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How to stop Google from constantly tracking you
A feature on your smartphone called location history is just one of the systems that Google uses to track your location for personalized services, local search and other purposes such as advertising. Turning this feature off will stop Google from automatically recording your location in apps such Read More...
Why Kenya is bringing blockchain technology to its business practices
Kenya is working with global technology from IBM to roll out blockchain technology in order to bring transparency to the country’s businesses operations. Blockchain offers transparency and openness because each party involved in a transaction keeps a record of every change made to the digital Read More...
A few alternatives to escape the rigidity of the 9-to-5 workday
While most Americans report being satisfied by their jobs, complaints about the nine to five, afternoon slump, or Monday blues are all too common in the modern workplace. The traditional work week was devised by American labor unions in the 1800s and solidified by FDR's Fair Labor Standards Act in Read More...
Monsanto found guilty in Roundup weedkiller cancer trial
Once it was scientifically-proven that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup, causes cancer, a school groundskeeper from California took Monsanto to court. Lee Johnson was diagnosed with cancer in 2014, following years of mixing and using the weedkiller at his job site Read More...
Youtube is now adding ‘fact checks’ to any video questioning climate change
In attempt to combat misinformation about climate change online, Youtube is adding fact-confirming text below videos about climate change. The text is directly taken from Encyclopedia Britannica and Wikipedia. The fact-checking text makes the videos quite awkward considering a fake-scientist could Read More...
Jobs made Apple a $1 trillion company with a question that you should ask yourself
In 1997, Steve Jobs returned to Apple. The company was on the brink of bankruptcy. Few people gave Apple a chance to survive, let alone go on to become the world’s first publicly-traded company to hit $1 trillion in market value. In this video, Jobs speaks to a group of employees and he raises Read More...
Indian executives are using religion and spirituality to make ethical decisions
In India, the fastest growing major economy in the world, corporate social responsibility efforts are often inspired by religion and spirituality. Two business professors conducted a survey and found that virtues embedded within the various traditions of religion and spirituality in India Read More...
These 10 companies hire people to work from wherever they like
Increasingly, technology allows people to work out of the office. Almost half of the employees in the US are working remotely at least part of the time. The majority of remote jobs still require workers to live in specific regions or locations, but here are 10 companies that let you work remotely Read More...
7 ways that businesses can support refugees
I recently had the honor of co-hosting the first-ever TEDx event held at a refugee camp — it took place at Kenya’s Kakuma Camp, home to more than 186,000 people from 19 different countries. The 15 speakers and artists were a mix of current and former refugees as well as experts who study Read More...
This 13-year-old built a best-selling lemonade brand
Mikaila is 13. She started selling lemonade—based on a 1940s recipe from her great-grandmother in front of her family home when she was 4. Then she got stung by two bees in two weeks. Her parents advised her that rather than freaking out at the sight of every bee, she should do some research to Read More...