The ‘gals’ behind Samoa’s first woman PM
BBC Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and members of her margarita circle There are fewer women in politics in the Pacific Islands than in any other part of the world, according to UN Women. But this year Samoa elected a woman as its head of government – only the second Pacific Island nation to do so – […]
Mia Perdomo and Andrea de la Piedra
Piero Zagami and Michela Nicchiotti The founders of Aequales, which ranks Latin American companies by gender equality and provides workplace training on gender, are on a path to change parity. A pair of Latin American entrepreneurs and activists hope to transform the way their countries treat women in the workplace by introducing the region’s first-ever […]
Tech Tent: The WWW turns 30
Reuters Sir Tim talked at a celebration of the web held at the Cern physics lab in Geneva In March 1989, a computer scientist at the Cern particle physics lab near Geneva submitted a proposal to his boss who scrawled “vague but exciting” on the document. From that idea, the world wide web was born, […]
Key takeaways from Trump speech and Republican convention
“This is the most important election in the history of our country” On the day of Trump’s speech, the White House grounds had the look of a fortress. Security officers erected multiple layers of barrier fencing around the grounds to prevent protesters from disrupting the president’s convention acceptance speech, given from the executive mansion’s south […]
Branson ‘in pickle’ and Archbishop’s ‘fury’
Reuters A speech from the Archbishop of Canterbury was met with support and criticism from the newspapers “Deliver us from Evil” is the headline in the Daily Mirror, as it reflects approvingly on what it calls the Archbishop of Canterbury’s furious attack on Amazon for not paying enough tax – allegations the company rejects. In […]
The rise of the Twitch-preneurs and the evolution of tipping
Twitch.tv When Jaime Bickford found fame playing the online card game Hearthstone, she quit her job. (Credit: Twitch.tv) The online stars living on some pretty generous tips There is nothing better than getting stuff for free. One-way transactions – free cheese samples at the supermarket or complementary website trials – feel like taking your shoes […]
‘Opportunity as well as threat’ from pandemic tech advances
BBC With lockdowns keeping workers out of the office, new technology has been used in many industries Technological advances made during the pandemic are an “opportunity as well as a threat” to workers, an expert says. The use of automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) has grown by 30% since March 2020, according to industry […]
What prompted the end of the genre that gave us Blur and Pulp?
Getty Images Blur’s “Life” trilogy – Modern Life Is Rubbish, Parklife and The Great Escape – were some of the defining albums of Britpop This summer, some of Britpop’s biggest bands are back on the road. Pulp are headlining festivals across Europe; and Blur played two triumphant nights at Wembley Stadium – a venue they […]
I don’t take leadership loss personally
Leanne Wood insisted she was not bruised by the result of the Plaid Cymru leadership election. The former leader of Plaid Cymru says she has not taken her defeat to Adam Price personally. In her first broadcast interview following the result of her party’s leadership election Leanne Wood said she would stay on the political […]
Was Google wrong to fire James Damore after memo controversy?
Getty Images Google has fired an employee who wrote a controversial memo opposed to diversity programmes and hiring practices. The company’s chief executive said the “offensive” text advanced “harmful gender stereotypes”. Did Google do the right thing? First things first: What did the memo say? A senior Google employee, named in US media as James […]