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Treasury Secretary Yellen Revises Debt Default Date: US Government Could Exhaust Funds by June 5
bitcoin.com U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has updated her projection regarding the date the U.S. government could default on its debt obligations. She warned that the Treasury…
Vitamins can make your brain '3 years younger,' study says
marketwatch.com If you’re getting more forgetful as you age—and who among us isn’t—there are two things you can do about it this Memorial Day weekend. Take a multivitamin. And go for a…
Culture wars make it harder for Latino professors who are few in numbers
nbcnews.com Some Latinos in academia are assessing the impact of the increasing attacks on and measures against diversity initiatives amid low numbers of tenured Latino professors and a…
Column: Julie Su would be a perfect Labor secretary. That's why Big Business hates her
latimes.com Most politically aware Americans are probably familiar with the function of confirmation hearings in a Senate with a razor-thin Democratic majority: It’s where qualified…
19 Years Ago, Mark Zuckerberg Created a Massive Advantage. Why Don't More Businesses Copy It?
inc.com Harvard first. Then, Columbia, Stanford, and Yale.
5 things we know about Ron DeSantis' campaign, post Twitter fiasco
politico.com Ron DeSantis bounced back from his glitchy launch event with a hefty fundraising haul and a flood of media appearances. The Florida governor’s first 36 hours in the race…
College majors have a big impact on income. Here's what to know
cbsnews.com Getting a college degree is a financial commitment with a big impact on future earnings. New research finds that a student's major, along with their alma mater, can make a…
The Boston Brahmins, WASPs, and Nazis: The Pursuit of Eugenics
mises.org During the progressive era, academia hastily adopted the inhumane pseudoscience of eugenics, and its results on the world were devastating. The influence of the Boston…
Tech stocks surge as wave of interest in AI drives $4tn rally
theguardian.com A rush of interest in artificial intelligence (AI) has helped to fuel a $4tn (£3.2tn) rally in technology stocks this year, with the US Nasdaq exchange reaching its highest…
The motherhood penalty, explained
fortune.com Becoming a mother can be exciting and fulfilling. But for many women across the U.S., adding “mom” to their resume can also have serious implications for one’s career…
12 ways to upskill in tech: A guide to some of the best resources
siliconrepublic.com If you want to improve your tech skills and don’t know where to start, this list introduces you to some of the resources out there. If you’re familiar with…
Tom Hanks delivers commencement speech at Harvard: ‘The truth is sacred’
nbcnews.com Already one of the most decorated and acclaimed actors in film history, Tom Hanks added a new accomplishment to his résumé when he delivered the commencement address at…
Q1 Earnings Highlights: Snap (NYSE:SNAP) Vs The Rest Of The Social Networking Stocks
stockstory.org The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s have a look at how the social networking stocks have…
Once a Symbol of China’s Growth, Now a Sign of a Housing Crisis
nytimes.com Construction activity at a residential development in Nanchang, China. China’s housing boom started in the late 1990s, spreading to urban areas like Nanchang in the…
The Real Estate Crash is Entering its Next Stage
datadriveninvestor.com Here are only a few headlines from the last few days — only a small part of the many that may pass unnoticed by anyone who is not carefully observing the melting of the…
Tom Hanks' urges Harvard grads to resist indifference while slamming public servants who lie: 'The truth is sacred'
fortune.com Tom Hanks told graduates of Harvard University on Thursday to be superheroes in their defense of truth and American ideals, and to resist those who twist the truth for their…
Where Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis disagree
newsweek.com Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made his campaign "Twitter official" Wednesday night, kicking off his 2024 bid for president with a glitchy but well-covered audio announcement…
Outside the Box: Debt-ceiling bill should spend more money — not less
marketwatch.com During the House debt ceiling debate, several members of Congress invoked the “next generation” as a newly discovered interest and reason for addressing the federal budget…
How some people get away with doing nothing at work
vox.com In theory, Nate works 40 hours a week in the operations department at a major fintech company. In reality, Nate works one hour a day at most. He moseys over to his computer…
Peter Singer on his ethical legacy
megaphone.fm Can we live a good life in a world where animals are factory farmed? Guest host Dylan Matthews talks with the world-famous ethicist Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation…
Winners And Losers Of Q1: Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) Vs The Rest Of The Social Networking Stocks
stockstory.org Earnings results often give us a good indication what direction will the company take in the months ahead. With Q1 now behind us, let’s have a look at Pinterest (NYSE:PINS)…
AI is an Opportunity for Creative Industries, Says Bertelsmann Boss
beincrypto.com The CEO of German media company Bertelsmann argues artificial intelligence (AI) could augment rather than replace creative expression amid copyright wars. AI Can Be “Very…
The Bud Light Boycott and Clueless Corporate Executives
mises.org In perhaps one of the most unexpected and sudden shifts in consumer demand in recent years, sales of Bud Light have now fallen sizably for six weeks in a row, with no end in…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis files paperwork to run for president
cnbc.com Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis with his wife Casey DeSantis speaks to supporters during an election night watch party at the Convention Center…
Why Companies Are Prioritizing Employees Without College Degrees
