March 2025
April 2025
Spotify's AI Music Tool: Premium Feature or Copyright Challenge?
Spotify is adding an AI-powered music tool to its premium tier, allowing users to personalize songs, reflecting a broader industry trend of leveraging AI for premium features and potentially changing music consumption from passive to active.
Spotify's AI Music Tool: Premium Feature or Copyright Challenge?
Spotify is adding an AI-powered music tool to its premium tier, allowing users to personalize songs, reflecting a broader industry trend of leveraging AI for premium features and potentially changing music consumption from passive to active.
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40% Bias Score
FINCEN Suspends BOI Reporting Enforcement Amidst CTA Revisions
FINCEN suspended enforcement of Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements until further guidance is released by the Treasury Department, following Congressional efforts to revise the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) due to its overbroad application and pending legal challenges.
FINCEN Suspends BOI Reporting Enforcement Amidst CTA Revisions
FINCEN suspended enforcement of Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements until further guidance is released by the Treasury Department, following Congressional efforts to revise the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) due to its overbroad application and pending legal challenges.
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48% Bias Score
Italy to Revive Nuclear Power, Targeting 11% Energy Share by 2050
The Italian government plans to reinstate nuclear power by 2030, reversing a 1987 referendum, aiming for 11% nuclear energy by 2050 to save €17 billion in decarbonization costs and increase energy independence, complementing renewable energy sources and leveraging past international experience.
Italy to Revive Nuclear Power, Targeting 11% Energy Share by 2050
The Italian government plans to reinstate nuclear power by 2030, reversing a 1987 referendum, aiming for 11% nuclear energy by 2050 to save €17 billion in decarbonization costs and increase energy independence, complementing renewable energy sources and leveraging past international experience.
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44% Bias Score
Google's Android Apps Track Users Without Consent, Study Finds
A Trinity College Dublin study found that Google's pre-installed Android apps collect user data, including cookies and Android IDs, without consent, starting immediately upon device activation, even when apps remain unopened; the researchers state that no opt-out exists.
Google's Android Apps Track Users Without Consent, Study Finds
A Trinity College Dublin study found that Google's pre-installed Android apps collect user data, including cookies and Android IDs, without consent, starting immediately upon device activation, even when apps remain unopened; the researchers state that no opt-out exists.
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48% Bias Score
China Unveils Coordinated Plan to Boost Private Sector Financing
China's top financial regulators convened a symposium on Friday to discuss boosting private enterprises' development, pledging increased loan support, government-backed investments in innovation, and improved access to capital markets, aiming to strengthen the private sector's role in technological ...
China Unveils Coordinated Plan to Boost Private Sector Financing
China's top financial regulators convened a symposium on Friday to discuss boosting private enterprises' development, pledging increased loan support, government-backed investments in innovation, and improved access to capital markets, aiming to strengthen the private sector's role in technological ...
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36% Bias Score
EU Asylum Applications Fall 11 Percent in 2024, But Remain Above 1 Million
The EU received 1,014,420 asylum applications in 2024, an 11 percent decrease from 2023 but still exceeding 1 million for the second year running; Germany received the most applications, while high rejection rates and a large backlog highlight processing challenges.
EU Asylum Applications Fall 11 Percent in 2024, But Remain Above 1 Million
The EU received 1,014,420 asylum applications in 2024, an 11 percent decrease from 2023 but still exceeding 1 million for the second year running; Germany received the most applications, while high rejection rates and a large backlog highlight processing challenges.
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56% Bias Score
Cyclone Alfred May Delay Australian Federal Election
Cyclone Alfred threatens to delay the Australian federal election, planned for April 12, as it's expected to bring up to 700 millimeters of rain to South East Queensland and northern NSW, forcing the prime minister to potentially postpone the election announcement.
Cyclone Alfred May Delay Australian Federal Election
Cyclone Alfred threatens to delay the Australian federal election, planned for April 12, as it's expected to bring up to 700 millimeters of rain to South East Queensland and northern NSW, forcing the prime minister to potentially postpone the election announcement.
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52% Bias Score
Data-Driven Fairness: Combating Bias in Hiring
Research shows unconscious bias significantly impacts hiring; data-driven solutions focusing on behavioral change, like blind resume screening and standardized tests, are more effective than attitude change in creating fair workplaces.
Data-Driven Fairness: Combating Bias in Hiring
Research shows unconscious bias significantly impacts hiring; data-driven solutions focusing on behavioral change, like blind resume screening and standardized tests, are more effective than attitude change in creating fair workplaces.
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40% Bias Score
Serena Williams Invests in Canada's First WNBA Team
Serena Williams, a retired tennis star, joined the ownership group of the Toronto Tempo, Canada's first WNBA team launching in 2026, playing at the Coca-Cola Coliseum and expanding the league to Canada.
Serena Williams Invests in Canada's First WNBA Team
Serena Williams, a retired tennis star, joined the ownership group of the Toronto Tempo, Canada's first WNBA team launching in 2026, playing at the Coca-Cola Coliseum and expanding the league to Canada.
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28% Bias Score
China's Ministry of Education Reforms Continuing Education
China's Ministry of Education issued new guidelines for continuing education programs, emphasizing alignment with national strategies and market demands, aiming to improve quality and standardize admissions and terminology, impacting 12.093 million students enrolled in 2021.
China's Ministry of Education Reforms Continuing Education
China's Ministry of Education issued new guidelines for continuing education programs, emphasizing alignment with national strategies and market demands, aiming to improve quality and standardize admissions and terminology, impacting 12.093 million students enrolled in 2021.
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32% Bias Score
China's "Two Sessions" Focus on Economic Growth and High-Quality Development
China's "two sessions" political meetings, beginning March 4th, will prioritize economic growth, addressing decreased foreign investment and focusing on high-quality development through technological and agricultural innovation, all within a framework of "whole-process people's democracy".
China's "Two Sessions" Focus on Economic Growth and High-Quality Development
China's "two sessions" political meetings, beginning March 4th, will prioritize economic growth, addressing decreased foreign investment and focusing on high-quality development through technological and agricultural innovation, all within a framework of "whole-process people's democracy".
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40% Bias Score
Trump Tariffs Spark Retaliation from Canada and China
President Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods went into effect on Tuesday, prompting immediate retaliatory actions from both Canada and China, including non-tariff measures and bans on specific US companies.
Trump Tariffs Spark Retaliation from Canada and China
President Trump's 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods went into effect on Tuesday, prompting immediate retaliatory actions from both Canada and China, including non-tariff measures and bans on specific US companies.
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44% Bias Score