Faiths institute asks Gates Foundation to change tactics in Africa

An African faiths environmental institute is calling on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to stop funding green revolution technologies and genetically modified seeds for the continent, but instead support natural methods to help Africa achieve food sufficiency and protect its environments. In an open online letter that is also asking for signatures, the Southern Africa Faith Communities’ Environment Institute said the foundation... Read More

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September 19, 2020

Life academy promotes ethical ways AI can with help food security

As part of its ongoing collaboration with two of the world’s leading developers of AI software, the Pontifical Academy for Life will launch a new joint project looking at ethical ways artificial intelligence can be used to guarantee food security. The academy, together with the heads of Microsoft, IBM and the UN Food and Agriculture... Read More

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November 27, 2018

Catholic boxer plans to use proceeds of big bout to help the homeless

Catholic boxer Tyson Fury has claimed he plans to give his seven-figure pay day for Saturday’s fight with Deontay Wilder to “the poor and to build homes for the homeless”. The undefeated 30-year-old is expected to earn a career-high purse when he challenges WBC heavyweight champion Wilder at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. After being such... Read More

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October 6, 2017

Facebook, Microsoft try to keep up with vast scale of online abuse

Two giants in the digital world presented some key ways they are trying to keep up with the vast scale and increasing sophistication of the abuse and exploitation of minors online. Representatives from Facebook – the largest social media site in the world – and Microsoft – the world’s biggest software company – called for... Read More

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December 6, 2016

Social media giants share data to ‘curb spread’ of terrorist content

Facebook is to work with Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube to slow the spread of extremist content online by creating a shared database of deleted posts. The social network said the companies would work together to ‘help curb the spread of terrorist content online’ by pooling deleted content into a single database that would enable extreme... Read More

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March 20, 2016

Microsoft under fire over ‘Catholic schoolgirl’ erotic dancers

Computer software giant Microsoft has come under heavy criticism after it was revealed that they had hired women in extremely tiny Catholic schoolgirl outfits to dance at one of their corporate events this week. The company addressed its much-publicised gender hiring issues in the worst way possible by booking scantily clad ‘Irish Catholic schoolgirls’ for... Read More

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Faiths institute asks Gates Foundation to change tactics in Africa

Life academy promotes ethical ways AI can with help food security

Catholic boxer plans to use proceeds of big bout to help the homeless

Facebook, Microsoft try to keep up with vast scale of online abuse

Social media giants share data to ‘curb spread’ of terrorist content

Microsoft under fire over ‘Catholic schoolgirl’ erotic dancers

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