private research university in Stanford, California, U.S.
Generative AI meets scams and spam: Deciding what’s real on social media gets trickier
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Quick Glance: AI Revolutionizing Call Centers: TCS Insights
- The head of Tata Consultancy Services predicts chatbots will reduce the need for human call center agents significantly, revolutionizing the industry.
- TCS's generative AI projects have doubled in value to $900 million by March, highlighting the increasing demand for tech talent and the need for workforce training.
- Reports suggest that overall IT services growth is affected by global uncertainties like inflation, war, and elections, leading to a decline in spending and slower revenue growth for companies like TCS and Infosys.
- Infosys anticipates a modest 1-3% sales growth in the upcoming financial year due to customers delaying discretionary spending on new tech projects amidst the current economic climate.
How economists could make themselves more useful: There is a gap between the research supplied by academia and what policymakers actually want
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Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer retires as college basketball’s winningest coach: A three-time NCAA champion with the Cardinal, VanDerveer went 1,216-271 over a ...
washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/09/stanfords-tara-vanderveer-retires-college-basketballs-winningest-coach/
Quick Glance: Tara VanDerveer announces retirement after historic coaching career
- After 38 seasons leading the Stanford women’s team and a total of 45 years, Tara VanDerveer, the coach with the most wins in NCAA history, announced her retirement on Tuesday night.
- In January, the 70-year-old VanDerveer surpassed Mike Krzyzewski in terms of the wins record. She leaves the stage with a total of 1,216 victories across Idaho, Ohio State, and Stanford University.
- Her impact will endure, given her consistent dedication to mentoring fellow coaches, whether through sharing game footage or offering support and insights in the visiting team's locker room.
- VanDerveer’s final day is set for May 8, marking the 39th anniversary of her hiring. She intends to maintain an advisory role for the school and athletic department going forward.
How to Get a Job in Crypto: Bitcoin Price Spike Draws Young Startup Founders: Bitcoin’s comeback is prompting hopefuls to ditch their studies and start companies ...
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Source -- Stanford top scorer Kiki Iriafen enters transfer portal - ESPN: Kiki Iriafen, Stanford's leading scorer and second-leading rebounder this season ...
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Quick Glance: Stanford's Top Scorer Kiki Iriafen Enters Transfer Portal
- Stanford junior Kiki Iriafen, one of the top women's basketball players in the country heading into the next season, has reportedly entered the transfer portal.
- Iriafen, a 6-foot-3 forward hailing from Los Angeles, led the Cardinal this season as the top scorer (19.4 PPG) and second-best rebounder (11.0).
- Iriafen showcased exceptional performances throughout the season, including notable games with 26 points and 10 rebounds against NC State and 41 points and 16 rebounds against Iowa State.
- Iriafen's departure leaves Stanford without their key player for the upcoming season, especially with Cameron Brink moving on to the WNBA draft. Stanford is also set for coaching changes with Tara VanDerveer stepping down and Kate Paye expected to assume the role.
The AI race is generating a dual reality: US tech giants may dominate but they won’t have it all their own way
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Paye ready to try and fill VanDerveer’s shoes — and chair — as Stanford’s women’s basketball head coach
mercurynews.com/2024/04/17/paye-ready-to-try-and-fill-vanderveers-shoes-and-chair-as-stanfords-womens-basketball-head-coach/
It does not matter why that man lit himself on fire in New York: What we are losing is a sense of clarity or objectivity. Self-immolation is not normal or ...
thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/4607046-it-does-not-matter-why-a-man-lit-himself-on-fire-in-new-york/
Inflation increased 3.5% in March: The fight to reduce inflation has struck a rough patch in recent months.
abcnews.go.com/Business/inflation-expected-surged-higher-march/story
Stanford’s New President Is Jonathan Levin, Dean of Business School: Dr. Levin faces the challenge of guiding the university through politically fraught times.
nytimes.com/2024/04/04/us/stanford-president-jonathan-levin.html
Quick Glance: Stanford names Jonathan Levin, business school dean, new president
- Stanford University named Jonathan Levin as its new president following Marc Tessier-Lavigne's resignation over research misconduct allegations.
