They survived nuclear weapons. Now they’ve won a Nobel peace Prize for trying to end them.
The Japanese group Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 11 for pushing for denuclearization. The U.N. Secretary General praised the survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings, saying, “nuclear weapons remain a clear and present danger to humanity.”…
Six possible human infections as H5N1 breaks into Californian dairy heartlands
Six possible human infections as H5N1 breaks into Californian dairy heartlands
Dirt Reveals a New Arrival Time for Early Humans in Southeast Asia
Scientists investigating a cave in Southeast Asia recreate life there up to 52,000 years ago…
Nobel Prize in Physics Spotlights Key Breakthroughs in AI Revolution
Artificial neural networks mimic human brains, but the technology has its roots in physics…
NLRB accuses Apple of illegally restricting employee Slack and social media use
The National Labor Relations Board has accused Apple of infringing on its employees’ rights to advocate for better working conditions. In a complaint spotted by Reuters, the agency alleges Apple illegally fired an employee who had used Slack to advocate for workplace changes at the company…
Speed, Stress, Surveillance: The Human Toll of China’s Beverage Boom
Facing relentless demands and tight deadlines, workers in China’s beverage industry endure harsh conditions, leading to burnout, clashes with customers, and sparking widespread online debate…Climate change gave significant boost to Milton’s destructive rain, winds, scientists say
Scientists say human-caused climate change intensified deadly Hurricane Milton’s rainfall by 20 to 30% and strengthened its winds by about 10%. World Weather Attribution’s flash study comes just two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the southeastern United States, a storm also fueled by climate change. The scientists said without climate change…
Azerbaijan HR Institute to Host Pioneering “COP29 Human Capital Forum” Focused on Green HR for a Sustainable Future
On October 15, 2024, for the first time in Azerbaijan, the “COP29 Human Capital Forum” will be held under the theme “Green Human Resources for a Sustainable Future,” to be organized by the Azerbaijan HR Institute in partnership with UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative…
TikTok lays off hundreds for AI moderators while Instagram blames humans for its own issues
TikTok developer ByteDance laid off hundreds of human moderators in favor of AI, while Threads blamed its human moderators on a recent string of account lockouts…