Photo: Hindustan Times All of us love stories of the son or daughter of an uneducated daily wage labourer or farmer cracking civil service or Indian Institute of Technology entrance exams. The real question, however, is whether such success stories, constituting inter-generational upward mobility in education, are becoming more common or do they constitute pleasant aberrations? Recent economic research suggests ... Read More »
This week there have been some amazing deals in the Geeky Gadgets Deals store so it is time for our weekly round up of the most popular ones. Some of the popular deals this week have included the Private Internet Access VPN and the SKEYE Hexa Drone, more details below. Private Internet Access VPN 2 Year Subscription, Save 63% Block ... Read More »
There’s good news for the Twitter faithful Friday: the network’s signature 140-character limit isn’t going anywhere. Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey told the Today Show’s Matt Lauer that the limit is too much a part of Twitter’s identity to let go. “It’s staying, it’s a good constraint for us,” he said. “It allows for of-the-moment brevity.” Twitter’s chief executive was ... Read More »
When a family purchases a home or a business owner purchases a retail space, they are likely making one of the largest investments they will ever make. It only makes sense that they would want to take steps to protect their investment for as long as possible. Having a well-functioning, adequate roofing system is an essential part of protecting any ... Read More »
The twelfth edition of The Hindu Education Plus Career Fair is being held at the Convention Centre, Chennai Trade Centre, from 9.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on April 9 and 10. It will introduce students and parents to a range of courses and career options. Students can take a free psychometric test, which will be conducted by Bodhi Organisational and ... Read More »
PARIS – Discussion of education in the Arab world has focused only rarely on the role of schooling in changing social and political mores. This is unfortunate, because educated citizens of Arab countries tend to be much less emancipated politically and socially, on average, than their peers in other parts of the world. If Arab societies are ever to become ... Read More »
Tay, Microsoft Corp’s so-called chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to engage with millennials on Twitter, lasted less than a day before it was hobbled by a barrage of racist and sexist comments by Twitter users that it parroted back to them. TayTweets (@TayandYou), which began tweeting on Wednesday, was designed to become “smarter” as more users interacted with it, according ... Read More »
Tinder made a name for itself by getting users to “swipe” right or left to find a date. Now it wants to use that idea in the US presidential campaign. The mobile dating app on Wednesday launched a feature called “Swipe the Vote” that allows users to respond to questions and find a political “match.” Questions include “Keep same-sex marriage ... Read More »
Air is a fabulous product that intelligently manages all the electrical appliances in your home. This device carefully understands and learns the patterns of your usage of electrical equipment in your home and manages the same efficiently. Air is gaining immense popularity and the customer base of Leaf Technologies has shot up drastically. Air cleverly reduces your energy consumption, thereby ... Read More »
Everybody likes to have new clothes in their wardrobe. Wearing the fashionable casuals will make us more comfort and gives us confidence in the life. When everyone is looking at our beautiful dress then it will make us to get the elegant style. More than other items in clothing, most men like to renew their T-shirt stacks frequently. Wearing the ... Read More »
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