Monday, June 15, 2020

Future of education 'It's what students look for': the Dutch university that's only hiring women

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As a female computer scientist, Alexia Athanasopoulou is used to being in the minority. "People have asked me: 'you're a girl...

New Zealand government deploys nude 'porn actors' in web safety ad

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It's a scene out of every parent's – and teenager's – worst nightmare: two adult-film actors turn up naked at the front door,...

The Teesside Silicon Valley: Middlesbrough's £250m bid to be digital powerhouse

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'We are going to terrify you," declared the mayor of Middlesbrough, as he unveiled his grand plan for a trio of 20-storey towers...

Apple News algorithms pick more celeb stories than human editors, study finds

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When algorithms replace humans in charge of editing news, they tend to select more stories about celebrities from a less diverse selection ...

Give 1m UK children reliable broadband or risk harming their education, MPs say

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The government must urgently ensure that more than 1 million children have reliable internet access at home or risk irreparable harm to the...

Snapchat firm unveils platform plan to take on Google and Apple

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Snap, the company behind Snapchat, has revealed plans for a fully fledged digital platform taking on not only Facebook but also Google and ...
Saturday, June 13, 2020

Class of 2020: a Weekend magazine graduate special ‘The waste and excess is more visible’: how coronavirus is shaking up fashion

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It was on the morning of 18 March, when Glastonbury was confirmed cancelled, that Sarah Gresty, BA course leader in fashion at Central Sa...