In a pioneering program announced by the Vodafone Foundation, in partnership with the Ghanaian government, mobile data from its 8.7 million customers in Ghana will be used to help monitor…
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The Climoji project (“Climate Change emoji”), funded by New York University’s Green Grants, is looking to provoke a discussion on climate change. A new collection of 27 emoji stickers including…
Max Elder on Twitter CalorApp, developed by a high school student, will alert farmworkers of dangerous temperatures and allow them to report unsafe work practices @CivilEats #signalsofchange https://t.co/peiShAwayY
“Mainstream socially responsible investing and make shareholder participation an easy, everyday part of activism.” Responsible Investing Made Easy – OpenInvest Responsible investing made easy. OpenInvest automatically manages your money with…
Carol Brighton on Twitter With over 750 participating business partners, the @TapitMetroDC app allows users to find access to FREE water for reusable containers all over the Washington metro area….
Researchers at Stanford University have made a potential breakthrough in the diagnosis of common skin cancers by developing software that is capable of identifying common symptoms and signs. They used…
Mobile app company Viber is offering free calls to any landline or mobile number between the United States and Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The motivation is…
In an attempt to tackle the issue in smartphones, a team of scientists at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has created a tiny supercapacitor battery that can last for…
A new wave of supply chain transparency tools could help cut through opaque enforcement of standards by going directly to workers. LaborVoices and Good World Solutions are leveraging the ubiquity…
