Focus on Africa - Kenya: Privacy concerns over eyeball scanning

Kenya’s government has ordered cryptocurrency company Worldcoin to stop signing up new users, due to privacy concerns over the company’s eyeball scanning technology. We look at some of the concerns around digital identities.

What's behind the spate of Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark?

South Africa's Banyana Banyana reach the knockout stage of the Women's World Cup for the first time with a stoppage-time goal.

Inside Europe - Inside Europe – 03 August 2023

Is the far-right AfD treading a more radical course? A ship fire off the Dutch coast stokes fears over electric vehicles and after leaving Russia, many dissidents find life abroad is not plain sailing. Also: the arrival of Wagner forces near the Polish-Belarusian border angers Warsaw, the struggles of being a teenager and a Ukrainian refugee and is France's Fox News swinging too far to the right?

CBS News Roundup - 08/03/2023 | World News Round Up

Former President Trump set for his latest arraignment in Washington. Death sentence in synagogue shooting. Escape from a cinder block cell. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - A Lollapalooza Survivor Guide

Large crowds, summer heat and parking: what could be worse? Reset discusses how to navigate those issues and get the most with WBEZ Lollapalooza veterans Dave Miska, Studio Operations Manager, WBEZ, Mary Dixon, Morning Edition Anchor, WBEZ, and Stephen Bekoe, Vocalo morning host and producer to learn how to make the best out of the weekend.

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders - S8 Bonus: Reza Farahani, WFHomie

Reza Farahani has a background in engineering, and was heavily influenced by his family. In particular, his Uncle was a fighter jet engineer, which he thought was the coolest job in the world. He graduated from Waterloo, and became a data scientist - but eventually moved towards entrepreneurship. Outside of tech, he lives in Ontario and loves to rock climb and boulder. He enjoys the community aspect of the sport, and has access to gyms and outdoor boulders where he lives. He also passionate about food, enjoying Greek and Turkish food in Greek Town where he lives.

Reza and his co-founder wanted to engage workers who were working remote - productivity, mental health, etc. And they believed that these parameters were vectors in measuring the performance of remote teams.

This is the creation story of WFHomie.

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Bay Curious - Can We Turn Ocean Waves into Energy?

California is aiming to be powered 100% by clean energy by 2045, but there’s still a long way to go. With 840 miles of coastline, could California turn to the ocean as a potential source of power? Reporter Holly J. McDede explores past and present attempts to harness the power of waves, and whether this technology may finally be about to crest.

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This story was reported by Holly J. McDede. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Amanda Font, Christopher Beale and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Cesar Saldana, Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Attila Pelit and Holly Kernan.

Curious City - When And Why did The West Ridge Neighborhood Become Such An Orthodox Jewish Enclave?

Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood has had a large, vibrant Jewish population since the late 1940’s. But at some point, the people living there became more and more religiously observant. We’ll find out when and why that change took place, and hear about the practices that make the community unique.

Curious City - When And Why did The West Ridge Neighborhood Become Such An Orthodox Jewish Enclave?

Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood has had a large, vibrant Jewish population since the late 1940’s. But at some point, the people living there became more and more religiously observant. We’ll find out when and why that change took place, and hear about the practices that make the community unique.

The Intelligence from The Economist - Industrial waste: the world’s misguided manufacturing policies

The industrial arms race is on. For many political reasons, countries with the means are throwing billions of dollars into local industries. But when will leaders realise that it might harm their economies? Japan’s refugee policy was already stringent, but now the country is cracking down on asylum seekers even more (10:26). And, how Oppenheimer has reignited Los Alamos's tourist appeal (18:22).


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Take This Pod and Shove It - Bad Music Sucks (Patreon Preview)

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On this episode we have some wholesome fun roasting some musical acts we love, and some musical acts we...don't necessarily love. But we hope you have fun listening, even if one of your favs winds up in the crosshairs.

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