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The truth behind corporate climate pledges
Jocelyn Timperley, The Guardian, 26 July 2021Facing a reckoning over their contribution to the climate emergency, companies are coming out with a record number of pledges. More Fortune 500 companies have adopted emissions targets and one in five have science-based targets. At least one fifth of the world’s 2,000 largest public companies have now made some kind of “net zero” pledge to...
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Wake me up in 2022: working through uncertainty fatigue
This Working Life Podcast, ABC, 26 July 2021This episode of the This Working Life podcast explores how to work through the overwhelming and heavy feelings that come with yet another COVID-19-related lockdown for three Australian cities. Psychologist Dr Shanta Dey from the University of Sydney Business School, and leadership expert and coach Julia Steel share what they have...
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The life cycle of a COVID-19 vaccine lie
Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 20 July 2021Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines can appear almost anywhere. Internet research firm Graphika's data analysis tools have tracked key points at which a piece of information is shared or amplified, and shows how many of these lies turn viral with many different players adding false content. A life cycle of misinformation can be drawn from...
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Jeff Bezos blasted for travelling to space while Amazon workers toil on planet Earth
Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian, 20 July 2021Space-obsessed billionaires have come under fire with the Amazon founder declaring the critics “largely right”. As Jeff Bezos blasted into space, his voyage has some people asking whether the billionaire’s time, or at least money, might be better spent here. Bezos addressed some of the criticism, when he was asked about the claim that he was...
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How to win at work through less, not more, effort
This Working Life Podcast, ABC, 19 July 2021Team and leadership expert Greg McKeown implores us to move away from the cult of busy and overwork. He argues to achieve breakthrough results, we need to save our energy by inverting the question “how can I work harder?” to become “how can I make this easier?” He also discusses…
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Hybrid work: how to maximise your in-office days
Peter Rubinstein, BBC, 19 July 2021The hybrid model of work allows employees to retain the flexibility they have experienced working from home, and still have the kind of in-office contact with colleagues that strengthens teams and collaboration. Workers across the world are now starting to head back into office and beginning to trial this new way of working. Even though hybrid...
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Facebook pushes back against Biden claim that social media is ‘killing people’
Cecilia Kang, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 July 2021Facebook has pushed back against the Biden Administration’s denouncing of the social media giant for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines, escalating tensions between the Silicon Valley company and the White House. In a blog post, Facebook called for the Biden Administration to stop “finger-pointing” and laid out what it had...
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Ransomware - a very 21st century crime
Future Tense Podcast, 18 July 2021This episode of the Future Tense podcast explores the ins and outs of ransomware operations, how the rush to go digital during COVID-19 has coincided with a marked rise in ransomware attacks, and...
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Disinformation is coming for your business
Ina Fried, Axios, 16 July 2021Businesses are facing increased risks in becoming a disinformation campaign's direct target or collateral damage. Yet, businesses are only one target of major disinformation campaigns. The same forces are undermining elections, casting doubt on climate science, and reducing trust in vaccines. Unlike ransomware, many types of disinformation...
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Disruptive Technologies & Hybrid Work Models with Mark Pesce
Very Public Affairs Podcast, Centre for Corporate Public Affairs, 14 July 2021This edition of Very Public Affairs Podcast focuses on the impact that technology is having on businesses across the world, particularly the role of disruptive technologies, hybrid work models, blockchain, AI, and cybersecurity. The podcast also investigates how these are affecting the practice of...
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