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Your boss could use your smartwatch to check your productivity levels

3 July 2019

AI can predict people’s performance levels at work based on data from their electronic devices. However, there are concerns about how the tech could be used
Japan's return to commercial whaling has no economic or cultural case

Japan's return to commercial whaling has no economic or cultural case

2 July 2019

The decision by Japan to resume commercial whaling should be condemned – if not for its uncertain effect on whales, then for its contempt for international agreements

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