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Friday, 09 June 2017

The Guardian

• Uber embodies the toxicity of start-up culture | Arwa MahdawiSilicon Valley likes to ‘move fast and break things.’ But, as Uber is showing us, that collateral damage can be quite significantWhat do you do when your billion-dollar startup threatens to implode in a dumpster fire of bad PR? Quickly find a woman of colour to sacrifice to the flames. It’s called the ‘glass cliff’: the phenomenon, supported by numerous studies, whereby women and minorities are more likely to be given leadership positions during times of crisis than they are when a company is doing well.In other words, women and minorities are often only given a shot at the top when their chan...

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Speeding cars putting lives at risk in Redcliffe Street and Mannville Road, according to Keighley town councillorSPEEDING motorists are endangering people's lives in two different parts of Keighley, according to a local councillor.