The role of power is often neglected in accounts of scholarly communication and knowledge production, in favour of more idealised ‘scientific norms’. In this cross-post, Ruixue Jia, discusses how administrative power shapes academic research and publication in China and the wider implications an analysis of power might have for academic publishing practices. It has been well…
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More than 53,400 people were killed by drivers over the past decade, Smart Growth America reports, with one expert blaming state and local governments for poor street designs.
As companies and investors increasingly say they are focused on climate and sustainability, the cryptocurrency’s huge carbon footprint could become a red flag.
Northvolt, the high-profile Swedish battery startup launched by a former Tesla supply chain VP, just announced that it has acquired a US-based battery startup, Cuberg, and it seems to think that it has hit a grand slam with this acquisition. Northvolt claims that the duo will be developing next-gen batteries with “a lower price point,…
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Bloomberg:Bipartisan group of US lawmakers re-introduce a bill that will let news organizations negotiate collectively with Google, Facebook, and others — – News media could band together under bill to bargain with tech — Australia law marked a major victory for news publishers
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:DataGrail, which helps companies deal with privacy regulations around the world including GDPR and CCPA, raises $30M Series B, bringing its total raised to $39M — Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. — DataGrail, a data privacy startup …
Karissa Bell / Engadget:TikTok gives users the ability to approve all new comments before they appear and adds in-app prompts to discourage nasty comments — TikTok is introducing new features meant to — reduce bullying and harassment on its platform: new comment controls and in-app prompts to discourage nasty comments.
NoCamels:Israel-based Optibus, whose SaaS service optimizes public transportation using AI, raises $107M Series C, bringing its total raised to $160M — Israeli public transportation optimization company Optibus announced a Series C $107 million funding round co-led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Insight Partners on Wednesday.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:Aqua Security, which offers a security service for container platforms like AWS, raises $135M Series E led by ION Crossover Partners at a $1B valuation — Aqua Security, a Boston- and Tel Aviv-based security startup that focuses squarely on securing cloud-native services …
Urban SDK said it will work to bypass common constraints in the public sector, including having localised servers to store data and mitigating security and other concerns.