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Here’s a list of all the tech companies taking action against Russia

Ukraine has led a public campaign, mostly through social media, appealing powerful tech institutions to end relationships with Russia.
Source: restofworld.org

Climate campaigners win Heathrow expansion case: Campaigners say plans for a third runway should be cancelled, but the airport

Climate campaigners win Heathrow expansion case: Campaigners say plans for a third runway should be cancelled, but the airport says it will appeal.
Source: bbc.com

City fund managers call for rethink of capitalism

"Two of the world’s biggest fund management bosses have called for a rethink of capitalism and its obsession with constant economic growth, in a plaintive appeal for business and governments to deal more decisively with the challenges of climate change. Anne Richards, chief executive of Fidelity...
Source: www.ft.com

Teaching a difficult topic in medical genetics using a problem-based concept resembling a computer game.

Teaching a difficult topic using a problem-based concept resembling a computer game: development and evaluation of an e-learning application for medical molecular genetics: E-learning through serious gaming. Teaching concepts such as genetic testing and the digital literacy required to analyse data can...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Cognii Virtual Learning Assistant designed and optimized for educational conversation. "Virtual assistants and chat bots

Cognii Virtual Learning Assistant designed and optimized for educational conversation. "Virtual assistants and chat bots such as Siri, Alexa, Cortana and Google Assistant are an increasingly familiar products, simulating human to human interaction with the use of Artificial Intelligence. But these are...
Source: cognii.com

MIT team whips up new city school bus routes: A new school bus route plan will save the city millions of dollars a year

MIT team whips up new city school bus routes: A new school bus route plan will save the city millions of dollars a year by taking dozens of buses -- and potentially dozens of drivers -- off the roads in an effort to bring students to school more efficiently. Highlights the challenge of computationally...
Source: bostonherald.com

Trying to write a killer headline for social? Here are some of the most (and least) effective phrases: Jostling for readers

Trying to write a killer headline for social? Here are some of the most (and least) effective phrases: Jostling for readers for your listicle on Facebook? Aim for the number "10" in your headline. Trying to promote a story on Twitter? Emotion-based appeals popular on Facebook don't translate to Twitter....
Source: niemanlab.org

Tobacco firms lose plain packaging appeal - BBC News: Three tobacco companies lose their appeal against the government's

Tobacco firms lose plain packaging appeal - BBC News: Three tobacco companies lose their appeal against the government's plain cigarette packaging rules.
Source: bbc.co.uk

A 19-Year-Old Made A Free Robot Lawyer That Has Appealed $3M In Parking Tickets - Slashdot

A 19-Year-Old Made A Free Robot Lawyer That Has Appealed $3M In Parking Tickets - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Canada court orders tobacco companies to set aside almost C$1 billion: A Canadian appeal court on Tuesday ordered two major

Canada court orders tobacco companies to set aside almost C$1 billion: A Canadian appeal court on Tuesday ordered two major tobacco companies to set aside a combined C$984 million ($742 million) while they challenge billions of dollars in damages awarded to smokers in the province of Quebec.
Source: reuters.com