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Naresh Goyal 'sad', 'deeply distressed' ahead of Jet Airways bankruptcy hearing
As the airline's fate hangs at the bankruptcy court, Goyal says he still hopes that a solution will emerge
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Mission impossible? Maker of plant-based burger struggles to meet demand
The popular vegetarian Impossible Burger, with patties made from genetically engineered soy protein, has converted even circumspect carnivores and is running in short supply at burger chains across the US
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Sotheby's goes under the hammer for $3.7 billion
French-Israeli telecommunications entrepreneur Patrick Drahi acquired the auction house after its 31-year-run on the New York Stock Exchange
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The bias embedded in tech
Women and people of colour are fighting many battles in tech and in the fast-growing world of artificial intelligence
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What makes a leader?
For a long time, women were taught to "act like men" to get ahead at work, donning shoulder pads and boxy suits, acting out qualities such as authority, decisiveness. But a new breed of women is upending those rules, embracing empathy and collaboration
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The evolution of the Indian Cricket World Cup jersey
Ahead of the India-Pakistan face-off today, a look at the various shades that Team India has sported over the years, including one variant made out of recycled bottles
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Mental illness (Is there really a global epidemic?), Investment (Poker-playing hedge fund managers have an edge), Lifestyle (Making a rich man angry is easy), Sports (Mo Salah helped Liverpool residents more tolerant of Islam), Digital Payment (Indians are switching to digital payments), Environment (Going vegan will help you but not the whole country), Athletics (She's 45, an amputee, and she runs ultramarathons!)
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Tracking your sleep? Beware Orthosomnia and Other Risks
As gadgets proliferate, so do concerns. Sleep specialists caution that these apps and devices may provide inaccurate data and can even exacerbate symptoms of insomnia
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Mindy Kaling's 'Late Night' and a twist on Hollywood's bad female bosses
It is conspicuous that, at a time when the conversation about male domination in the workplace and in politics has broken wide open, projects like Veep, Little and Late Night are framing sexism as a problem between women--their internalized sexism is framed as a generational problem
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A virtual assistant that won't compromise your data, from Stanford
The researchers' biggest concern is that virtual assistants, as they are designed today, could have a far greater impact on consumer information than today's websites and apps
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As protesters fill Hong Kong's streets, businesses are alarmed too
A wave of concern has spread through the community of foreign consultants, investors and executives who depend on Hong Kong as a safe base from which to do business in China