- Levin, a business school dean and economist, will assume presidency on August 1.
- He steps into a challenging period in higher education characterized by declining enrollments and soaring costs.
- As the 13th president, Levin, a Stanford alumnus, aims to enhance academic excellence and freedom at the university.
Mobile ALOHA is a low-cost and whole-body teleoperation system for data collection from PhD students at Stanford University
Leaving Silicon Valley for fintech job in Chicago was lonely, employee: Jaime Muñoz left the Silicon Valley start-up hub for a fintech job in Chicago ...
businessinsider.com/leaving-silicon-valley-fintech-job-chicago-lonely-2024-4
Why did Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer decide to retire? Not the ACC move: Tara VanDerveer said Wednesday she is retiring as Stanford women’s basketball coach for ...
sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/stanford-s-tara-vanderveer-decide-retire-not-19396203.php
The wrong way to study AI in college: Computer-science students are being shielded from the liberal arts. That may be a problem.
theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/03/the-wrong-way-to-study-ai-in-college/677861/
Keto Diet May Help People With Serious Mental Illness Take Back Control: Following a low-carb, high-fat diet helped to restore metabolic health and boost quality ...
newsweek.com/mental-health-schizophrenia-bipolar-ketogenic-diet-stanford-study-1885987
A Stanford Student-Run Fund’s Bitcoin ETF Investment Stirs Up a Buzz: In this edition of the Bloomberg Crypto newsletter, Hannah Miller heads back to school to ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-07/a-stanford-student-run-fund-s-bitcoin-etf-investment-stirs-up-a-buzz
No one needs to be told how crucial innovation is to a business’s survival in a constantly morphing landscape. Corporate venture capital (CVC) is one of three ... Show more
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Stanford report: AI is smarter than a person, sometimes: Stanford report on growth ot artificial intelligence: AI is smarter than a person, sometimes
sfchronicle.com/tech/article/ai-report-stanford-potential-risks-19396116.php
Koren Johnson commits to Louisville basketball and Pat Kelsey via transfer portal
courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2024/04/22/koren-johnson-louisville-basketball-recruiting-pat-kelsey-transfer-portal-roster/73350664007/
Opinion: How to skip the college admissions rat race and still get a degree: You might think getting into, say, Oxford University would be about as difficult and ...
latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-22/college-university-admissions-oxford-harvard
Avoid this mistake when investing your tax refund, says Stanford accounting professor
cnbc.com/2024/03/22/stanford-accounting-professor-best-way-to-invest-your-tax-refund.html
Stanford Report Signals Troubled Waters for AI Investments: The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence reports a significant decline in AI ...
techtimes.com/articles/303636/20240416/stanford-report-signals-troubled-waters-ai-investments.htm
Stanford researchers say large language models favor white-sounding names: Tests of models from OpenAI, Google and others found their advice tends to ...
americanbanker.com/news/stanford-researchers-say-large-language-models-favor-white-sounding-names
Artificial intelligence: This is what technology will look like in 2024: AI is developing rapidly. How does the technology compare to last year? The AI Index ...
businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/technologie/geschaeftsmodelle-chancen-regularien-diese-10-fakten-muesst-ihr-jetzt-ueber-ki-kennen-um-den-anschluss-nicht-zu-verpassen/
Predictability Is A Big Innovation When It Comes To VC Term Sheets - Forbes India
forbesindia.com/article/stanford/predictability-is-a-big-innovation-when-it-comes-to-vc-term-sheets/92591/1
Nvidia founder tells Stanford students their high expectations may make it hard for them to succeed: ‘I wish upon you ample doses of pain and suffering’
fortune.com/2024/03/13/nvidia-founder-ceo-jensen_huang-stanford-students-genz-grads-low-expectations-successful/
Paid articlePaid Broke Millennial on FAFSA Mess: Colleges Should Push Back Deadline: Too many students gravitate to elite universities instead of the ones offering the most ...
bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-12/broke-millennial-on-fafsa-mess-colleges-should-push-back-deadline
Paid articlePaid New App Detects Heart Failure Through Built-in Sensors in Your Smartphone: A new technology utilizes a smartphone's built-in sensors to potentially detect ...
techtimes.com/articles/303437/20240410/new-app-detects-heart-failure-smartphone-sensors.htm
How stagnant return to office affects future of Bay Area home prices: With hybrid schedules the new normal for many industries, office workers are looking ...
sfchronicle.com/realestate/article/home-price-bay-area-18696534.php
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Harwich youth volunteer sentenced for drug offences: Danee Stanford had set up the youth club Yootz at Harwich in 2018 but appeared in court charged with drug ...
gazette-news.co.uk/news/24229949.harwich-youth-volunteer-sentenced-drug-offences/
Coles accused of gouging shoppers as they struggle to put food on the table: Accusations of price gouging have again been levelled at Coles after the supermarket ...
abc.net.au/news/2024-02-28/coles-accused-of-price-gouging-shoppers/103519106
Are You Financially Literate? A Stanford Economist Says Just 3 Questions Will Tell You
inc.com/jessica-stillman/are-you-financially-literate-stanford-economist-3-questions.html
New bill would help those with hair loss pay for wigs, hairpieces: The proposed law requires insurance companies to pay for wigs for those diagnosed with medical ...
mercurynews.com/2024/03/10/new-bill-would-help-those-with-hair-loss-pay-for-wigs-hairpieces/
Former Cyclones QB Brock Purdy cheers on Iowa State women's basketball in NCAA Tournament
desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2024/03/24/brock-purdy-iowa-state-womens-basketball-ncaa-tournament-march-madness-2024/73088128007/
Quick Glance: Audi Crooks: Rise of a Basketball Newcomer at Iowa State
- The NCAA Tournament often creates overnight stars, intensifying national interest.
- Audi Crooks led Iowa State with 40 points in a victory against Maryland, garnering national attention.
- Crooks' historic performance set social media ablaze and received praise nationwide.
- 19-year-old Audi Crooks is an emerging basketball player with an impressive background and potential.
Scientists reveal reason why your hangover may be getting worse - and it’s not age
independent.co.uk/news/health/hangover-worsening-long-covid-b2507478.html
Wharton regains status as best business school for MBAs, according to FT ranking
ft.com/content/1fa00609-0a25-4fcd-a0bd-b12c4fd973d2
After leading Pac-12 to prominence, Stanford’s VanDerveer will see its demise | Ann Killion
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How Rachel Heck got beloved teammate Rose Zhang ‘out of her shell’: The Stanford teammates and ANWA competitors became close in their early teens.
golfdigest.com/story/rachel-heck-rose-zhang-beloved-teammates-out-of-her-shell-anwa-archive
Steve Jobs once said 'do what you love.' This entrepreneur took his advice. : "The only way to be happy is to do what you love," Ron Gutman, cofounder of digital ...
businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-said-do-what-you-love-entrepreneur-took-advice-2024-3
Paid articlePaid Students can soon major in AI at this Ivy League university—it'll prepare them for 'jobs that don't yet exist'
cnbc.com/2024/02/16/university-of-pennsylvania-will-soon-offer-bachelors-degree-in-ai.html
It's 'Women Making History Month' in college basketball: The women’s league has its challenges, but it' beginning to draw the crowds and attention it needs.
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Americans are living farther and farther from their workplaces: Freed, perhaps, from a daily jaunt to the office, the average American worker now lives almost ...
bostonherald.com/2024/03/14/americans-are-living-farther-and-farther-from-their-workplaces/
Research out of Stanford University reports that walking outside for 90 minutes in a natural setting produces a decrease in activity in the part of our brain ... Show more
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Drug design at the atomic level to thwart COVID-19: Although COVID-19 has faded from the headlines, SARS-CoV-2—the coronavirus behind the pandemic—is still ...
medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-drug-atomic-thwart-covid.html
New high-speed microscale 3D printing technique: 3D-printed microscopic particles, so small that to the naked eye they look like dust, have applications in drug ...
phys.org/news/2024-03-high-microscale-3d-technique.html
Cal State Fullerton baseball opens 2024 with roster of new faces: Maddox Latta, Jack Haley and Moises Guzman are the lone returning players who started at least ...
ocregister.com/2024/02/15/cal-state-fullerton-baseball-opens-2024-with-roster-of-new-faces/
Unethical online experiments risk real world harm : Undisclosed digital trials can affect workers, users, and society in ways that are ill-understood ...
ft.com/content/de6ab765-35e9-4146-8527-e82795062173
Tara VanDerveer makes history as the first college basketball coach to win 1,203 games after Stanford beat Oregon State.
