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Together with Bem Agro, CNH aim to significantly enhance there current and future precision technology solutions.CNH continues to strengthen its tech stack with Ag Tech solutions that make farming easier, more efficient, and more sustainable for our customers. To further our offering in this field, its investment arm CNH Ventures has taken a minority stake in Bem Agro – a Brazilian startup and existing supplier to CNH.Bem Agro uses AI to convert any type of aerial field…

In North Carolina, “unaffiliated” voters outnumber registered Democrats who, in turn, outnumber registered Republicans — yet Republicans hold not just a slim majority, but a veto-proof one in both chambers of the state’s General Assembly. That veto-proof majority is what allowed Republicans to pass an abortion ban last year that 45 percent of North Carolina voters oppose and only 23 percent support. How is that possible? And why is it the case that Republicans have been able to wield such power, not just in North…

In a study of white teachers' sense of belongingness at their schools, education professor Jennifer L. Nelson found that these teachers were often ill-equipped for discussions about racial issues with Black colleagues and students because they had little prior experience thinking about or confronting race in their family, educational and previous work environments. Credit: Fred Zwicky White workers' emotions about race and…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain While there has been much public scrutiny and research on police interactions and violence towards sexual minorities in the United States, there is a gap in the current literature on how sexual minorities fare with law enforcement contact in Canada. A new study published in the Annals of Epidemiology aims to fill this…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study from researchers at the University of Ottawa's School of Political Studies paints a stark picture for minority candidates' success in Canada's federal elections, with the Liberal Party and Conservative Party particularly guilty of positioning their minority candidates to fail. The past decade has seen Canadian federal…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have written to the United States’ Acting Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, expressing concerns over the disproportionate impact tech layoffs could have on Black workers, according to a letter seen by TechCrunch. First reported by The Grio, the letter contains a list of questions regarding the steps the Department of Labor has taken to monitor the impact of tech layoffs on African Americans, its regulations around business practices and what the Department of Labor has done to…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A 2020 report on racial harassment published by industry body Universities UK drew attention to the "institutional racism and systemic issues that pervade the entire higher education sector." In the same year, the Black Lives Matter movement drew attention to inequality faced by Black people across society. UK universities pledged to do more to root out racism. …

In what could potentially strengthen homegrown audio accessories and wearables brand Noise’s foothold in a tightly contested segment, the company has closed its first ever fundraise from global audio devices maker Bose. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.Also in this letter:■ Restaurants dispute Swiggy’s 2% collection fee■ Senior tech executives join Big 4■ Apple gets big bite of sales in smaller citiesNoise onboards global audio firm Bose as strategic investor L-R: Noise cofounders Amit Khatri and…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The size of the gap in academic achievement between white and minority ethnic medical students in the UK varies considerably, depending on their individual ethnicity and which medical school they attended, finds the largest study of its kind, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Their findings prompt the…

In 2021, Ashok Leyland bought back 38% in HTL, held by Nissan International Holding BV, for '70.2 crore. In 2014, Ashok Leyland had sold the minority stake to Nissan.Hinduja Tech (HTL), the digital technology arm of multi-billion conglomerate Hinduja Group, plans to sell a minority stake in the company and is engaged in early talks with private equity funds, said multiple people aware of the development.The company, a subsidiary of flagship company Ashok Leyland, plans to…