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Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ website was hacked and defaced
The website of the Saudi government’s upcoming Future Investment Initiative conference was hacked and defaced with images of the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Several reporters tweeted screenshots of the site after its defacement, purporting to show Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman — the kingdom’s de facto ruler — brandishing a sword. A portion of […]
View More Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’ website was hacked and defacedEdTech is having a renaissance, powered by the emerging world
So-called ‘EdTech’ has seen many false dawns over the years. After being lauded as the teaching platforms of the future, most MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course platforms) have not quite lived up to the superlatives made for them, and the sector has had trouble coming up with more innovative ideas for a while. But that […]
View More EdTech is having a renaissance, powered by the emerging worldSteve Mnuchin pelting a reporter with a snowball is a pretty apt metaphor
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There are a lot of metaphors available for the Trump Administration so far — like, say, a tire fire.
Well, dollar lover and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin gave us a new one Friday, when he literally pelted a journalist with a snowball on Friday morning.
The jolly-ish moment happened on CNBC’s set at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, around the time Mnuchin made an appearance on the business network. And because it’s 2018 there were plenty of people on hand to catch the moment Mnuchin was handed a snowball that he then promptly whipped at Andrew Ross Sorkin, biz columnist for the New York Times. Read more…
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View More Steve Mnuchin pelting a reporter with a snowball is a pretty apt metaphorTrump is attending Davos this week. Here’s why you should care.
Donald Trump made a grand departure to Switzerland on Wednesday night, where he’s attending a big to-do often referred to in the short-hand as Davos. Once there, he’s scheduled to deliver a speech on Friday.
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Uber’s wrongs show we need better workers’ rights, says UK PM
A backhanded compliment for Uber snuck into UK prime minister Theresa May’s speech to the World Economy Forum in Davos this afternoon — when she said the company’s behavior had made the case for laws being strengthened to stop gig economy workers from being exploited by overly powerful tech platforms. Read More
Telegram and social media giants spanked in UK PM’s Davos speech
Social media giants have once again been singled out for a high profile public spanking over social responsibility and illegal online content in Europe. Read More
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