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Tech firm CEOs keep control by holding investors at arm’s length. It is damaging corporate governance.
Cloistered nuns in the Monastery of Saint Clare in the western Mediterranean Sardinian city of Oristano.
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A key to the successful growth of Jesuits were handwritten letters – transported through trade ships from India.
Many people are crowdfunding to be able to meet the high costs of health care.
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Many Americans unable to afford health expenses are raising funds through medical crowdfunding. What are the risks?
People disclosing their emotional responses to brands online, helps connect better with others.
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Research shows social media allows people to disclose all sorts of information about their love for these brands and to seek out like minded people.
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Comments like ‘little girl needs to keep to herself before daddy breaks her face’ get a free pass in the name of free speech.
The Guardian’s Facebook Files give a much-needed glimpse into how Facebook moderates content.
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Facebook should give the public more insight into how content moderation decisions are made.
With the right algorithm, scientists can detect how you feel through your Facebook posts.
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Advertisers want to know how you feel online through a process known as sentiment analysis, but it still has its limitations.
Little Britain.
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Welcome to the new Wild West.
Staff from The Age protest Fairfax Media cuts in May.
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Imposing local content levies on Facebook and Google to help fund public interest journalism would take Australia towards a more European model of media regulation.
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Text and video ‘mining’ could be used to automatically detect violent language and behaviour.
Kids are inundated with advertising for junk food on social media.
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Junk food brands are blurring the line between advertising, entertainment and socialising.
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Social media is a huge channel for false information. News organisations need to wean themselves off it.
Social media can lead to comparisons, which often can be depressing, a study finds.
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Social media seem like a great way for new mothers to connect, but there are times when it’s depressing. Here are some reasons new mothers may want to walk away from Facebook and connect in person.
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And if you like someone based on their Facebook page, you’re likely to like them in the real world.
Facebook still needs humans after all.
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Facebook wants to stop violent videos appearing in its feeds, but we must ensure human moderators don’t suffer.
The Australian Tax Office is starting to see the fruits of the pressure flowing from the Senate inquiry into tax avoidance.
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eBay still deems its Australian business to be a Swiss business and thereby avoids millions in income tax and GST.
As journalism loses its financial footing, it may need more support from foundations.
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Big cash infusions can give nonprofit journalism a much-needed boost. But the ailing news industry needs more consistent funding.
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Facebook has a new, depressingly incompetent strategy for tackling fake news.
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Simply copying Snapchat might not be enough to keep the biggest social network relevant.
Mark Zuckerberg is, quite famously, a college dropout. But his case is the exception – not the rule.
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While the media glamorizes famous college dropouts like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, the reality is that most successful people in the U.S. went to – and finished – college.