More The Green party MP Caroline Lucas has called for an inquiry into a government unit intended to combat disinformation after it emerged she had been flagged by it for criticisms of ministers and government policy over Covid. Lucas, who lodged a subject access request along with the campaign group Big Brother Watch for […]

The Ashes 2023: England v Australia, first Test, day three – live

Read More “Forgive the ignorance here, but what exactly are the superduper, revolutionary principles of Bazball?” asks Joe Johnson. “To me it just looks like treating a Test match as if it’s really a set of one-day games and hoping for the best. What am I missing?” Belinda Carlisle understands Bazball. “Bazball is only ‘risky’ […]

Model embryo with heartbeat replicates cells in early pregnancy

Read More Scientists have created a model human embryo with a heartbeat and traces of blood in an advance that offers an extraordinary window into the first weeks of life. The synthetic structure, created from human stem cells without the need for eggs, sperm or fertilisation, replicated some of the cells and structures that would […]

Covid bereaved express disgust at Tory HQ party video as Met ‘considers’ footage

Read More A group representing the families of people who died of Covid-19 has expressed its disgust at video purporting to show revellers at the Conservative party headquarters during lockdown, as the police said they were “considering” the footage. The video, which was obtained by the Mirror newspaper, appears to show Tory party workers drinking […]

The Woman Who Founded Father’s Day Was a Renegade, Great-Granddaughter Says

You could call her the mother of Father’s Day.The late Sonora Smart Dodd launched the celebration of dads in 1910 in her hometown of Spokane, Washington. As a result, she is the one responsible for those annual gifts that run the gamut from embarrassingly silly-looking…

Joni Ernst says she knows what Iowans want in a 2024 GOP nominee

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa says voters want a presidential candidate who can “pull together” a divided country as GOP 2024 hopefuls from across the U.S. flock to her state for the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. “I work really hard with a lot of different people to advance Iowa’s interests and the nation’s. And so […]

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy inspired by Polish artist who chronicled freedom and liberty

Is a picture really worth a thousand words? Failed painter Adolf Hitler seemed to think so when he ordered his Nazi operatives to locate and destroy “The Battle of Grunwald,” a famous masterpiece by Polish painter Jan Matejko. The imposing canvas, created in 1878, depicted the 1410 victory of King Jagiello of Poland over an […]

Blinken trip to China ‘makes no sense’ as tensions remain high, trust hits all-time low, expert says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken commenced his visit to China Saturday evening in hopes of opening a dialogue as tensions remain high and trust hits an all-time low between Washington and Beijing, with reports indicating the secretary can expect a frosty reception. “Blinken’s trip to China makes no sense from the foreign policy standpoint and […]