entrepreneur.com Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A recent survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) revealed that almost one-third…
Not just Disney: DeSantis brings history of business battles to the presidential campaign
cnbc.com Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is slated to launch his presidential campaign Wednesday evening, putting his blend of pro-business conservativism and culture-war populism to the…
Watch Sunny Hostin’s World Collapse As She Finds Out Mid-Sentence How Wrong She Is About Elon Musk, Trump, and Biden
mediaite.com View co-host Sunny Hostin was devastated to find out in the middle of her sentence that her expectation of Elon Musk‘s approval rating being “in the toilet” was wrong, and…
With affirmative action on the line, colleges consider changes to the admissions process
nbcnews.com In 1998, the year a voter-approved measure barring the use of race-conscious admissions policies for public colleges and universities in California took effect, the…
The Ron DeSantis Straitjacket
politico.com Noting both his rigid demeanor and his deliberate avoidance of the nonpartisan press, the reporters covering DeSantis have gathered these behavioral cues to sew the…
With Moderna windfall, Harvard professor and integrins legend Tim Springer donates $210M to his Institute for Protein Innovation
endpts.com Tim Springer, with his name stapled to the likes of Moderna, Scholar Rock and Editas Medicine, plus the foundational work for Takeda’s ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease…
Dragons' denizens, pop culture icons and big money all vying for the Ottawa Senators
financialpost.com We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Dragons' denizens, pop culture icons and big…
Harvard career expert: Job openings are ‘tightening’
cnbc.com Manny Contomanolis heads Harvard University's Mignone Center for Career Success, which advises the college's roughly 12,000 undergraduate, graduate and PhD students on…
DeSantis is a truer believer, if a lesser politician, than Trump
economist.com A by Donald Trump, American right-wing populism has sounded more like a howl of rage or a whine of self-pity than a rational plan for the country’s future. When he ran for…
Major Mass., NH health insurance provider Point32Health says customer data compromised
wcvb.com YOU’RE A MEMBER OF ONE OF THOSE PLANS. SO, JESSICA, BEN, LET’S BREAK IT DOWN. THE COMPANY SAYS THAT THIS HACK IMPACTED HARVARD PILGRIM. ITS NETWORK SERVES OVER 3 MILLION…
Fourth Circuit Ruling in Anti-Asian Discrimination Case Sets a Dangerous Precedent
reason.com The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Fairfax, Virginia. Earlier today, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a divided 2-1 decision…
Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke says there's more work ahead to control inflation
cnbc.com WASHINGTON — Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke, who guided the central bank and the U.S. economy through the Great Recession, thinks central bankers still have work…
They’re baaaaaack: Why CEOs and boards should be terrified by activist investors and their new tactics
theglobeandmail.com Any CEO or board under siege can’t say they weren’t warned. In January 2021, at the height of the meme-stock frenzy that sent shares of companies like GameStop soaring, the…
Column: These 'experts' sold the U.S. on a disastrous COVID plan, and never paid a professional price
latimes.com They’ve held credentials from some of the world’s most elite universities — Harvard, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Oxford. They’ve been welcomed into the highest government…
Q1 Earnings Highlights: Meta (NASDAQ:META) Vs The Rest Of The Social Networking Stocks
stockstory.org Looking back on social networking stocks' Q1 earnings, we examine this quarter's best and worst performers, including Meta (NASDAQ:META) and its peers. Businesses must meet…
Rick Wolff, Sports Radio Host and Much More, Is Dead at 71
nytimes.com The sports radio host Rick Wolff in 2001. In his long and diverse career, he was also a professional baseball player, a college baseball coach, a Major League Baseball…
Trump Wishes Sen. Tim Scott ‘Good Luck’ In GOP Presidential Race: ‘Big Step Up’ From DeSantis
forbes.com Former President Donald Trump wished opponent Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) “good luck” in his presidential bid after Scott launched his 2024 campaign Monday, but his ostensibly…
The Biden administration technocrats fending off a debt-limit catastrophe
politico.com So-called payment prioritization, which officials have studied and gamed out but never used in practice, could allow the U.S. to avoid defaulting on its debt — the financial…
Does luck exist or is it just a myth?
datadriveninvestor.com LUCK Something that you always blame for your failure and don't mention in your success Image by Author Luck. That one word we hear when we start hearing. Every time we…
Opentrons aims to democratize lab access with its Flex robot
techcrunch.com Two words jumped out at me while speaking with Opentrons CEO Jon Brennan-Badal and investor Vinod Khosla: reproducibility and repeatability. These are, of course, important…
Coverage of Jim Brown’s death reveals news outlets’ commitment to telling the whole story
poynter.org Jim Brown is arguably the greatest football player who ever lived. For nine spectacular seasons from 1957 to 1965, the Cleveland Browns running back annihilated opposing…
Greece’s center-right in landslide election victory, but will need new vote to form government
nbcnews.com After a most tantalizing of victories, having inflicted the heaviest defeat in half a century on the opposition, Greece’s center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…
In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
nytimes.com When Jamison started to write about her own experiences with mental illness, she met people who felt her writing had changed their lives. She also got a lot of rejection. In…