Friday, April 29, 2022

Daily Headlines for April 29, 2022

How to heal a divided world

How it became normal for public officials to attack journalists

A California sheriff’s targeting of a reporter is the latest instance of authorities misusing power. ‘These are steps toward autocracy,’ says one press freedom advocate.


Fleeing Russian bombs while battling Facebook. A Meta problem Ukrainian journalists did not need.

Facebook says it’s fighting disinformation and blocking Russian propaganda. But independent newsrooms in eastern Ukraine say they’re being restricted under the same rules.


How Female Correspondents Are Defining War Coverage in Ukraine


China’s Covid Lockdown Outrage Tests Limits of Triumphant Propaganda

Public anger and grief over the bungled lockdown in Shanghai is creating a credibility crisis for the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, and his zero Covid policies.


Turkish Court Acquits Bloomberg Reporters Over 2018 Lira Story


Elon Musk Isn’t Buying Twitter to Defend Free Speech

Business moguls tend to be big on protecting speech, right until it hurts their bottom line.


Why connected TV is relevant for game developers and marketers


China Computerworld, the only official Sino-US joint publication, ceases operation amid financial losses

China Computerworld was created in 1980 by US media firm IDG and China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

At least 40 employees have not been paid since February, and about 20 are considering legal actions, according to an employee


​​Can semiconductor makers meet surging demands sustainably?

It will likely take more than pledges to make the chip industry sustainable.


Insomnia, addiction, depression: The dark side of life trading crypto

Crypto was going to make them rich. Instead, therapists say, more people became depressed and addicted.


Most New Crypto Is Underwater Relative to Bitcoin Within a Year

Jump examined token performance versus largest digital asset

Market appears efficient, though not predictable, report says


Second country to adopt Bitcoin as national currency is the Central African Republic

One of the world’s poorest countries, with only 11 percent internet penetration


This is exactly how long your meetings should last

There is an ideal length for a meeting, suggests author Donna McGeorge.


Helping women return to work isn’t a ‘women’s issue.’ It’s a business imperative

Rebuilding this part of your workforce makes your company more competitive.


Hiring friends and family might be good for business, research suggests

Is it smarter to hire for ability or shared values?


Pandemic pet boom breeds desire for dog-friendly offices

Millions of new dog owners want workplaces that include their furry friends. But not everyone is a fan.


Airbnb joins Twitter, Reddit, Dropbox; finally admits remote work wins

The new 5-point WFH policy will affect at least 6,000 US-based Airbnb employees


Ex-Blizzard, Apple employee files labor complaint against Epic Games


Netflix Begins Layoffs in Marketing, Tudum Fan Site

The streamer’s layoffs of 25 full-time and contract employees were part of a broader reorganization of the global marketing department’s structure


16 states sue to block USPS plan to buy hundreds of thousands of gas-guzzling mail trucks

The states claim that the USPS failed to consider the environmental impact of its plan


Mobility-as-a-service still fails to address women’s safety

Effective mobility needs to factor in women’s safety and transporting children


Go read this exposé on how FAFSA got caught sending personal info to Facebook

An unknown number of students may have been affected


How to change your personality, according to science

Significant changes to personality like becoming more emotionally stable, self-confident, pleasant, and less impulsive have been documented by recent research.


California takes on Big Plastic over recycling myths

Recycling was never really going to solve plastic’s problems


Meet the plastic-eating enzymes that can fully break down garbage in days

Researchers hope the enzymes could create a truly circular system for the PET plastics that are still manufactured.


Mars helicopter spots wreckage from Perseverance landing

The aftermath of a nail-biting landing process


Hatching finds horror in grotesque acts of self-care and violence

Director Hanna Bergholm’s Hatching will disturb you



How Hatching’s charmingly terrifying monster was brought to life

Animatronics designer Gustav Hoegen talks monster making


Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ latest teaser would like you to meet the Illuminati

The Illuminati will see you now




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