A study of one Texas school district reveals one of the best evidence-based ways ever found to close the educational achievement gap between black and white students.
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2017
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Big-name investors including Expedia and Alibaba are pumping billions of dollars into Indonesian tech start-ups in a bid to capitalise on the country's burgeoning digital economy and potential as Southeast Asia's largest ...
Business
Oct 8, 2017
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Uber was the indisputable No. 1 player in the domestic on-demand transportation industry. And by its workforce size, passenger count and capital raised, it still is.
Business
Sep 19, 2017
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Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish maker of "Angry Birds" and other popular mobile games, says that its initial public share offering will value it at about $1 billion.
Business
Sep 15, 2017
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Better batteries are critical to the world's clean energy future. More economical and efficient batteries would help to solve many of our planet's energy challenges, paving the way towards long-range electric vehicles to ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 6, 2017
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Video streaming player pioneer Roku is going public, hoping to raise money to expand into more households and fend off competitive threats from bigger technology companies.
Business
Sep 2, 2017
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Workplace biases are back in the national conversation, thanks to the recent memo by a Google employee. The memo's author challenges the company's diversity policies, arguing that psychological differences between men and ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2017
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Badly shaken over a flood of female founders accusing investors of sexual harassment, Silicon Valley's venture capital community is searching for a new kind of pitch - one that will end unwanted workplace come-ons, groping ...
Business
Aug 9, 2017
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Google found itself at the center of controversy Sunday after an employee in a leaked internal document claimed "biological causes" explained the lack of women in tech industry leadership roles.
Business
Aug 7, 2017
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What would you wear to your own execution?
Social Sciences
Aug 2, 2017
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