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Dear Scholars, Delete Your Account At Academia.Edu
4m read14 saves01/23/17As for-profit platforms like Academia.edu look to monetize the dissemination of scholarly writing even further, academics across the globe must…
Why South African law on directors’ delinquency is open to abuse
4m readRehana CassimMar 23For the first time in South African company law, courts can declare directors delinquent. This new remedy must not be…
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Purdue Pharma in talks over multibillion-dollar deal to settle more than 2,000 opioid…
8 savesFirst: Aug 28The company would declare bankruptcy, and its owners, the Sackler family, would lose control of the firm that makes OxyContin.
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Twitter is under fire for removing 'vagina' from ads for a gynecology book
1m read11 savesAug 30Twitter removed advertisements for a book on gynecology because they used the word "vagina," a prominent medical practitioner has claimed.
State’s failures impede land reform
4m readAug 30Scathing Constitutional Court judgment bemoans land reform department’s inability to get job done in time
Academia Introduces a Premium Account
2m readRichard Price03/08/17Academia’s mission is to get every academic paper ever written on the internet, available for free, and to develop a…
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The lost art of concentration: being distracted in a digital world
30m read407 savesHarriet Griffey10/14/18We check our phones every 12 minutes, often just after waking up. Always-on behaviour is harmful to long-term mental health,…
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How to Make PR Work For You
2m read13 savesAug 15Here are the decisive factors you won't learn in an online marketing course.
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How We Got Our First 2,000 Users Doing Things That Don't Scale
5m read73 savesFirst: 08/24/15So you need a crowd to launch to. Here's the way we got one.
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Facial recognition is now rampant. The implications for our freedom are chilling
4m read89 savesAug 18This new technology is being secretly used on streets and in shopping centres across Britain, making potential suspects of us…
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WhatsApp Security Warning Over '1000GB Of Data' Message
2m read5 savesJul 29The WhatsApp messaging service is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. It could be a very unhappy birthday for users…
The Worst Question You Get Asked When Applying For A Job (And What…
6m readJun 24Today I'm ranting about my least favorite question that gets asked too often during the job application process. I'll talk…
