Church of England Helps O2 and Vodafone to Boost Mobile Cover
The Church of England has reached a new agreement with the network sharing division of Vodafone UK and O2 – Cornerstone – to help
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Tweets written in African-American English slang are more likely to be flagged as offensive
The internet is filled with trolls spewing hate speech, but machine learning algorithms can’t help us clean up the mess.
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Study reveals Women Retain More Information From Digital Bible Reading Than Men
Do our brains process information consumed digitally in a different way than they do with print? That question, which has
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Gobblebox – Distracted Diners signal the death of the dinner table
ALMOST one in four (22%) British families eat dinner on their laps in front of the TV every day of
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“Likes and comments to blame for mental health pressures”
A new study of over 2,000 people has found that just over half (51%) of all social media users over
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Too busy for church? There’s an app for that.
Dallas residents Lincolnand Natalie Redmon spent two years bouncing from church to church. After marrying and moving to the city,
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The future of diversity and inclusion in tech
Silicon Valley is entering a new phase in its quest for diversity and inclusion in the technology industry. Some advocates call this
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Is Facebook undermining democracy in Africa?
Facebook is under fire in Africa for undermining democracy, with critics saying the social media giant has allowed its platform
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Safe Car Wash app reveals hundreds of potential slavery cases
Nearly 1,000 reports of potential human trafficking were made in the first five months of an app enabling hand car
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Chad – where social media has been cut for a year
Activists in Chad are demanding that the government restore access to social media after it was cut off a year
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Churches see rise in donations after introducing contactless collection plates
Tech-savvy churches are bringing in 97 percent more donations as they turn to contactless technology for their collection plates. The
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Zimbabwe cuts internet indefinitely amid violent crackdown
Zimbabwe has shut down the internet indefinitely amid an intensifying crackdown on protests against a hike in fuel prices. The
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The drone pilot whose maps are saving lives in Zanzibar
A lack of accurate maps is a big problem in parts of Africa: for disaster relief agencies, local authorities and
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Facebook and its ‘black people problem’
When it rains, it pours – and Facebook’s utterly sodden year continues to be flooded by accusations of bad governance.
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Marketplace Africa and DHL put African artisan goods in reach for holiday gift giving
Local vs. global is a debate for many of us. Should we support neighbourhood businesses or encourage social change around
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