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  • The bias embedded in tech

    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

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    What's spooking auditors?

    A fear of being banned for failing to keep an eagle eye on company books has prompted a spate of resignations from high-powered audit firms such as PwC and Deloitte

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    Sprint and T-Mobile merger faces new lawsuit hurdle

    Stock prices for T-Mobile and Sprint slumped on Tuesday, as a group of US state attorneys general sued to block it, saying consumers will pay an unfair price if the deal goes through

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    Modi's problems at home overshadow Trump's latest trade threat to India

    On the first day of Modi's second term, the White House terminated a special trade status for India, and the Indian government had reported that the country's economy was growing at the slowest rate in five years, and unemployment was at a 45-year peak

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