VanDerveer, 70 ... Show more
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Research out of Stanford University reports that walking outside for 90 minutes in a natural setting produces a decrease in activity in the part of our brain ... Show more
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Stanford’s Blyth Fund allocates 7% of its portfolio to Bitcoin: Stanford University’s endowment Blyth Fund now has a 7% Bitcoin allocation via BlackRock’s IBIT ...
cointelegraph.com/news/stanford-university-blyth-fund-allocates-7-percent-portfolio-bitcoin
Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship to launch €150M fund for spinouts: The Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE) is planning to launch a €150mn fund ...
thenextweb.com/news/amsterdam-center-entrepreneurship-launch-fund
Harvard professors: Claudine Gay resigned without review of plagiarism accusations
bostonglobe.com/2024/01/06/metro/harvard-professors-claudine-gay/
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CPS among best in US for post-pandemic math recovery | Opinion: CPS showed nearly two year's worth of recovery in math learning for its students in a single year ...
cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/2024/03/03/cincinnati-public-schools-tracey-artis-black-history/72711739007/
From Rihanna To Taylor Swift, 80% Of Young Billionaires Skip College: Report: The compilation of billionaires along with their wealth and lifestyles has become ...
indiatimes.com/news/india/from-rihanna-to-taylor-swift-80-of-young-billionaires-skip-college-report-628909.html
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Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments
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Research out of Stanford University reports that walking outside for 90 minutes in a natural setting produces a decrease in activity in the part of our brain ... Show more
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Chargers hire Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh as their next coach: Harbaugh returns to the NFL, walking away from a generous offer from Michigan after winning the ...
ocregister.com/2024/01/24/chargers-reportedly-hire-michigans-jim-harbaugh-as-their-next-coach/
Quick Glance: Chargers Hire Jim Harbaugh as Coach: Insider
- First experienced head coach since Norv Turner in 2007
- 9-year tenure at Michigan, winning national championship
- Former 4-season coach from 2011-14
- Harbaugh leaving Michigan for head coaching job at Los Angeles Chargers
More than 38 million Americans live with diabetes.
New diabetes drugs have come on the market that target glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) that require weekly ... Show more
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Jim Harbaugh to interview for Los Angeles Chargers' coaching vacancy this week: The Los Angeles Chargers are set to become the first team to interview Michigan ...
usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/chargers/2024/01/14/jim-harbaugh-los-angeles-chargers-coach-vacancy-search/72225897007/
Quick Glance: J.J. McCarthy Opts Out of Senior Season with Michigan Football
- J.J. McCarthy, hailed as the greatest quarterback in Michigan program history by Jim Harbaugh, will not return to Ann Arbor for a senior season.
- In his farewell, McCarthy shared how he spoke to 'many in and out of football including my family (and) Coach Harbaugh' as he weighed this decision, but ultimately decided to say goodbye.
- He went 27-1 the past two seasons as a starter, leading the team to multiple successes including three consecutive Big Ten championships and the program's first three College Football Playoff semifinal appearances.
- Despite disappointing losses at the end of the 2021 and 2022 seasons, McCarthy vowed to bring the Wolverines to the top in 2023, emphasizing his continued full focus on the upcoming tasks.
