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This season marks the fourth edition of the WNBA's season-long tournament, the Commissioner's Cup presented by Coinbase. The tournament ticks several boxes, including raising the stakes during the regular season, attracting new media and corporate sponsorships, and increasing rewards for players who advance to the championship game with a $500,000 prize pool. Additionally, Coinbase has committed to pumping an additional $120,000 in cryptocurrency into the prize pool, including $5,000 to each player in the championship game. The Commissioner's Cup, presented by Coinbase, also aims to highlight the league's social justice efforts, and WNBA head of league operations Bethany Donafin said…

Harvard University announced on Tuesday that university leadership will no longer issue public statements about social or political issues unless they directly affect the university's “core functions.”Going forward, university officials said they would only issue statements on behalf of the university on issues related to its core values, such as academic freedom and an open environment for research.”University leaders are hired for their ability to lead higher education institutions, not for their public policy expertise,” the report released by the eight-member task force said. “Accordingly, they should limit their public comments to matters that are within their institution's expertise and…

Celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Adam Sandler are losing hundreds of thousands of followers on social media—and it could be due to their perceived silence or inaction regarding the ongoing conflict in Gaza.The latest conflict between Israel and Hamas began on October 7 when the Palestinian militant group launched a surprise attack on southern Israel. Israel subsequently attacked the Gaza Strip. According to the Associated Press, Gaza health officials said more than 34,500 Palestinians have been killed and more than 70,000 wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began. Hamas’ initial attack killed about 1,200 people and about 250…

Career Feature May 22, 2024 Researchers will discuss the successes and challenges of using their technology to address society's biggest challenges. Rachel Crowell Rachel Crowell is a freelance journalist near Des Moines, Iowa. When Carrie Diaz Eaton trained as a mathematician, her parents never expected their careers to involve social justice research. Growing up in Providence, Rhode Island, Diaz Eaton first saw social justice in action when her father, a Peruvian native, helped other Spanish-speaking immigrants resettle in the United States. Access Options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journalsGet Nature+, the best value online access subscription$29.99 / 30…

With so many current issues significantly impacting the rights of people across Australia, a groundbreaking national conference taking place during Vivid Sydney Festival will explore a range of new approaches to protecting and promoting human rights in Australia.These and many other issues will frame discussions at the Liberty and Equality Human Rights Conference on 6th and 7th June, including concerns about racism and free speech arising from the fallout from the Gaza war, Australia's domestic violence, youth justice, immigration and housing crisis, discrimination against Indigenous and transgender people, and responses to the recent recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission.The conference,…

Get your free copy of Editor's DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.In 1965 in the UK, the most common age at death was in the first year of life. Today, the most common age at death is 87. This startling statistic comes from a remarkable new book. The obligation of longevityAndrew Scott of the London Business School points out that while a newborn baby in Japan has a 96% chance of living to age 60, the average life expectancy of a Japanese woman is closer to 88. Japan is an outlier. But life expectancies…

For many of us, checking social media like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc. is part of our daily routine. In 2023, there will be an estimated 4.9 billion social media users worldwide. The average person spends 145 minutes on social media every day. Viewing posts from friends and family around the world can be a way to feel more connected. But social media use can also have a dark side. Social media can negatively impact our overall wellbeing by encouraging anxiety, depression, loneliness, and FOMO (fear of missing out) – issues that are especially prevalent among teens and young adults. Social…

People are spending more time on their favorite social media platforms than ever before. While the impact of social media usage is still debatable, it makes sense to track the amount of time people spend scrolling, posting, and commenting on these platforms.  In this regularly updated report, you’ll see exactly how much time people spend on social media per day. Contents Top Highlights Here’s our selection of key social media usage statistics:  The average person spends 2 hours and 24 minutes on social media every day. The average American checks their mobile device 159 times a day. Users will spend 4…

AI advances Over the past two years, advances in AI have accelerated dramatically, giving us the ability to design, train, and most importantly, run AI at scale for millions of users. The potential impact of AI spans many sectors and has the potential to bring about positive change in society. In fact, AI is already being used to advance all 17 of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), from eradicating poverty to building sustainable cities and communities to providing quality education for all. Generative AI has opened up even more possibilities. In 2018, it was becoming clear that AI…

On April 24, after years of talks over a TikTok ban, President Joe Biden pledged to reshape the platform's presence in the United States. The foreign aid package, which the president signed into law and passed with overwhelming majorities in both houses of Congress, included financial aid to Ukraine, Israel, and the Gaza Strip, as well as a bill that would force the digital platform to sell to a U.S. company or be banned at the national level. TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has been given about nine months to make the sale. While President Biden did not directly mention…