• Modernizing data with strategic purpose

    Data modernization is squarely on the corporate agenda. In our survey of 350 senior data and technology executives, just over half say their organization has either undertaken a modernization project in the past two years or is implementing one today. An additional one-quarter plan to do so in the next two years. Other studies also…

  • The Purpose Of War According To George Orwell (1984)

    The Purpose Of War According To George Orwell (1984) Some food for thought from George Orwell's '1984' Does anything really ever change? (emphasis ours) The primary aim of modern warfare is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living. Ever since the end of the nineteenth century, the problem of what to do with the surplus of consumption goods has been latent in industrial society. From the moment when the machine first made its...

  • Should the Lakers lose on purpose to the Pelicans in the play-in game?

    With a seemingly more favorable path as the No 8 seed, the question has

  • Proof that hate crime law isn't fit for purpose

    More than 1,000 hate crime complaints have been made to police every day on average since Scotland's controversial new law was introduced on April Fool's Day.

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    ‘Hunger games’ with a purpose? Thousands are playing for food in Bangladesh

    By Akanksha Sharma (CNN) — Well before the sun rises in Chapra, a small village in the northwest of Bangladesh, Mohammad Abdur Rouf is on his feet. He travels six miles to a neighboring village, where he joins hundreds of other people in line to play a carnival-style game. But instead of throwing darts at

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    ‘Hunger games’ with a purpose? Thousands are playing for food in Bangladesh

    By Akanksha Sharma (CNN) — Well before the sun rises in Chapra, a small village in the northwest of Bangladesh, Mohammad Abdur Rouf is on his feet. He travels six miles to a neighboring village, where he joins hundreds of other people in line to play a carnival-style game. But instead of throwing darts at

  • How interspecies competition led to a 'bizarre' pattern in our own evolutionary tree

    Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins—and produced a "bizarre" evolutionary pattern for the Homo lineage—according to a new University of Cambridge study that revises the start and end dates for many of our early ancestors.

  • Evolutionary biologists to celebrate Iowa City Darwin Day

    Iowa City community members and students will gather this weekend to celebrate the annual Iowa City Darwin Day Science Fest, a series of events dedicated to platforming contemporary science to both commemorate and challenge Charles Darwin’s research. The event will feature three speakers from April 12-13, including UI associate professor Heather Sander, Harmit Malik of

  • Idol World's $TOME: Redefining Meme Coins with Purpose

    Cryptocurrency, particularly meme coins, is surging because of its simplicity and potential for rapid profits. In 2024, Idol World, famous for its innovative Audition NFT gaming, unveils $TOME. Unlike typical meme coins, $TOME isn't just for speculation; it's made to be genuinely valuable and useful in the Idol World ecosystem.

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    Tom Hiddleston discusses Glorious Purpose in ‘Loki’ season 2

    The cast and creatives reflect upon Loki at PaleyFest 2024.

  • Carly Pearce Shares How She Turned Her Pain Into Purpose Following Divorce

    In a new interview, Carly Pearce is opening up about her painful 2020 divorce from fellow country singer Michael Ray. In the span of two years, country singer Carly Pearce went public with her budding relationship, got engaged, got married, and got divorced. She chronicled this journey in two pieces of work: her February 2021 EP […]

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    Finally, the Ad Industry Can Deliver on Purpose-Driven Media Investment

    Several brands have made public commitments to shift their budgets to purpose-driven advertising and allocate spend to companies owned by and reaching underrepresented populations or focusing on industry causes. However, given the complexity of the digital media ecosystem, the actual shifting of dollars to purpose-owned or led organizations has proven elusive. The fact remains that