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a novel hydrogel depot to reduce the number of injections required for those living with Type 2 diabetes ... Show more
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Pac-12 recruiting: National Signing Day wrap as Oregon lands Bair, Stanford gets two to reclassify and OSU secures Durant
mercurynews.com/2024/02/08/pac-12-recruiting-national-signing-day-wrap-as-oregon-lands-bair-stanford-gets-two-to-reclassify-and-osu-secures-durant/
The decline and fall of Harvard’s president: Claudine Gay’s sloppy citations added to the embarrassment of her recent congressional testimony
economist.com/united-states/2024/01/03/the-decline-and-fall-of-harvards-president
'Soaring' over hills or 'playing' with puppies, study finds seniors enjoy virtual reality
apnews.com/article/virtual-reality-seniors-florida-dementia-c2989fcfb5dca58639fbc0f8060d1eff
Washington flying high ahead of tilt with Kanaan Carlyle, Stanford: Washington will look to ride the momentum of a buzzer-beating victory when it visits Stanford ...
reuters.com/sports/basketball/washington-flying-high-ahead-tilt-with-kanaan-carlyle-stanford-2024-01-20/
What Careers Await Students Majoring AI at This Ivy League University?: University of Pennsylvania pioneers B.S.E. in Artificial Intelligence ...
techtimes.com/articles/301737/20240216/what-careers-await-students-majoring-ai-ivy-league-university.htm
Wanted: New College Presidents. Mission: Impossible.: Harvard, Yale, Stanford and other elite schools are looking to fill top positions that are more challenging ...
wsj.com/us-news/education/wanted-new-college-presidents-mission-impossible-0fdc54bd
Yale, Stanford yield to summer associate recruitment 'creep'. Other top law schools resist, for now.
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By 2025, more than 1 in 4 workers will be Gen Z. Learn more about the future of the workplace: ow.ly/k0zm50QnTN6 For insights from Davos about why investing in people is ... Show more
Academic life: Haruhiko Kuroda (29): After stepping down as governor of the Bank of Japan in April 2023, I began my life as an academic. In July ...
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/My-Personal-History/Haruhiko-Kuroda/Academic-life-Haruhiko-Kuroda-29
Elmo’s Mysterious Birthday Explained by Physicists: We spoke to physicists to unravel how it’s possible that, after 44 years, Elmo is still 3.5 years old.
gizmodo.com/elmo-age-birthday-larry-david-today-show-physics-1851249781
Claudine Gay's resignation highlights the trouble with regulating academic writing
npr.org/2024/01/03/1222588885/harvard-president-claudine-gay-resigns-plagiarism
Quick Glance: Harvard President Resigns Amid Plagiarism, Antisemitism Scandals
- Claudine Gay has resigned from her position as Harvard University President due to multiple scandals.
- She announced her resignation via email, stating that it is in the best interests of Harvard for her to resign so the community can focus on the institution during this challenging time.
- The scandals involved the university's response to growing antisemitism and personal accusations of plagiarism.
- Her participation in a hearing on campus antisemitism led to questions about how the university handles harassment towards Jewish people.
JCPS recognized as a leader in learning loss recovery after the pandemic: JCPS students’ reading recovery was one of the best in the U.S. among urban districts ...
courier-journal.com/story/news/education/2024/02/05/jcps-students-recovery-from-pandemic-related-learning-loss-lauded/72479944007/
Truth sacrificed as academic neutrality on Gaza plagues scholarly discourse: Academics at influential universities are making a conscious choice of adopting ...
trtworld.com/opinion/truth-sacrificed-as-academic-neutrality-on-gaza-plagues-scholarly-discourse-16857361
Oregon football right tackle Ajani Cornelius returning for senior season in 2024: Oregon will have its right tackle back in 2024.
oregonlive.com/ducks/2024/01/oregon-football-right-tackle-ajani-cornelius-returning-for-senior-season-in-2024.html
Michigan students show slow recovery from pandemic learning loss, national research shows
detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/02/01/michigan-students-show-slow-recovery-from-pandemic-learning-loss/72426537007/
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Check list of free courses offered by Harvard University: Free Courses By Harvard University: Students who earn a satisfactory score on some pre-determined ...
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Report: Michigan students have lost nearly half a grade level in reading, math since pandemic
freep.com/story/news/education/2024/01/31/education-pandemic-michigan-academic-losses-math-reading/72420494007/
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