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Australian-first product for businesses to earn returns on AUD and USD balances

Businesses can earn returns on their US-dollar balances without opening an overseas bank account with a new Australian-first account from global financial platform Airwallex. Airwallex’s Yield a...

Maximizing Business Potential: The Philippines As A Leading Destination For Contact Centre Outsourcing

The outsourcing of contact centre requirements has become an integral part of business strategies aimed at improving efficiency, enhancing customer service, and driving growth. In the realm of out...

How can you mine and trade Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is a virtual currency that acts as a form of payment and is not controlled by one person like fiat money. Hence it is not controlled by a third party in financial transactions. It is paid ...

Advanced Placement Strategies for Caution Wet Floor Signs in High-Traffic Areas

A caution wet floor sign is no ordinary warning device. It serves the vital purpose of notifying individuals about treacherous and slippery conditions in an area. Its presence acts as a proactive meas...

5 Futuristic Businesses of 2023: Exploring Latest Business Trends

In today’s world, success is not measured solely by profit margins but also by the positive impact made on the world. Now, we get to experience a world where the future meets the present and creat...

Data discovery: why your business needs it for compliance

Every company has to protect their information against unwanted breaches. But organisational information expands at a daily rate, and so it becomes even more important to track the data. Organisat...

How the keffiyeh – a practical garment used for protection against the desert sun – became a symbol of Palestinian identity

Two people use a Palestinian keffiyeh to show their support during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington on Nov. 4, 2023.AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-RhoadesAfter Israel declared war on Hamas follo...

Armin Langer, Assistant Professor of European Studies, University of Florida

Bringing classical physics into the modern world with Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment
Galileo, holding two balls, about to perform his legendary experiment. Hulton Archive/Stringer via Getty ImagesIf you drop a light object and a heavy object from a tower, which one reaches the ground first? As you may recall from high school physics, this is a trick que…
Why all civilian lives matter equally, according to a military ethicist
The scene in the Bureij refugee camp following an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Nov. 14, 2023.AP Photo/Adel HanaSome commentators have criticized Israel for causing what is claimed to be disproportionate harm to civilians in its military response to Hamas&rsq…
Colonized countries rarely ask for redress over past wrongs − the reasons can be complex
Indian visitors look at a painting depicting the Amritsar Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh.Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Images)The king of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, apologized in July 2023 for his ancestors’ role in the colonial slave trade. He is not alone in…
Who is still getting HIV in America? Medication is only half the fight – homing in on disparities can help get care to those who need it most
Access to life-saving HIV prevention medications varies by race and other sociodemographic factors.David Talukdar/Moment via Getty ImagesAs the globe marks another World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, it’s crucial to both acknowledge the significant strides made in the globa…

Edward Blum's crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists

Edward Blum stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 20, 2022. Shuran Huang for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesFew people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rig...

Julian Maxwell Hayter, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond

Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation
LHS 3154b, a newly discovered massive planet that should be too big to exist. The Pennsylvania State UniversityImagine you’re a farmer searching for eggs in the chicken coop – but instead of a chicken egg, you find an ostrich egg, much larger than anything a…
Russian attempt to control narrative in Ukraine employs age-old tactic of 'othering' the enemy
Vigil lanterns at the Bitter Memory of Childhood monument commemorating the Ukrainian famineKirill Chubotin / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesControlling the narrative has long been crucial to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his war against Ukraine.In th…
OpenAI is a nonprofit-corporate hybrid: A management expert explains how this model works − and how it fueled the tumult around CEO Sam Altman's short-lived ouster
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had a tumultuous November.omohiro Ohsumi/Getty ImagesThe board of OpenAI, creator of the popular ChatGPT and DALL-E artificial intelligence tools, fired Sam Altman, its chief executive officer, in late November 2023.Chaos ensued as investors and em…
Israel's mosaic of Jewish ethnic groups is key to understanding the country
People cheer as a vehicle carrying hostages released by Hamas drives toward an army base in Ofakim, southern Israel, on Nov. 26, 2023.Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images Some 16 million people worldwide identify as Jewish – and more than 7 million of them live in …

'Baldur's Gate 3' became the surprise hit of 2023 by upending conventional wisdom about what gives video games broad appeal

The role-playing game has sold millions of copies since its August 2023 release and is one of the highest-rated video games of all time.Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesFew predic...

