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Hope Or Hype: The Revolution In Africa Will Be Wireless
By Aarti Shahani Young entrepreneurs in Africa say that they’re leading a tech movement from the ground up. They think technology can solve social ills. But critics wonder if digital
Uncovering ECHELON: The Top-Secret NSA/GCHQ Program That Has Been Watching You Your Entire Life
By Lucas Matney If history is written by the victors, government surveillance agencies will have an awfully long list of sources to cite. Domestic digital surveillance has often seemed to
EPA’s new power plant rules tougher on Indiana
WASHINGTON – Indiana would have to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by a much greater amount than initially proposed, under … …read more Via: <a href=https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2015/08/03/epas-new-power-plant-rules-tougher-indiana/31076009/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyHDhiYzc1MzQ5ZWY1Yjc4MmE6Y29tOmVuOlVTOlI&usg=AFQjCNHxzO4c08ldI1hz8Zp4_lycLzxKVA class="colorbox" title="EPA's
New York Attorney General Orders Immediate Halt To Realistic Toy Gun Sales
By Lucy Perkins New York law requires toy guns made in realistic colors to have a bright, one-inch wide orange stripe “down both sides of the barrel and the front
Hacking Diversity In Tech By Emphasizing Retention
By Megan Rose Dickey Conversations around diversity in tech often focus on the “pipeline” and getting more people from underrepresented groups through the door. But that’s just a first step.
California Wildfire Blazes Through 60,000 Acres, Containment Estimated Next Week
By Lucy Perkins Cal Fire says almost 3,000 firefighters — using four airtanker planes, 19 helicopters and 285 fire engines — have been “working aggressively to build control lines.” »
Disruption In Healthcare Could Be Costly
By Megan Jones Entrepreneurs are giving the healthcare industry a much-needed injection of innovation. Enthusiasm for new ideas and solutions in healthcare is clear from the 200 percent growth in
Cooler temps headed towards central Indiana
The severe thunderstorm watch remains in place for eastern counties in Indiana until 8 p.m. That watch will likely be trimmed back as storms exit and … …read more Via:
Opulent And Apolitical: The Art Of The Met’s Islamic Galleries
By Bilal Qureshi Navina Haidar, an Islamic art curator at the Met, says she isn’t interested in ideology: “The only place where we allow ourselves any passion is in the
Wanted: More Bulls With No Horns
By Abbie Fentress Swanson Most U.S. dairy cows are born with horns, but most farms remove them. Animal welfare groups say dehorning is cruel. Instead, they want ranchers to breed
