Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday called for a "digital revolution" to alleviate world hunger by increasing agricultural productivity through satellites and genetically-engineered seed varieties.
Other
Feb 23, 2012
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There are approximately 3.9 million teachers in the United States. These teachers interact with tens of millions of students a year, and yet there is not a widely accepted standard to evaluate their daily work of educating ...
Social Sciences
Jan 30, 2013
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(AP)—Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Thursday called the new Windows 8 operating system scheduled for release next month "a very exciting new product" and "a very big deal" for the world's largest software maker.
Software
Sep 27, 2012
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Tech billionaire Larry Ellison, who bought his own Hawaiian island last year, now has an airline to go with it.
Business
Feb 27, 2013
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(AP) -- Facebook made a much-anticipated status update Wednesday: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.
Business
Feb 1, 2012
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Investment guru and mega-billionaire Warren Buffett took a new plunge Thursday: He sent his first message on Twitter—and within a short time had more more than 100,000 followers.
Internet
May 2, 2013
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New technologies can improve agricultural sustainability in developing countries, but only with the engagement of local farmers and the social and economic networks they depend on, say Stanford University researchers. Their ...
Environment
Jun 2, 2011
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Walter Isaacson has a different way of looking at history.
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Oct 8, 2014
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Sugata Mitra on Tuesday was awarded a million-dollar TED Prize to pursue the promise of building schools in the Internet cloud where young minds can learn unfettered by grown-ups.
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Feb 27, 2013
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The recent hubbub about cloud computing -- how to define it and where it's heading -- has me wondering something. What about India?
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Apr 1, 2009
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