How cryptocurrencies can replace other pay options
Cryptocurrencies live in a volatile, roller-coaster world, which Facebook is seeking to change with its new Libra digital money.
Business
Jun 18, 2019
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Instagram, PlayStation hit with outages
An Instagram outage on Thursday left users of the Facebook-owned social network flocking to Twitter to vent frustration.
Internet
Jun 14, 2019
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How your phone can interrupt the good vibes of a summer music festival
For many communities, summertime is festival season. Festivals allow us to escape our everyday lives. Whether it is time spent listening to music outside with our friends or trying out food trucks on date night, community ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 7, 2019
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Educational success among children of similar cognitive ability depends on their background
Britain's got talent—but we're still wasting it. That's the main finding of a new report by researchers from Oxford University published today.
Education
May 29, 2019
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School choice system is unfair to households in areas given fewer choices
The first ever study to assess secondary school choices made across all households in England has shown that the system is unfair to households in areas where they are given fewer options on the application form, with these ...
Social Sciences
May 23, 2019
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Study finds model for getting students to complete community college
Community college students who receive comprehensive supports are more than 30 percent more likely to enroll full-time and continue in their first year in the program, according to a new study by the University of Chicago ...
Education
May 3, 2019
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In revamp, Facebook bets on small-scale connections, romance
Got a crush on another Facebook user? The social network will help you connect, as part of a revamp unveiled Tuesday that aims to foster real-world relationships and make the platform a more intimate place for groups of friends.
Internet
Apr 30, 2019
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Toxic neighborhoods and social mobility
How much does growing up in a healthy and cohesive community, or lack thereof, contribute to later long-term economic and social success in adulthood? Quite a lot, it would seem. Two Harvard sociologists, Robert Manduca and ...
Paid work experience and 'sandwich degrees' help boost social mobility – new research
The upper echelons of British society are filled with graduates from elite universities. These universities are, in turn, disproportionately full of students from wealthier backgrounds, many of whom went to private school. ...
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2019
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Are we on the right road to driverless cars?
There is much ongoing research into autonomous road vehicles and experimental cars and heavy-goods vehicles have already hit the roads. A paper published in the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 2, 2019
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