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“They’re more popular right now because students are more attuned to social impact — they have a willingness to discuss things that perhaps previously were taboo or stigmatizing,” Ms. Gotsis said. She credits social media with encouraging people to share candidly: they find community and receive criticism more often than when they post something personal […]

Plummeting cranberry prices and the country’s ongoing trade wars have America’s cranberry industry eyeing a possible new savior: solar power. Some cranberry farmers in Massachusetts, the nation’s second largest grower after Wisconsin, are proposing to build solar panels above the bogs they harvest each fall. It’s a novel approach to blending renewable energy technology with

This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve. When walking on the High Line, it’s tough to look more lost than some of the tourists, but I did a pretty good job of it last month when I tripped on

In the early 1950s the British catering firm J Lyons & Co, pioneered the world’s first automated office system. It was called LEO – Lyons Electronic Office – and was used in stock-taking, food ordering and payrolls for the company. Soon it was being hired out to UK government ministries and other British businesses. Mary

China says it has realized its 2020 target for reducing carbon emissions ahead of schedule November 27, 2019, 7:49 AM 2 min read China has realized its 2020 target for reducing carbon emissions ahead of schedule, the ecology and environment ministry reported Wednesday. The ministry said China’s CO2 emissions per unit of GDP had fallen

The Department of Commerce has proposed requiring case-by-case approvals of all transactions related to telecommunications in a move seen likely to affect Chinese suppliers like Huawei By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer November 27, 2019, 7:59 AM 4 min read The Department of Commerce has proposed requiring case-by-case approvals of all purchases of telecommunications equipment

U.S. prosecutors say a Hawaii man tormented a Utah family for over a year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services, including plumbers and prostitutes By BRADY McCOMBS and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press November 27, 2019, 6:04 AM 1 min read U.S. prosecutors say a Hawaii man tormented a

The Motorola Razr has been revived as a folding smartphone, 15 years after the original “game changing” device hit the market. Motorola was once a popular phone brand but has since lost market share to rivals such as Apple, Huawei and Samsung. The brand is now owned by Chinese computing firm Lenovo. The new Motorola

SHANGHAI — The teenage girl, pink eyelash curler in hand, begins her video innocently: “Hi, guys. I’m going to teach you guys how to get long lashes.” After a few seconds, she asks viewers to put down their curlers. “Use your phone that you’re using right now to search up what’s happening in China, how

Baby Yoda GIFs are back after ‘confusion’ led to removal November 26, 2019, 7:14 PM 1 min read People can send each other animations of Baby Yoda again. Giphy, a database of the mini-videos, had been removing animated GIF files of the Star Wars character from the new Disney Plus streaming series “The Mandalorian.” That