James Dawes, Professor of English, Macalester College

COP28 begins: 4 issues that will determine if the UN climate summit is a success, from methane to money
The COP28 climate conference runs from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai.AP Photo/Rafiq MaqboolThe United Nations climate conference is underway in Dubai, and representatives from around the world will be confronting an extraordinary array of challenges over its two weeks. They carry with them some …
Henry Kissinger's bombing campaign likely killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians − and set path for the ravages of the Khmer Rouge
The aftermath of U.S. bombs in Neak Luong, Cambodia, on Aug. 7, 1973.AP PhotoHenry Kissinger, who died on Nov. 29, 2023 at the age of 100, stood as a colossus of U.S. foreign policy. His influence on American politics lasted long beyond his eight-year stint guiding the Nixon and Ford administrations…
CLASSIC TWIST Releases “Just Like Christmas Before (A Remix)” Worldwide
“Just Like Christmas Before” Even as he’s now recording under his freshly minted moniker and multi-genre fusion concept Classic Twist, there’s no mistaking the stunning, emotionally impactful vocals of famed R&B/jazz singer/songwriter Gene-O on his dynamic new holiday single “Just Like Chris…
The path to net-zero emissions runs through industry
Steel factories, like this one in China, are major sources of greenhouse gas emissions.Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesAs government leaders and climate negotiators gather in Dubai for the COP28 United Nations climate conference, an enormous challenge looms over the proceedings: decarbonizing the global in…
ChatGPT turns 1: AI chatbot's success says as much about humans as technology
The drama surrounding OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, left − joined on stage here by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella − has overshadowed the first anniversary of the company's ChatGPT.AP Photo/Barbara OrtutayChatGPT was launched on Nov. 30, 2022, ushering in what many have called artificial intelligen…

COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Santos, now booted from the House, got elected as a master of duplicity -- here's how it worked

Native American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing gr…

A First Amendment battle looms in Georgia, where the state is framing opposition to a police trainin…

'Wonka' movie holds remnants of novel's racist past

Bringing classical physics into the modern world with Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment

AI scores in the top percentile of creative thinking

Fabiano Caruana is poised to do what no American has done since Bobby Fischer. Here's the path he took to get there

Mexico's next president likely to defy Trump on immigration

Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit sparked international tension, but isn't likely to shake up her popularity with Chinese American voters at home in San Francisco

Federal Reserve is about to hike interest rates once again – so why are mortgage rates coming down?

Pain and anxiety are linked to breathing in mouse brains – suggesting a potential target to prevent opioid overdose deaths

Amid fears of Chinese influence, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has grown more powerful

Why companies' 'net-zero' emissions pledges should trigger a healthy dose of skepticism

Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick

AIDS treatment has progressed, but without a vaccine, suffering still abounds

Top EPA advisers challenge long-standing air pollution science, threatening Americans' health

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Australian-first product for businesses to earn returns on AUD and USD balances

Maximizing Business Potential: The Philippines As A Leading Destination For Contact Centre Outsourcing

How can you mine and trade Bitcoin?

Advanced Placement Strategies for Caution Wet Floor Signs in High-Traffic Areas

5 Futuristic Businesses of 2023: Exploring Latest Business Trends

Data discovery: why your business needs it for compliance

How the keffiyeh – a practical garment used for protection against the desert sun – became a symbol of Palestinian identity

Bringing classical physics into the modern world with Galileo's Leaning Tower of Pisa experiment

Why all civilian lives matter equally, according to a military ethicist

Colonized countries rarely ask for redress over past wrongs − the reasons can be complex

Who is still getting HIV in America? Medication is only half the fight – homing in on disparities can help get care to those who need it most

Edward Blum's crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists

Massive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation

Russian attempt to control narrative in Ukraine employs age-old tactic of 'othering' the enemy

OpenAI is a nonprofit-corporate hybrid: A management expert explains how this model works − and how it fueled the tumult around CEO Sam Altman's short-lived ouster

Israel's mosaic of Jewish ethnic groups is key to understanding the country

'Baldur's Gate 3' became the surprise hit of 2023 by upending conventional wisdom about what gives video games broad appeal

COP28 begins: 4 issues that will determine if the UN climate summit is a success, from methane to money

Henry Kissinger's bombing campaign likely killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians − and set path for the ravages of the Khmer Rouge

CLASSIC TWIST Releases “Just Like Christmas Before (A Remix)” Worldwide

The path to net-zero emissions runs through industry

ChatGPT turns 1: AI chatbot's success says as much about humans as technology