Far-right hashtags drowned with K-pop content, Germany boosts electric car charging, working without bosses

Cross Gene at 2015 Summer K-POP Festival. Photo: Jeon Han / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

In this issue of Squirrel News, #WhiteLivesMatter and other far-right hashtags have been flooded with K-pop videos and images, Germany plans mandatory electric car charging points for all petrol stations, and a look into companies that thrive without bosses.

#WhiteLivesMatter flooded with K-pop content

To drown out opposition on social media to the #BlackLivesMatter movement, K-pop fans have comandeered rightwing hashtags, flooding them with videos and images.

Source: BBC

Electric car charging to become requirement for German petrol stations

To facilitate and boost consumer demand for cleaner vehicles, every petrol station will now be obliged to offer electric car charging across Germany.

Source: Reuters

Climate change included in statewide school curriculum for first time in US

New Jersey has become the first state to include climate change across several curriculum areas.

Source: Clean Technica

Spain, Italy and Portugal advocate a Europe-wide minimum income

Podemos leader in Spain enlists support from labour ministers to lobby for radical transnational policy.

Source: The Guardian

Messaging app introduces face-blurring tool for the sake of protestors’ safety

Signal, an encrypted messaging app, has intoduced the update so that protestors can maintain anonymity.

Source: The Verge

New ‘smart sponge’ created to sustainably soak up oil spills

The technology is designed to soak up oil whilst sparing water and wildlife.

Source: Euronews

Braille speaker communicates with mid-air pulses

As the digitised world makes daily tasks increasingly diffcult for the sightless, this ultrasound wave device offers hope.

Source: TechXplore

Strong surge in anti-racist book sales

In the wake of the protests against the murder of George Floyd, sales of anti-racist books have risen sharply on both sides of the Atlantic.

Source: The Guardian

Anti-racist books for children and teens

The earlier we start, the better: Writer and bookseller Aimée Felone recommends five books which explain to children how to avoid racism.

Source: The Guardian

Working without bosses

One of the most annoying aspects in working life are hierarchies. How do companies work that don’t have them?

Source: BBC

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