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Via LLRX – Using Google Maps costs more than you think. – Jason Voiovich’s article focuses on a subject of recent attention by Congress, privacy groups and journalists, both in the U.S. and abroad. Tech Giants distribute services and applications that are free, but nevertheless track and monitor your mobile activities – collecting, aggregating and …
Via LLRX – How Your Client Views Your Firm – V. Mary Abraham shares the law firm ranking system used by Fidelity’s Head of Legal Innovation.
Via LLRX – While Putting Your Boots On – Fake News Detection Tools & Strategies – Genevieve Zook’s article is an actionable pathfinder to identifying inaccurate and false content published and shared online in multiple formats, including: news, social media activity, videos, photos, speeches and government documents. Zook references reliable tools and resources authored by …
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RollingStone – article and video: “Pelosi is at the height of her power, having recaptured the House, dispatched an attempted coup of her leadership, and faced down the president in a very public, extremely high-stakes fight. Her approval rating has risen eight points since November, and now sits higher than it has been in more …
Sierra Club – Does a Bear Think in the Woods?: “…Seen through this lens, a bear’s landscape is a place inscribed with the etchings of society. That would make the woods something we might call a neighborhood rather than mere habitat; it might prompt us to consider the residents as thinking, feeling individuals as opposed …
The New Yorker – Are Robots Competing for Your Job? Probably, but don’t count yourself out. [For decades the internet heralded the demise of librarians – now it is AI perhaps – but we will still think – not!] “..The old robots were blue-collar workers, burly and clunky, the machines that rusted the Rust Belt. …
Abusive Supervision. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior Vol. 4:123-152 (Volume publication date March 2017) First published online as a Review in Advance on January 11, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-041015-062539 “The overarching purpose of this article is to review and synthesize the accumulated evidence that explores the causes and consequences of abusive supervision in work …
CRS Reports via FAS: “There were no less than 30 “national emergencies” in effect as of February 1, according to a tabulation prepared by the Congressional Research Service. An additional 21 national emergencies that are no longer in effect were also identified by CRS. Under the National Emergencies Act, a declaration of national emergency can be used to activate …
Pudding – Russell Goldenberg: “There is always that one country on our collective conscious, and I wanted to know how that has changed over time. So I turned to the newspaper, since headlines have long been the catalyst for daily conversations about what is going on in the world. Most of that content is still …
World Bank – Moving towards gender equality: A new index looks at legal reforms to help women’s economic inclusion. Do you think the world is becoming more equal for women at work? The recently published Women, Business and the Law 2019: A Decade of Reform gives us some insight. While achieving gender equality requires a …
