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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Nearly a quarter of foster places in England provided by private equity-backed firms

Almost a quarter of all foster places in England are now provided by private equity-backed companies, leading to millions in profits at the expense of vulnerable children.
Public health
fromA Working Library
2 months ago

Toolmen

AI is perceived as an ideology that has engulfed the tech industry and parts of government, perpetuating systems of supremacy while masking its true implications.
Artificial intelligence
UX design
fromLogRocket Blog
1 month ago

Design is being devalued - and we're letting it happen - LogRocket Blog

Convenience-driven design risks stripping it of its strategic value and reducing it to a mere transactional service.
No-code tools and AI are making design faster and cheaper, but at a potential cost to its quality and purpose.
fromIndieWire
1 month ago

The Ending of 'Materialists' Might Not Mean What You Think It Does

Lucy, a failed actress, also has many debts.
Relationships
fromLEVEL Man
1 month ago

What Major Insurance Company Got its Start Selling Slave Insurance?

The mutual insurance model, while beneficial for policyholders, also intersected with the dark history of enslavement, demonstrating the complex roots of American insurance practices.
NYC startup
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Regardless of corporate retreat from Pride, queer businesses are still here for LGBTQ+ communities

Pride has shifted from community-driven activism to corporate marketing, raising concerns about genuine support for the LGBTQ+ community.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

24/7 transgression? That would be exhausting!' Cosey Fanni Tutti on radical art, gardening and Kneecap's power and strength'

I think it has become more commodified. Nothing comes to my attention that would make me think that art has become anything other than a business.
NYC music
philosophy
fromAeon
3 months ago

Why Orwell urged his readers to celebrate the spring, cynics be damned | Aeon Videos

George Orwell celebrates the joys of spring and its accessibility to all, even in difficult environments.
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