Monthly Archives: July 2020

There’s a direct link between income and happiness, and lower-income white Americans have gotten sadder since the 1970s — setting up Gen Z for unhappy times to come 

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A report found a linear relationship between happiness and income — meaning that money may actually buy happiness. Lead author Jean Twenge told Business Insider that there is no tapering off of happiness once someone reaches a particular income. For adults of low socioeconomic status (SES), happiness levels differed along racial lines; white SES adults found […]

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What the chancellor's summer update could mean for you 

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Today’s statement could not be more important so here are some of the predictions for what it might contain. And what it probably won’t

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Coronavirus disruption to HIV treatment could cause 500,000 additional Aids deaths, UN and other agencies warn 

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The coronavirus pandemic could cause an additional half a million Aids deaths if treatment is disrupted long term, the United Nations warned, stressing that years of progress against HIV were in jeopardy.At the virtual International Aids Conferences, the UN said the world was already way off course in its plan to end the public health threat even before Covi […]

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Facebook, Google suspend processing Hong Kong government data requests 

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Facebook Inc, Google Inc and Twitter Inc suspended processing government requests for user data in Hong Kong, they said on Monday, following China’s establishment of a sweeping new national security law for the semi-autonomous city. Facebook in a statement said it was pausing reviews for all of its services “pending further assessment of the Nation […]

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8 Black investors discuss the intersection of race, tech and funding 

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Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of four police officers heightened awareness about racial justice, the experiences of Black people in tech — and the industry’s lack of racial diversity — are getting new attention. In the tech ecosystem at large, the industry is still predominantly white and male, and venture capital […]

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An online propaganda campaign used AI-generated headshots to create fake journalists 

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Examples of AI-generated faces, not connected with the network of fake authors described in this news story. | Image: The Verge A network of fictional journalists, analysts, and political consultants has been used to place opinion pieces favorable to certain Gulf states in a range of media outlets, an investigation from The Daily Beast has revealed. At least […]

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Trump’s renewed effort to dismantle Obamacare is particularly cruel during the pandemic 

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The Trump administration recently argued before the Supreme Court in favor of repealing the entirely of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. This would remove an estimated 20 million people off their health coverage, which is an especially dangerous move considering that the country is in the midst of a pandemic and millions of people are losing […]

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Who’s To Blame For The Failure Of The Girlboss Dream? 

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Two novels, murder mystery “The Herd” and biting satire “Self Care,” investigate the smoldering wreckage of the hope for a utopian feminist startup.

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Novavax Gets $1.6 Billion for Coronavirus Vaccine From Operation Warp Speed 

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The Maryland-based company, which has never brought a product to market before, just made the biggest deal to date with the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed.

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Zoom announces new Hardware as a Service offering to run on ServiceNow 

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Zoom announced a new Hardware as a Service offering today that will run on the ServiceNow platform. At the same time the company announced a deal with ServiceNow to standardize on Zoom and Zoom Phone for its 11,000 employees in another case of SaaS cooperation. For starters, the new Hardware as a Service offering allows customers, who use the Zoom Phone and […]

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Coronavirus: Workers to pay tax on tests by their employer 

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Covid-19 tests are classed as a benefit, which means staff face a mounting tax bill, say critics.

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Stock rally stalls as focus turns to fresh coronavirus outbreaks 

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US and European equities slip even as Chinese shares extend recent gains

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Wolverhampton-Sheffield United Preview 

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An unlikely European crunch match is set for Bramall Lane on Wednesday when promoted Sheffield United host Wolverhampton. Sheffield United (12-12-9) are gamely traversing that path, entering this match four points behind in ninth. “For me, they were always a Premier League club in waiting with everything what happened off the pitch there,” Blades b […]

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At least 21 dead after a Chinese bus full of passengers plunging into a 50ft deep reservoir 

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At least 21 people have died and 15 are being treated at a hospital after the incident which took place at around 12pm local time Tuesday in Guizhou province’s Anshun, south-western China.

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Niner—Slogan “Pedal Damn It!—Introduces First E-Bike 

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Niner—famous for its pedalling slogan— introduces its first pedal-assist e-MTBs.

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