Legacy of slavery still impacts education in the south
Slavery was abolished more than 150 years ago, but its effects are still felt today in K-12 education in the south, according to a new Rice University study, 'How the Legacy of Slavery and Racial...
View ArticleThere are better ways to combat piracy than blocking websites
The Senate passed controversial anti-piracy legislation, the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015, last night. But it's not so clear whether the legislation will actually achieve its...
View ArticleNIST revises key computer security publication on random number generation
In response to public concerns about cryptographic security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formally revised its recommended methods for generating random numbers, a...
View ArticleMost internet anonymity software leaks users' details
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are legal and increasingly popular for individuals wanting to circumvent censorship, avoid mass surveillance or access geographically limited services like Netflix and...
View ArticleReport: Careers outside of academia are richly rewarding for Ph.D. physicists
When asked to picture someone with a PhD in physics, most people probably envision an academic in a lab—and not, say, a CEO or a financial analyst. In reality, though, physicists aren't limiting...
View ArticleResearchers propose better way to invest in the SDGs
In a recent article in Nature, Keith Shepherd and the Land Health Decisions team at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), together with their external partners, propose a radically new method to the...
View ArticleTech investors: dance, or gird for 'when music stops'?
Venture capital investors are still keen on the frothy, high-growth opportunities in technology, although some are tempering their optimism over fears of a bubble.
View ArticleFBI lags in filling cybersecurity jobs: auditor
The FBI is having trouble filling jobs for its cybersecurity programs because of comparatively low pay and rigorous background checks, an auditor's report says.
View ArticleIndiana medical software company hack affected 3.9M people
An Indiana medical software company has reported the private information of 3.9 million people nationwide was exposed when its networks were hacked earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and...
View ArticleStudy examines top high school students' stress and coping mechanisms
"School, homework, extracurricular activities, sleep, repeat—that's what it can be for some of these students," says Noelle Leonard, PhD, a senior research scientist at the New York University College...
View ArticleTwitter lifts limits on direct messages between users
Twitter lifted its character limit Wednesday for direct messages between users, saying it would help make the private side of Twitter "more powerful and fun."
View ArticleTarget reaches deal to settle breach claims with Visa
Target has reached a deal to pay up to $67 million to settle Visa claims related to a massive 2013 data breach that resulted in the theft of millions of debit and credit card numbers.
View ArticleHow will climate change affect your livelihood?
As the reality of global warming starts to hit home, people may ask: "How will it affect my livelihood?"
View ArticleMining downturn a window of opportunity for food security?
The downturn in world ore, metal and energy prices, with the concomitant 'cooling' of investment activity in the extractive sector, could be a window of opportunity for investment in agribusiness in...
View ArticleDutch team launches free 'Airbnb' site for refugees
Three young Dutch start-up entrepreneurs have launched a website to find temporary accommodation for refugees fleeing to Europe, modelled on the popular Airbnb home rental site.
View ArticleHack may have hit 4.6 mln online brokerage customers
US online brokerage firm Scottrade said Friday it was notifying some 4.6 million customers about a hack into its database which could have leaked private information.
View ArticleStudy proposes first nationwide wildlife conservation network
Wolves, elk and grizzly bears - some of the largest wild animals in America - are literally dying for more room to roam. But Alexander Fremier, associate professor in the School of the Environment at...
View ArticlePublic agencies less likely than private firms to comply with environmental...
Government entities are less likely to comply with certain federal environmental regulations than are similar entities owned by private companies, according to a new study co-authored by an Indiana...
View ArticleBelief in higher returns from private equity may be misplaced
New research at the Luxembourg School of Finance suggests that investor belief in higher returns by investing in private equity investment funds may be misplaced, calling into question their rising...
View ArticleSquare bucks Unicorn trend with IPO plan
By galloping to a life as a publicly traded company, mobile payments star Square is bucking a Silicon Valley trend of startups riding along on outlandish private valuations.
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