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Vaccine penalties are here, and it is unclear whether they will work
Bob Herman, Axios, 26 August 2021Delta Air Lines' decision to charge unvaccinated employees an extra $200 per month for health insurance signals that rewards alone aren't enough to measurably increase rates of COVID-19 vaccination. However, Delta's surcharge may not follow federal guidelines nor lead to behavioural change, with mandates remaining the clearest, legally...
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YouTube removed one million videos because of COVID-19 misinformation
Joan E. Solsman, CNET, 25 August 2021Since February 2020 YouTube has removed more than 1 million videos related to “dangerous” coronavirus information. Amongst the content were videos claiming false cures, misinformation, and hoaxes...
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Corporate directors don’t see stopping wayward CEOs as their job
Steven Boivie, The Conversation, 24 August 2021Research finds that directors generally view their jobs as primarily supporting managers, not monitoring them. This sentiment has been shown to be universal among directors, regardless of demographics like gender or time spent on a board. In practice, this means they rarely seek to vote down management decisions. Rather, directors seek to...
governance
World Health Organisation says COVID-19 misinformation is a major factor driving pandemic around the world
Rich Mendez, CNBC, 24 August 2021World Health Organisation official Maria Van Kerkhove says misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines appears to have gotten worse and is keeping people from getting the shots, driving an increase in cases. Misinformation has become another risk factor that is “really allowing the virus to thrive,” she said. Public health leaders have also...
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“No CEO in history has created more shareholder value”: Tim Cook’s decade at Apple
The Intelligence Podcast, The Economist, 24 August 2021This episode of The Intelligence Podcast reviews Tim Cook’s decade as Apple CEO. Ten years into the job, Cook now leads the most valuable company on the planet, as well as one of the most influential. The podcast also explores what is needed for Cook to maintain Apple’s shine…
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How the pandemic (sort of) changed the way we consume news
Mark Coddington & Seth Lewis, NiemanLab, 24 August 2021Since the pandemic, its impact on people’s news consumption habits has been clear. Conversations routinely include discussions of how people have been unplugging from the news or are immersed in its viewing more than ever. A new form of news consumption even emerged: doomscrolling, the intake of fear- and despair-inducing news. Two recent...
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Life after white collar crime
Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 August 2021As a lawyer and in business, Jeffrey D. Grant's philosophy was “Win, win, win.” However, Grant found his life unravelling; filching money from clients as his debts mounted; getting disbarred from law; attempting suicide by swallowing 40 tablets of Demerol; and in 2004, this culminated into a prison sentence of 18 months for wire fraud and money...
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The AI adman
Bryan Walsh, Axios, 23 August 2021Marketing and advertising companies are increasingly using AI models to track trends and generate slogans. This allows firms to identify and predict trends that indicate what consumers want, to better shape messages that will appeal to them. The global market for AI in advertising and marketing is valued at more than US$12 billion, and it's...
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How to use music to focus, build teams, and avoid burnout in lockdown
This Working Life, ABC, 23 August 2021In this episode of This Working Life, psychologist and classical musician Greta Bradman explains how our brains respond to music and runs through research-backed ways we can use music to connect, help focus and manage stress. She also discusses how to effectively integrate music into your workflows and meetings to better…
adaptive leadership
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Twitter to allow Australian users to flag potential misinformation during month-long trial
Christopher Knaus, The Guardian, 18 August 2021Australian Twitter users will be allowed to report potentially misleading content as part of a new experiment in monitoring misinformation on the platform. The option to report misleading content is being trialled in three countries – the US, South Korea, and Australia – for about a month. The trial will allow Twitter to gather data and assess...
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