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Before you relegate Christmas to a childish celebration, consider the beliefs of the children with whom you’re celebrating. 

Lena Waithe has teamed back up with Indeed to expand her Rising Voices initiative aimed at amplifying the creative works of BIPOC filmmakers.

Gov. Wolf announced that Roquette has chosen Pennsylvania as the location of its new pharmaceutical solutions headquarters and innovation center, creating 30 new jobs.

Alphabet Incs Google is delaying its return-to-office plan in Europe, the Middle East and Africa on concerns over the Omicron variant..

Call for Ideas: The GiZ Decentralised Development Lab (DDLab) for Innovators (50,000€ in Technical and Financial Support) Application Deadline: December 31st

To celebrate Israel's 64th birthday, ISRAEL21c brings you the country's top 64 innovations -- developments that are transforming and enriching lives across the planet.

Netflix Director of Content for Africa, Ben Amadasun tells Vanessa Obioha in an interview the streamer’s commitment to spotlighting the various talents in the creative industry to a global audience while building a home for the best-in-class African stories There was a lot of fanfare last year when Netflix announced plans to make Nigeria originals before the pandemic struck hard. What has and hasn’t changed since then? Nothing has changed. Sure the pandemic did have an impact on film produc...

Designing Anti-Racist Technologies for a Just Future Experts critiqued smart cities, agtech, blockchain, and policing during Stanfords first Technology and Racial Equity Conference.  Jun 28, 2021 | Sachin Waikar Image Digital technologies can be a force for good, but too often they emerge from sources reflecting inequality and may amplify existing racial bias and discrimination. “Each of us has a part to play in building the world we want and envisioning ways forw...

Experiments show that children prefer non-stolen money from a “bad” person over stolen money from an “okay” person, researchers report. When people deposit a $100 bill into their bank accounts, they don’t imagine that when they later withdraw $100 they will get the same bill. After all, the only thing that matters about money is its amount. A dollar is just like any other dollar—unless it comes with a tainted past. “People tend to imbue objects with essences,” says Arber Tasimi,...

First of its kind study indicates prebiotic can reduce anxiety A "first of its kind" clinical trial has shown the ability of Biotis GOS, the galacto-oligosaccharide prebiotic ingredient by FrieslandCampina Ingredients, to reduce self-reported anxiety in young women. While previous animal studies​ have suggested a significant impact of the gut microbiota on the development and maturation of brain networks that underlie emotional behaviour, fewer studies have bee...