Posts Tagged ‘Good Read’
Astronomer captures video of SpaceX’s 60 Starlink satellites in the sky
If there is any place you might half-expect an alien encounter, camping in the South Dakota Badlands might be on the list. Yet, my skeptical partners and I were floored when we looked up from …
Read MoreUnskilled staffs threaten banks’ ability to adapt to digital transformation
Only 4% of bank business and IT executives believe that the impact of technology on the pace of banking change has stayed the same over the past three years, while 96% said it has either …
Read MoreGood Read: The low-tech ways women protect their privacy on pregnancy apps
Clue, Eve, Flo, Dot, Ovia, Cycles.
If you are a man, there is a good chance you have never heard of these before. If you are a woman, there is a better chance you’ve read …
Read MoreThrowback! Why Barr will deliver the Mueller report to Congress on CD
When attorney general William Barr delivers the Mueller report to members of Congress, it will arrive on compact discs, reports Wired. That might be raising eyebrows, but Wired makes the case why digging out the …
Read MoreMeet the D.M. scientist behind the first true image of a black hole
“This blurry image is just the first go.”
Ken Young, a scientist with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, watched the historic announcement of the first captured black hole image from his home right in Des …
Read MorePinterest’s long road to becoming a commerce platform
Pinterest’s imminent IPO raises new questions about how big of a role the platform will play in the future of social commerce, reports Digiday. Pinterest positions itself as the ultimate discovery tool, but in order …
Read MoreHarvard dropout seeks to replace ACT, SAT with video games to force problem-solving among college applicants
Just as Bloomberg Businessweek was wrapping up a cover feature on the L.A. startup Imbellus, the college world began shaking: the FBI announced arrests of 50 people accused of fraud while attempting to smooth their …
Read MoreFinance is still excluding women
The second annual report on the Women in Finance Charter just landed from the U.K. Treasury, and the good news is there has been an improvement in the past year, reports Bloomberg and the Washington Post. …
Read More60 Minutes earns criticism for leaving out women-led coding programs in Sunday story
After tuning in to 60 Minutes on Sunday, I briefly forgot about the one story I had sat down to watch. The story, meant to explore how to retain girls interested in technology as they …
Read MoreThe need for charging stations is clear, but who should own them is not
In Illinois, there’s widespread agreement that drivers need access to more charging stations if the state is going to electrify its transportation system. The question of who owns them — and who profits from them …
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