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Growth in corporate adoption of measures that are perceived as environmentally benign require a rigorous justice test to prevent green exploitation, says Ai-Peri Dzhumashalieva. Many businesses rely on nature for …
The nature of business Read More
Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled. The Los Angeles jury took nearly nine days …
Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case Read More
Volkswagen (VW) is in talks with the Israeli defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems over a possible collaboration which would see production switch from cars to defense equipment at a …
Is VW eyeing Iron Dome parts production at German plant? Read More
Resilience emerged as a watchword for the food industry last year as the impacts of climate change hit companies, large and small, harder and where it really hurts. “The cocoa …
The pernicious problems fuelling the rise in food prices Read More
Adoption of artificial intelligence is on the rise worldwide, but the pace is uneven. As the global economy shifts increasingly toward AI-driven production and processes, wealthier nations are reaping the …
From Chile to the Philippines, meet the people pushing back on AI Read More
The intergovernmental UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the UN’s largest annual forum on gender equality. Its 70th session concludes on 19 March at UN HQ in …
Gender equality discussions at UN face pushbacks and US resistance Read More
Equity, the performing arts and entertainment trade union, has welcomed the announcement that the Government is to roll back on the ‘opt-out’ exception to copyright for artificial intelligence training. An ‘opt-out’ exception was …
Equity welcomes government’s shift in AI copyright policy Read More
When Kenneth Porter moved to Atlanta from Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2016 to advance his career in the entertainment industry, he rented part of a two-bedroom townhouse on Atlanta’s eastside …
Georgia Lawmakers With Real Estate Ties Are Writing the State’s Housing Laws Read More
A Wisconsin project dubbed the “world’s largest manure biogas project” emits nearly 5,000 metric tons of climate-warming methane annually, roughly equivalent to emissions from 30,000 gasoline-powered vehicles, according to state …
Manure-to-energy project touted as climate fix emits thousands of tons of methane Read More
A delegation of US officials is touring European capitals this week to lobby against the EU’s deforestation regulation, in a last-minute push just weeks before Brussels decides whether to further …
US officials tour EU capitals to lobby against deforestation law Read More