#ActForEqual: The Generation Equality Forum kicks off in Paris
The Generation Equality Forum – a landmark event to accelerate progress on gender equality – is starting in Paris on the 30th of June. Convened by UN Women and co-hosted
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A failed challenge of Facebook’s dominance
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A US judge has dismissed anti-trust lawsuits against Facebook challenging the company saying it protects its dominance by buying competitors. It accused the company of cementing its monopoly by buying
Danish media unite to make US tech giants pay for news
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Denmark’s media companies have joined forces to collectively negotiate with US tech giants, like Google and Facebook, over payments for online use of their content. Almost 30 Danish media companies
EU rules UK data protection is “adequate”
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The European Commission has recognized Britain’s privacy rules as “adequate,” in a long-waited decision that will allow EU-U.K. data flows to continue after Brexit. In a statement, the EU’s executive
New board members elected at WAN-IFRA’s annual meeting
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WAN-IFRA (World Association of News Publishers) has announced the election of ten new members to serve on its Supervisory Board of Directors and the Board of the World Editors Forum
Women engineers face more recruitment bias when returning to work
Despite attention and resources being devoted to the recruitment and retention of women in engineering over the last years, women are still underrepresented in the engineering industry. A recent survey
Buzzfeed going public
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Buzzfeed announced that it is going public in a deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), which will give company an implied valuation of USD 1.5 billion, the company
Google to postpone closing of third part cookies
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Google announced a delay of its controversial closing of third party cookies used to target advertising. Google’s Chrome web browser will not fully block tracking cookies until late 2023. This
Microsoft announcing Windows 11 challenging app markets
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Microsoft announced a major upgrade of its Windows operating system challenging the app market by saying Android apps will be able to run on Windows desktops. This means a huge
European Innovation Council announcing funding of startups
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The European Commission announced the second round of direct equity investment through the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund. Since its launch last year, the fund has approved 111 investments in