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Is it wrong to steal from large corporations? A philosopher debates the ethics

Is it wrong to steal from large corporations? A philosopher debates the ethics

If you ask someone whether it’s okay to steal, chances are most people would say no. This absolutist approach – stealing is wrong, no matter what – finds philosophical backing in the work of 18th…

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There are systems ‘guarding’ your data in cyberspace – but who is guarding the guards?

There are systems ‘guarding’ your data in cyberspace – but who is guarding the guards?

We use internet-connected devices to access our bank accounts, keep our transport systems moving, communicate with our colleagues, listen to music, undertake commercially sensitive tasks – and order pizza. Digital security is integral to our…

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Oil prices increase supported by the prospect of a tight market By Reuters

Oil prices increase supported by the prospect of a tight market By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Technicians stand next to an oil rig at an Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plant, during a media tour of the plant in Dhamasna village in the western state of…

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there’s a vital way to reduce it that everyone overlooks – raise productivity

there’s a vital way to reduce it that everyone overlooks – raise productivity

Inflation has become one of the great issues of our times. The UK’s is the highest in the G7, weighing in at 9% a year according to the most recent figures on consumer price inflation.…

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Communications Benchmarks 2022 – executive summary

Communications Benchmarks 2022 – executive summary

“We rely more on social media,” a central bank in the Americas said of its response to Covid-19. The comment encapsulated a trend that has been in evidence for many years, but one which has…

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Oil Up, Near Two-Month High as Market Remains Tight By Investing.com

Oil Up, Near Two-Month High as Market Remains Tight By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was up on Friday morning in Asia, . Brent crude is on track for its biggest weekly jump in one-and-a-half months, supported by the prospect of the…

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6 charts shows key role firearms makers play in America’s gun culture

6 charts shows key role firearms makers play in America’s gun culture

Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass shootings that are occurring with increasing frequency in schools, offices and theaters across the U.S. The latest, which occurred on…

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My job is full of fossilised poop, but there’s nothing icky about ichnology

My job is full of fossilised poop, but there’s nothing icky about ichnology

If you had told 18-year-old me that I would, one day, be an ichnologist I wouldn’t have believed you – or even known what that was. But, more than 15 years later, I get to…

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UK tax plan incentivizes oil, gas producers to pump more fossil fuels By Reuters

UK tax plan incentivizes oil, gas producers to pump more fossil fuels By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Andy Buchanan/pool/File…

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3 in 4 fundraisers have experienced sexual harassment on the job – often because of inappropriate behavior from donors

3 in 4 fundraisers have experienced sexual harassment on the job – often because of inappropriate behavior from donors

While the #MeToo movement that raised public awareness of sexual harassment is making fewer headlines than it did in 2017 and 2018, this problem hasn’t gone away. It’s still an especially big problem for nonprofit…

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