European countries are banking on blockchain. Here’s how jobs in the sector are growing
By Kirstie McDermott When you say “blockchain,” many people’s Pavlovian response is “crypto”. And sure enough, blockchain – a decentralised, digital ledger technology that enables secure and transparent peer-to-peer transactions without the need for intermediaries – is the backbone of…
Mind the gender gap: Women are underrepresented in the metaverse, too
By Susan Armstrong It’s no secret that women have been underpaid, undervalued and underrepresented in the workplace for decades. While some progress has been made, women are still paid about 16.1 per cent less than men and, globally, women hold…
Take a deep breath. Here’s why rage applying won’t get you a better job
By Aoibhinn Mc Bride Yet another passive aggressive email from a colleague; being asked to attend a meeting that could have been an email; someone leaving their used teabags in the sink in the communal kitchen for the umpteenth time……
Twitter hasn’t removed verified check marks yet – except for the New York Times’ account
Verified Twitter users have been awaiting the removal of their verified status on the platform, after Twitter’s CEO Elon Musk announced anyone who didn’t pay for the Twitter Blue subscription service would lose their check mark. Almost all of them…
The best AI tools to power your academic research
“ChatGPT will redefine the future of academic research. But most academics don’t know how to use it intelligently,” Mushtaq Bilal, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Southern Denmark, recently tweeted. Academia and artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming increasingly intertwined,…
Four-day week: Which countries have embraced it and how’s it going so far?
Conversations around the four-day workweek have been reignited by the COVID-19 pandemic, with workers and employers rethinking the importance of workplace flexibility and benefits. The idea is simple – employees would work four days a week while getting paid the…
The rats running around New York sewers are carrying multiple COVID variants, study finds
Rats are susceptible to a number of variants of COVID-19, and wild rats have been carrying the disease around the sewer system in New York City, according to a new study. In a city with an estimated rat population of…
How AI can save you time: 5 skills you no longer need to learn
Over the past few months, developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have taken huge strides and its use has skyrocketed, especially after the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. However, while it might be reasonable to start preparing for a world ruled by…
The EU tells Twitter to hire more human content moderators amid concerns of rise of illegal content
The European Union and Twitter boss Elon Musk are currently butting heads over the social media giant’s content moderation policies According to the Financial Times, EU regulators have asked Musk to hire more people to fact-check and review illegal content…
Project Clover: TikTok’s charm offensive aiming to calm data sharing fears in the UK and Europe
TikTok has unveiled new measures to protect user data in Europe as it seeks to prevent further government bans on staff using the Chinese-owned video-sharing app over security concerns. The plan, nicknamed “Project Clover,” aims to create a “secure enclave for…