New Zealand housing crisis sparks human rights inquiry
New Zealand's housing crisis is squeezing out marginalised communities and leaving many people homeless
Zoom reaches $85 mln settlement of lawsuit over user privacy, 'Zoombombing'
The lawsuit claimed Zoom violated users' privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn, and let hackers disrupt meetings in a practice called Zoombombing
Olympic athletes battle Tokyo summer as staff suffer heat illness
The risks of heat-stroke at one of the hottest Olympic Games on record are borne by the athletes, but also by the thousands of staff, especially at outdoor venues
U.S. COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk
A pandemic-related U.S. government ban on residential evictions expired on Saturday, putting millions of renters at risk of homelessness
Olympics organisers seek to prevent heatstroke with AI gadget
The risks of heatstroke at one of the hottest Olympic Games on record are borne not only by the athletes, but also by the thousands of staff
More countries hike climate pledges, piling pressure on major emitters
A total of 15 countries - mostly small emitters - submitted new climate pledges ahead of a July 30 deadline for them to be counted in a U.N. report
Twitter launches competition to find biases in its image-cropping algorithm
The competition is part of a wider effort across the tech industry to ensure artificial intelligence technologies act ethically
Vettel and three others reprimanded for not removing LGBTQ+ rights t-shirts before anthem
Four-times Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel was reprimanded for not removing a t-shirt promoting LGBTQ+ rights at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
'Welcome to global warming': Greece warns against unnecessary work as temperatures soar
Greece warns against unnecessary work and travel where temperatures are expected to reach 44 degrees on Monday and Tuesday