On the commodification of attention, the abuses of unpaid microwork and strategies of resistance. Alarm goes off, time to wake up. Snooze alarm, and then repeat: check email, check Facebook, check Twitter, check Snapchat, rinse; repeat again; no new posts? Check again. No second spared to compose a thought; dreams fade away. Day continues just…

These volunteers in Pakistan were digging graves for babies which were found dead in 2002 (Picture: AFP)Hundreds of dead newborn girls have been discovered in Pakistani rubbish dumps in the last year. Since the beginning of 2017 a total of 345 babies were found dead in Karachi with 99 per cent being girls, as parents…

The FIGC’s commissioner Roberto Fabbricini confirms Roberto Mancini wants the Italy job and “we’ll talk about figures and details on May 13”. It was widely reported this morning that the Zenit St Petersburg Coach had met with the Federation to discuss the CT role, and that has now been confirmed. “Yesterday there was a meeting…

1/51 1 May 2018 Cubans march during the May Day rally at Revolution Square in Havana. AFP/Getty 2/51 30 April 2018 The sky is the limit: A Saudi man and woman fly over the Arabian Sarawat Mountains in the first ever joint wingsuit flight in traditional dress. A symbolic leap of faith towards women’s empowerment…

England youth international Rob Holding has pledged his future to Arsenal by signing a new « long-term » contract. The extension comes despite the 22-year-old’s struggles to break into the first team, having made just seven Premier League starts this term. He has been a more regular figure in the run to the Europa League semi-finals, although Arsene…

Donald Trump assailed as « disgraceful leaks » the publication by the New York Times of four-dozen questions that Special Counsel Robert Mueller is said to want to ask the president concerning Russian involvement in the 2016 presidential election and his own actions in response to the probe. « So disgraceful that the questions concerning the Russian Witch…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Merck – The drugmaker beat estimates by 5 cents a share, with adjusted first-quarter profit of $1.05 per share. Revenue was very slightly below forecasts. Merck’s results were powered by strong growth in sales of its cancer drug Keytruda, an it also raised its earnings forecast…