Immigration anxieties and a challenging job market have sparked an online backlash over China’s latest attempt at attracting global talent — a new visa program announced in August. The program, which was rolled out on Wednesday with the aim of attracting foreign professionals, will also test how China balances its Read more…
Independent UK bookshops will now be able to sell ebooks via a new platform (Bookshop.org’s expansion), keeping 100% of profits and offering a non-Amazon way to reach digital readers. “Bookshops now have an additional tool in their fight against Amazon,” said Nicole Vanderbilt, managing director of Bookshop.org UK. “Digital readers Read more…
alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: For the first time, a new study has tested the effectiveness of trigger warnings in real life scenarios, revealing that the vast majority of young adults choose to ignore them. A new study has found that nearly 90% of young people who saw a Read more…
Lufthansa announced plans to cut 4,000 roles on Monday as it aims to increase profitability and lean on AI to drive efficiency. The airline group said it will eliminate a total of 4,000 FTE, or full-time equivalent, roles worldwide by 2030. The company is targeting primarily admin roles, the majority Read more…
US scientists have, for the first time, made early-stage human embryos by manipulating DNA taken from people’s skin cells and then fertilizing it with sperm. The technique could overcome infertility due to old age or disease, by using almost any cell in the body as the starting point for life. Read more…
The Taliban have imposed a nationwide telecommunications shutdown in Afghanistan, severing fibre-optic connections and cutting off internet, mobile, and satellite services as part of “morality” measures. Netblock is currently tracking the outages. The BBC reports: Since seizing power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed numerous restrictions in accordance with their Read more…
The internet is full of people claiming to uncover conspiracies in politics and business. Now an unlikely new villain has been added to the list: theoretical physicists, is the major attraction of what might be called ‘conspiracy physics’. In recent years, a group of YouTubers and podcasters have attracted millions Read more…