The Future Of Food 2040
By: Dr Andrea Graham, NFU Head of Policy Services August 26, 2019 Over the next 20 years, the UK farming industry will undergo significant changes in policy, markets and consumer demand, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the introduction of the 1947 Agriculture Act. It is a time of challenge but also a […]
Work in the European Gig Economy – Employment in the era of online platforms
By: FEPS November 29, 2017 There is much talk about the disruptive potential of digitalisation and the sharing economy on labour markets. But surprisingly little is known about the realities of ‘gig work’ and the new types of employment created by online platforms. Is it a liberating new form of self- employ- ment or a […]
Does Amazon have answers for the future of the NHS?
By: Nic Fleming August 24, 2019 Enthusiasts predicted the plan would relieve the pressure on hard-pressed GPs. Critics saw it as a sign of creeping privatisation and a data-protection disaster in waiting. Reactions to news last month that Amazon’s voice-controlled digital assistant Alexa was to begin using NHS website information to answer health queries were […]
Editing The DNA In Human Sperm With CRISPR Is Goal Of New York Lab Shots
By: Rob Stein August 22, 2019 First it was human embryos. Now scientists are trying to develop another way to modify human DNA that can be passed on to future generations, NPR has learned. Reproductive biologists at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City are attempting to use the powerful gene-editing technique called CRISPR to […]
Face Recognition Lets Palestinians Cross Israeli Checkposts Fast, But Raises Concerns
By: Daniel Estrin August 22, 2019 It takes a few seconds: Palestinians place electronic ID cards on a sensor, stare at the aperture of a small black camera, then walk past panels fanning open to let them through. Israel is upgrading its West Bank checkpoints with facial recognition technology to verify Palestinians’ identities as they […]
UK bosses earn 117 times average worker despite pay cut
By: BBC News August 20, 2019 A boss of one of the UK’s largest listed 100 companies earns £3.5m a year on average, the CIPD, the professional body for HR found. The average full-time worker in the UK earns £29,574. The report also showed a continued big gender gap at the top of big firms. […]
How China Uses Twitter And Facebook To Share Disinformation About Hong Kong
By: Emily Feng August 20, 2019 Earlier this month, Chinese state media launched a domestic blitz depicting the Hong Kong protests as riots funded by the CIA. China-linked social media accounts then flooded Twitter and Facebook with thousands of pro-Beijing posts and targeted advertisements. Social media companies are now pushing back. Twitter said this week […]
In the U.K., Female Lawmakers Pushed Government To Regulate Big Tech
By: Aarti Shahani August 19, 2019 Lisa Cameron is a member of the British Parliament. She’s also a victim, and survivor, of online trolls. Cameron was new to politics in 2015, when she was elected in East Kilbride, Scotland. She’d been a clinical psychologist, a wife, a mom, and a trade union representative — […]
Pain Eased By ‘Virtual Reality’ Explorations Of Nature Shots – Health News
By: Allison Aubrey August 19, 2019 Virtual reality is not new. But, as people search for alternative ways to manage pain — and reduce reliance on pills — VR is attracting renewed attention. Imagine, for a moment you’ve been transported to a sunlit lagoon. And, suddenly, it’s as if you’re immersed in the warm water […]