Three top executives at Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche including chief Oliver Blume are under investigation over alleged excessive payments to a former works council leader, according to a Wednesday media report.
Automotive
May 29, 2019
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An IIASA study published in the journal Nature Sustainability today, evaluated whether water for the environment could be prioritized under growing competition from other sectors. The results indicate that this could be achieved ...
Environment
May 14, 2019
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Extroverts are often seen as natural leaders in organizations. But a new study suggests that some leaders may have too much of a good thing.
Social Sciences
May 6, 2019
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Vegan burger upstart Beyond Meat, whose backers include Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has raised $241 million from its initial public offering, valuing the firm at about $1.5 billion as ...
Business
May 2, 2019
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Many businesses say their most valued assets are their people. But just about anyone who's had a job can tell you that's not always the case. A University of Kansas business professor has co-written a white paper examining ...
Economics & Business
May 1, 2019
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Facebook says it removed a staggering 1.5 million videos showing harrowing viral footage of the Christchurch mosque rampage but criticism of social media giants for failing to block images of the "real-time terror attack" ...
Internet
Mar 18, 2019
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Women's representation in science and medicine has slowly increased over the past few decades. However, this rise in numbers of women, or gender diversity, has not been matched by a rise in gender inclusion. Despite increasing ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2019
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An estimated 24.9 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking. The majority of these individuals are tricked, threatened, or coerced into forced labor in domestic work, construction, manufacturing, agriculture, ...
Engineering
Feb 8, 2019
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A Florida software company is being purchased by a California private equity firm for $11 billion.
Business
Feb 4, 2019
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A new publication, led by experts from the Natural Resources Institute (NRI, University of Greenwich) and the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), calls for effective national regulatory capacities to monitor the import, marketing ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2019
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