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Science

When open data are misused

When Dorothy Bishop was asked to review a paper for a small neuroscience journal in August, she could tell from the abstract the authors had used a dataset she had first published four years ago on…

AI

Punjab Wants Farmers to Use AI

The Punjab government wants to bring artificial intelligence into the daily lives of farmers, with the provincial leadership working to … Read More The post Punjab Wants Farmers to Use AI appeared…

World

Obi says Nigeria faces deepening hardship as Tinubu declares era of prosperity

Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has used Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary to express concern over the country’s economic and social conditions…

  • Over 140 million Nigerians live in poverty, as per Obi's critique
  • 80 million children out of school, according to Obi's report
  • Tinubu declares era of prosperity, despite high unemployment and hunger

Culture

Publishing Briefs: Killing Joke Frontman Signs With Cooking Vinyl, Adéla Collaborator at Prescription Songs

More publishing news and signings this week include Tyla Rodrigues at Sony Music Publishing, Will Bundy at Bucks Music Group and more.

  • Jaz Coleman signs worldwide publishing deal with Cooking Vinyl Publishing.
  • Coleman's union covers Killing Joke's recent compositions and solo works.
  • Managing director praises Coleman as a genuine one-off reshaping a genre.
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