NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
‘Organic’ and ‘natural’? India’s $32 billion packaged food and beverage industry struggles with disclosures
The packaged food industry should be more upfront about the ingredients they use to make products. It is a question of public health, say experts.
'Exploitative': News nonprofit sues OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement
The nonprofit, which produces Mother Jones and Reveal, said that OpenAI used its content without permission and without offering compensation, violating copyrights on the organization's journalism. The lawsuit, filed in a New York federal court, focuses on how AI-generated summaries of articles threaten publishers - a move CIR called exploitative. "It's immensely dangerous," Monika Bauerlein, the nonprofit's CEO, told AP. "Our existence relies on users finding our work valuable and deciding to support it."
Uyghur-American politician calls out China's alleged trade in 'Halal Organs'
In March, during a US congressional committee hearing, experts had claimed that Chinese authorities had gathered genetic information from the Muslim Uyghur minority, with the aim of supporting a forced organ transplant programme targeted at attracting Muslim medical tourists from Gulf states.
TiE Delhi-NCR and Prayatna organise 'Malaria Hackfest'
Hackfest has invited suggestions from top tech schools in India to provide targeted solutions to fight Malaria. A maximum award of INR 5 lakhs will be given to the winner.
OpenAI's unusual nonprofit structure led to dramatic ouster of sought-after CEO Sam Altman
The abrupt removal of one of the world's most sought-after AI experts led to an employee revolt that has put the entire organization's future in jeopardy and underscored the unusual arrangement that sets OpenAI apart from other tech enterprises.
Vegan meat, made from cells are now available. But will it ever satisfy meat lovers?
More than 150 startups are chasing an ambitious goal: meat that doesn't require raising and killing animals that is affordable and tastes and feels like the meat we eat now.
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Leadership Training for Nonprofits: Building Stronger Social Impact
Success of nonprofit organizations lies on the effective leadership training and development programs to maximize their social impact.
Transforming mosquitoes from foes to friends in the battle against dengue fever; Everything explained
In Honduras, where 10,000 people are known to be sickened by dengue each year, Doctors Without Borders is partnering with the mosquito program over the next six months to release close to 9 million mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria.
Twitter says it has sued nonprofit that tracks hate speech
X Corp., the parent company of the social media company, sent a letter on July 20 to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that conducts research on social media, accusing the organization of making "a series of troubling and baseless claims that appear calculated to harm Twitter generally, and its digital advertising business specifically" and threatening to sue.
Cough syrup deaths case: The meds they bought were toxic. Now Gambian parents seek justice
At least 70 children died from acute kidney injury in Gambia last year, cases the World Health Organization (WHO) linked to medicines made by Indian drugmaker Maiden Pharmaceuticals that were contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG), toxins normally used as industrial solvents and antifreeze agents.
Archive of Our Own down? It could be offline for weeks, here’s why
The well-known platform for fan fiction has been experiencing a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) assault in the last few hours. But it could be down for a longer time.
Shipping industry faces net zero emissions target, draft document shows
The plan is not yet finalised, with talks at the London-based International Maritime Organisation continuing into next week.
Arjun Kapoor celebrates his birthday with a charitable twist, organizes closet sale for a cause
Arjun Kapoor was seen ringing his birthday in with his girlfriend, Malaika Arora, and his sisters, Anshula and Khushi Kapoor. Close friends and family members also joined the intimate celebration at his residence in Bandra. Amidst the joyous festivities, Kapoor remains focused on his professional commitments. He has a couple of films in the pipeline, featuring talented actresses Bhumi Pednekar and Rakul Preet Singh, respectively.
As India's electrical grid strains, rural hospitals and clinics find reliable power in rooftop solar
But such respite wasn't always guaranteed in a region where frequent power cuts to India's overmatched electrical grid can last hours. It wasn't until the hospital installed rooftop solar panels a year ago that it could depend on constant electricity that keeps the lights on, patients and staff comfortable and vaccines and medicines safely refrigerated.
How cough syrup gets poisoned
In Gambia, imported cough syrup for children was found by global health officials to be contaminated with two highly toxic substances: ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG).
Rare Disease Day 2023: See objectives and history
Rare Disease Day is observed every year on the last day of February for raising awareness about the rare diseases, and to draw policy makers’ attention towards the needs of those suffering with rare diseases.
NBA legend Michael Jordan to celebrate 60th birthday with Rs 70 cr donation to children’s nonprofit org Make-A-Wish
Jordan has been associated with the organisation since 1989.
Indian Space Association pitches for incubation centres in space technology parks, flags challenges faced by startups
The cost of technical infrastructure needed for design, development and testing is very high. Further, the space domain by itself is characterized by high investments and long gestation periods for return on investment, one of the three authors of the concept paper, ISpA director Wing Commander Satyam Kushwaha (rtd) has said.
Facebook whistleblower launches nonprofit to take on big tech
The new Beyond the Screen nonprofit said that its first project will be to document ways big tech is failing in its "legal and ethical obligations to society" and help come up with ways to solve those problems.
Some children who recover from Covid suffer a mysterious condition that causes severe organ inflammation
Some youngsters experience unexplained symptoms long after the virus is gone.
New grand jury seated as Donald Trump criminal probe continues
The development comes as the Manhattan district attorney's office is weighing whether to seek more indictments in a case that has already resulted in tax fraud charges against Trump's company, the Trump Organization, and its longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg.
In a first, surgeons attached a pig kidney to a human — and it worked
Although many questions remain to be answered about the long-term consequences of the transplant, which involved a brain-dead patient followed only for 54 hours, experts in the field said the procedure represented a milestone.
BRICS seeks UN, WTO, WHO, World Bank, IMF reforms on 6 principles
The BRICS foreign ministers who met on Tuesday under the Indian Presidency discussed the Covid challenge threadbare besides an action plan for the group’s counter-terror strategy and the necessity for urgent reforms of multilateral institutions, ET has learnt. The ministers have agreed to a set of six principles that should guide the reform of multilateral institutions
View: To meet challenges of our times, look across borders
The participants of the Global Health Summit committed to promote and make tangible progress towards the Principles of the Rome Declaration and the action they guide by the G20 Summit in Rome in October and beyond.
Film-maker Steven Spielberg donates $1 million Genesis Prize to nonprofits working for racial and economic justice
Spielberg received the prize for his contribution to cinema and his philanthropic works.
Who's paying for your WFH setup? Pick your battles and think beyond tech
About two-thirds of companies are providing or reimbursing for needs of newly remote workers.
The joy of giving: Jeff Bezos gives $684 mn of Amazon stock to nonprofits
The world’s richest man donated 220,825 shares of the e-commerce juggernaut.
Indian-origin nonprofit organisation activates helpline for coronavirus response in US
Sewa International started the initiative after the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday characterised the COVID-19 outbreak as a "pandemic" and expressed deep concern over its "alarming levels" of "spread, severity, as well as inaction".
Facebook announces call for applications from non-profit organisations for its CSR grant
This is a part of the Corporate Social responsibility mandate by the Government, where Facebook will work in collaboration with N/Core. The social media giant said Facebook Pragati will award four grants of up to Rs 50 lakh for each non-profit to scale their work.
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