Antsy about ANC: reform in South Africa
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Can money buy happiness? Two centuries’ worth of books suggest it can
By: The Economist October 16, 2019 DO A COUNTRY’S inhabitants get happier as it gets richer? Most governments seem to believe so, given their relentless focus on increasing GDP year by year. Reliable, long-term evidence linking wealth and happiness is, however, lacking. And measuring well-being is itself fraught with problems, since it often relies on […]
Revealed: Google made large contributions to climate change deniers
By: Stephanie Kirchgaessner October 11, 2019 Google has made “substantial” contributions to some of the most notorious climate deniers in Washington despite its insistence that it supports political action on the climate crisis. Among hundreds of groups the company has listed on its website as beneficiaries of its political giving are more than a dozen […]
Can CRISPR Help Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Shots – Health News NPR
By: Rob Stein October 10, 2019 Victoria Gray slides open a closet door, pulls out a suitcase and starts packing piles of clothes. “My goodness,” says Gray. “Did I really bring all this?” Gray, who has sickle cell disease, is the first patient with a genetic disorder whom doctors in the United States have tried […]
After China Objects, Apple Removes App Used By Hong Kong Protesters
By: Scott Neuman October 10, 2019 Apple has removed from its App Store a smartphone app used by Hong Kong pro-democracy activists to crowdsource the location of protesters and police, after Chinese state media suggested the tech giant was aiding “rioters.” Apple initially rejected the app last week, saying that it “encourages an activity that […]
OECD takes aim at tech giants with plan to shake up global tax
By: Chris Giles October 9, 2019 The OECD has proposed a global shake-up of corporate taxation, overturning a century of rules that have allowed digital groups such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google to shift profits around the world to minimise their tax bills. The proposals, which were unveiled on Wednesday after months of […]
AI is not a technology change but a cultural one
By: Chris Skinner October 9, 2019 I just picked up a Financial Times article talking about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will change the way you deal with money. It’s actually more about the Chinese internet giant Ping An, and how they’re changing finance using AI. If you are a customer of Chinese financial services group […]
VR At Work Employers Embrace Virtual Reality For Workplace Training
By: Yuki Noguchi October 8, 2019 Virtual reality — long touted as the next big thing in tech — hasn’t taken off as a consumer product, but employers are embracing it as a more efficient and effective tool for on-the-job training. This year, Walmart is training more than 1 million employees using virtual reality. And […]
OECD reform weak on corporate tax havens, harsh on poorer countries
By: Tax Justice Network October 7, 2019 The OECD’s highly anticipated proposal for reform of international tax rules will likely further intensify global inequalities and fail to curb rampant tax abuse, new analysis reveals. The OECD’s reform plan is expected to reduce profits booked in corporate tax havens by just 5 per cent, and redistribute […]