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Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins Named Chief Innovation Officer at GameSquare
Gamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has joined gaming and esports company GameSquare as chief innovation officer. In his new role, the famed live-streaming and social media influencer will lead the company’s growth efforts, including launching incubator Ninja Labs. According to the company, “Informed by his own experience popularizing gaming culture, Blevins will utilize Ninja Labs to…
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India Joins the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate – United States Department of State
On the margins of the I2U2 Business Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez welcomed the Joint Secretary of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dammu Ravi signing a letter expressing the Indian Government’s intention to join the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C). The United States and the United…
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Humanitarian EdTech Innovation Toolkit: Tools and insights for innovating with technology-based education in a humanitarian context
Attachments INTRODUCTION Who is the Toolkit for? The toolkit is developed for organizations in the humanitarian sector seeking to improve the education access and quality for crisis-affected communities via technology-enhanced solutions. Purpose of Toolkit This toolkit is designed to help a team make decisions about how to invest in education technology (EdTech) innovation. To invest…
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4 challenges for creating a culture of innovation
CIOs looking to adopt the venture capital mindset as they evaluate emerging technology options might build an ideation funnel and create a technology diffusion process. Such measures can help organizations make better decisions as they look for products and startups that lend competitive advantage. But they might not go far enough to make new ways…
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5 innovations that are revolutionizing global healthcare
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NYPD Search for Woman Who Torched Gay Flag Outside SoHo Restaurant
Monday morning, New York City police are searching for a woman suspected of setting fire to a Pride flag flying outside a Manhattan restaurant. A woman is seen on the footage from a security camera setting fire to the “Make America Gay Again” sign outside the Little Prince restaurant in SoHo before escaping in a…
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Don Lemon will Rejoin “CNN This Morning” After Training
NEW YORK — Don Lemon will return to work on Wednesday following formal training for his remarks against GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley on “CNN This Morning,” network CEO Chris Licht announced in an email to workers on Monday evening. Lemon has not been on air since Thursday, when, during a debate on “CNN This…
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Japan Considers Increasing the Age of Consent from 13 to 16
In an effort to modernize the country’s sex offense legislation, a commission inside Japan’s Ministry of Justice has proposed raising the age of consent from 13 to 16. A string of high-profile rape acquittals in 2019 aroused considerable outcry, prompting the reform. In addition to raising the age of consent, the proposed revisions to sex…
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Barbara Bosson, Hill Street Blues Captain’s Wife, Dies at 83
Barbara Bosson, an actress best remembered for playing the police captain’s wife Fay Furillo on Hill Street Blues, has passed away at age 83, according to Deadline. Bosson received five Emmy nominations for her performances on the critically acclaimed show developed by her then-husband, Steven Bochco; she received a sixth nomination for the show, Murder…
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More Than 1 Million People In North Korea May Be Drinking Groundwater From A Nuclear Test Site
According to research, groundwater from an underground nuclear weapons test site in North Korea could be distributing radioactive substances to individuals in the country and outside. According to research issued on Tuesday by the Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group, eight cities and counties around the Punggye-ri facility, where Pyongyang is thought to have conducted six…