Watch Serena Williams sing "I Touch Myself" for breast cancer awareness
“Yes, this put me out of my comfort zone, but I wanted to do it because it’s an issue that affects all women of all colors," Williams wrote on her Instagram.
India’s investments in renewable energy are growing faster than even China’s
Though China remains the leader, at this rate India will overtake it by the late 2020s.
The Movie Review: 'Monster' and 'Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer'
Why do we have such a hard time accepting that women can be as bad as men?
POLITICO Playbook PM: The latest on impeachment
And President Donald Trump changes his explanation for withholding aid to Ukraine.
Christopher Lee Reads Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” and From “The Fall of the House of Usher”
Sir Christopher Lee died on Sunday at the age of 93, bringing to a close a long and distinguished acting career — though one fortunately not confined only to the heights of respectability.
The scale of tech winners — Benedict Evans
We all know, I think, that there are now far more smartphones than PCs, and
we all know that there are far more people online now than there used to
be, and we also, I think, mostly know that big tech companies today are
much bigger than the big tech companies of the past. It’s useful, though,
to put some real numbers on that, and to get a sense of use how much the
scale has changed, and what that means.
viral suppression News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation
Browse viral suppression news, research and analysis from The Conversation
Chinese brands control a fourth of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone market
They are creating a new market niche.
Translate chat messages to your local language using JusChat
According to reports, India has anywhere between 40 and 70 million smartphone users. Put that in perspective with the 900 million plus mobile phone subscribers in India. The growth of smartphone adopt...
Britain's Golly Problem
On the eve of voting in the European Parliamentary elections, Britons have been shocked—shocked!—by the racist things their leaders say. But a traditional toy called the golliwog tells you plenty about the ongoing problems with race in the UK.
Mike Pence's Man In The Swamp
A profile of Nick Ayers, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, by Vicky Ward.
Vic Mensa's New EP 'There's a Lot Going On' Is Out Now
Thanks to the Appstores, mobile apps market have exploded in the last few years.as big or bigger than the internet. Industry analyst Chetan Sharma in his report on 'Sizing Global Apps Market' suggests...
The Utah Expedition (Part II)
Its causes and consequences
Impeachment and the markets
More on Cannabis week — Bitcoin tanks
The Almanac
Last ditch effort
On my last reporting day in Shanxi our team has split up. I decide to try my luck at getting into a better-run state coal mine. As the option only came up in the morning, I no longer have a transla…
'Original Gangstas' Goes Beneath the Surface of West Coast Rap's Origin Story
Twenty years after Tupac Shakur's murder, Ben Westhoff digs into the legacy that made gangsta rap so fascinating to its listeners—and deadly to its artists.
Last week the Eurosceptics finally lost the plot
It's the Trumpisation of politics, where prejudice is patriotism and knowledge is dangerous.
Market-Friendly Changes at Mexico's Top Technical School Spark Massive Protests
Reforms at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City prompted normally straight-laced students to take to the streets in huge numbers.
Khaane Mein Kya Hai
What's India eating and who's deciding what's on the menu? We dive into our collective lunchboxes, refrigerators, grocery lists and restaurant orders to figure how food is way more than just something to eat.
Coffee, Cigarettes, Coffee, More Cigarettes, More Coffee, Alcohol, and Cigarettes
Freddo espresso in Greece.
CIR and NPR collaborate on three-part series on confidential informants
The first story in the series airs tonight; CIR’s Andrew Becker reports on Saturday.
인도 기업들, 아마존 알렉사와 구글 어시스턴트 기반으로 음성 서비스 구축
인공지능(AI)과 증강현실(AR)을 이을 차세대 신기술로 음성(Voice)이 대두되고 있다. 음성인식 기반 B2C서비스를 구축하고 인도 현지어 지원방안을 모색하며 음성서비스가 제공하는 기회를 선점하기 위해 고군분투중인 인도 기업들을 소개한다.
Wheelchair users face "horrific" delays from major NHS provider
Our investigation found one private company is running many of the country's worst performing wheelchair services
The Hustler’s Guide to Getting Paid
Hustlin’ Tech is a new show (part of the a16z Podcast) that introduces the technology platforms -- and mindsets -- for everybody and anybody who has the desire, the talent, and the hustle to do gre…
The best and most bizarre advice for British women heading to colonial India
Don't indulge and don't lose your shape.
Rajya Sabha passes bill ensuring jobs, free treatment for HIV, AIDS-affected people
A crucial bill to ensure equal rights to people afflicted by HIV and AIDS in getting treatment, admission in educational institutions and jobs
What Happened to Baby Annie? by Corey Kilgannon, Jeffrey E. Singer · Longform
After a Chinese immigrant couple were charged in their daughter’s death, supporters say they’re vulnerable targets of the American justice system.
ProPublica Expands Its Data Sales Business, Announces New Partnerships With Investigative Reporters and Editors and New York Daily News — ProPublica
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Meet the Man Teaching AI Assistants to Take Down Trolls
Meet the chatty writer behind Microsoft’s artificially intelligent bot.
Why Ancient Pacific mariners were the NASA scientists of their day | Aeon Videos
Adapted from a post at BLDGBLOG, this short animation is an Aeon original made in collaboration with the filmmaker and animator Flora Lichtman.There are many ways of moving through the Universe – of travelling from one point to another over great, even extraordinary distances. There is also a way of using the world for your own ends: taking advantage of slopes, winds, currents or gravitational fields, as fuel-efficient resources for your own acceleration.Gravity-assisted space travel is one such example, when a spacecraft uses the gravitational pull of a nearby planet or other celestial body to ‘slingshot’ itself toward another, more distant goal. Crucially, the target or destination here is one that could not have been reached without this
The Global Superbug Crisis: Join our event in Westminster
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Kentucky GOP governor makes last-minute campaign shakeup
Michael Antonopoulos, a GOP strategist, has taken over operational control of Bevin’s campaign.
Unusual partnership helps bring justice for Chauncey Bailey
From the beginning the Chauncey Bailey Project wanted to send the message that when a journalist is killed because of their work, other journalists will step forward and make sure there is accounta…
16 (x4) Books We Read Winter 2018
Whether you’re in the middle seat fighting for the armrest or on the couch in front of the fire, check out a16z's biannual what we're reading picks for your holiday list. Taking us from a World War…
