How can the design industry wield its power to support racial equity? We asked Black designers in various stages of their careers to offer their experiences and perspectives. Read More
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WHO calls for global moratorium on COVID boosters until end of September
Enlarge / WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for a global moratorium on countries offering third doses—booster shots—of COVID-19 vaccines to their general populations until at least the end of September. The call comes in light of the vast inequity in vaccine distribution worldwide, with high-income countries gobbling up […]
Google reportedly promises change to research team after high-profile firings
Enlarge / Google, by night. (credit: 400tmax | Getty Images) Google is reportedly promising it will change its research review procedures this year in its AI division, in an apparent bid to restore employee confidence in the wake of two high-profile firings of prominent women from the division. Reuters obtained a recording from an internal […]
Florida governor threatens to withhold vaccine from area that criticized him
Enlarge / Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference about the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Hard Rock Stadium on January 06, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (credit: Getty | Joe Raedle) As large swaths of the country face snags in COVID-19 vaccine distribution due to crippling snow and ice, […]