Graduation rates for low-income students lag while their student loan debt soars (theconversation.com)
Shadow war no more: Hostilities between Israel and Iran have strayed into direct warfare – is there any going back? (theconversation.com)
How Iran responds to Damascus attack could determine trajectory of conflict in the Middle East (theconversation.com)
To understand the risks posed by AI, follow the money (theconversation.com)
There is one class of AI risk that is generally knowable in advance. These are risks stemming from misalignment between a company’s economic incentives to profit from its proprietary AI model in a particular way and society’s interests in how the AI model should be monetised and deployed. The surest way to ignore such...
AI, regulation, and lessons learned from the current state of big tech (theconversation.com)
Bollywood is playing a large supporting role in India’s elections (theconversation.com)
Chinese purchases of Russian crude are helping to oil Russia’s war machine, researcher says (theconversation.com)
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Are embassies off-limits? Ecuadorian and Israeli actions suggest otherwise − and that sets a dangerous diplomatic precedent (theconversation.com)
EU increases tariffs on Russian grain to hamper its war effort – but it’s European consumers who could feel the pinch (theconversation.com)
Rebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war (theconversation.com)
For some Christians, a solar eclipse signals the second coming of Christ (theconversation.com)
The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights (theconversation.com)
It’s getting even harder to find full-time work. So more people are taking second part-time jobs (theconversation.com)
Over the last two years, growth in wages and salaries have not kept up with rises in the cost of living....
A new US-run pier off Gaza could help deliver 2 million meals a day – but it comes with security risks (theconversation.com)
The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife (theconversation.com)
The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife (theconversation.com)
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Fighting every wildfire ensures the big fires are more extreme, and may harm forests’ ability to adapt to climate change (theconversation.com)
What Article 23 means for the future of Hong Kong and its once vibrant pro-democracy movement (theconversation.com)
Free school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial and logistical burdens for families and schools (theconversation.com)
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger hint at a new west African currency: what it’ll take for it to succeed (theconversation.com)
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger hint at a new west African currency: what it’ll take for it to succeed (theconversation.com)
Emotion-tracking AI on the job: Workers fear being watched – and misunderstood (theconversation.com)
Emotion artificial intelligence uses biological signals such as vocal tone, facial expressions and data from wearable devices as well as text and how people use their computers, to detect and predict how someone is feeling. It can be used in the workplace, for hiring, etc. Loss of privacy is just the beginning. Workers are...
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores (theconversation.com)
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Gaza war: both sides are reporting sexual violence committed by their enemy – but these crimes are hard to investigate (theconversation.com)
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Fake academic papers are on the rise: why they’re a danger and how to stop them (theconversation.com)
