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Pentagon orders all civilian employees to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 22

The Pentagon on Monday ordered all Department of Defense civilian employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by no later than Nov. 22.




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Supermicro Releases Preliminary Q1 Earnings Amid Ongoing Compliance Issues

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a Total IT Solution Provider for AI, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge, has provided an update from the independent […]

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Role Reversal: Google Teases Nvidia’s Blackwell as It Softens TPU Rivalry

Customers now have access to Google’s homegrown hardware — its Axion CPU and latest Trillium TPU — in its Cloud service.  At the same time, Google gave customers a teaser […]

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Go (Mountain) West, Quantum Workers! CU, CUbit, and Elevate Quantum Issue Workforce Roadmap

Last week the University of Colorado (Boulder), the CUbit Quantum Initiative, and the Elevate Quantum consortium released workforce roadmap for educating and building a quantum workforce. “This roadmap provides a […]

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Argonne Team Breaks New Ground in AI-driven Protein Design

Nov. 6, 2024 — Harnessing the power artificial intelligence (AI) and the world’s fastest supercomputers, a research team led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has developed […]

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The Secret to Accomplishing Big Goals Lies in Breaking Them into Flexible, Bite-Size Chunks

Subgoals can make all the difference when ambitious targets seem too daunting




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Valentine's Day Got You Blue? There's an Upside

Unpleasant emotions like sadness and anger can feel overwhelming, but recent research suggests they can trigger behaviors that lead to something better




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Anger Can Help You Meet Your Goals

This emotion can push people to overcome obstacles, though results are best when people keep their long-term aims in mind




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Political Ads Can Target Your Personality. Here's What Could Go Wrong

This banner year for elections worldwide may witness the arrival of advertising tailored to your personality




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Google Cloud Sporting a New Look in HPC and AI Hardware

It’s raining hardware at Google Cloud, with the company making major upgrades in advance of bringing Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs into its fold next year. The upgrades announced in late October […]

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Building the Quantum Economy — Chicago Style

Will there be regional winner in the global quantum economy sweepstakes? With visions of Silicon Valley’s iconic success in electronics and Boston/Cambridge’s repeat of that model in pharma/biotech, there are […]

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Quantum Algorithms Institute Drives Predictive Model Accuracy with Quantum Collaboration

SURREY, British Columbia, Nov. 12, 2024 — Today, the Quantum Algorithms Institute (QAI) announced a partnership with Canadian companies, AbaQus and InvestDEFY Technologies, to solve common challenges in training machine learning […]

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Trump selects former GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York to run the Environmental Protection Agency.




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Rep. Ruben Gallego claims victory over Kari Lake in Arizona Senate race

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego was poised Monday night to defeat election denier and President-elect Donald Trump ally Kari Lake in a closely watched Senate race in Arizona.




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Jenni 'JWOWW' Farley: Directing horror film 'a good transition in my life'

Jenni Farley discusses her directorial debut "Devon," streaming and on video-on-demand Tuesday, and how she applied her love of horror movies to making one.




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Famous birthdays for Nov. 13: Whoopi Goldberg, Julia Michaels

Actor/TV personality Whoopi Goldberg turns 69 and singer Julia Michaels turns 30, among the famous birthdays for Nov. 13.




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House voting on bill to allow government to remove tax-exempt status from nonprofits

Congress is voting on a bill Tuesday that will empower the executive branch to remove the tax-exempt status from any nonprofit it deems to be supporting terrorists.




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President-elect Trump taps S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem to lead Department of Homeland Security

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced plans to nominate South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security of his incoming administration.




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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead Trump's new 'Department of Government Efficiency'

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead his administration's new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to end "government waste" and "slash excess regulations."




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President-elect Trump picks Fox News host, Army veteran to lead Pentagon

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday night announced his nomination of Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to head the Department of Defense.




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Google educates users about the moon cycle with new Doodle game

Google is educating users about the lunar cycle with its latest interactive Doodle released Thursday.




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China's Shenzhou-19 crew arrives at Tiangong space station

A new trio of Chinese astronauts reached the Tiangong space station on Wednesday, starting a handover from the current crew already on the orbiting laboratory.




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Why Planning To Slip Up Can Help You Reach Long-Term Goals (M)

You don’t have to be perfect to reach your goals -- why planning to cheat might actually help.




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A Classic Childhood Sign Of Good Adult Mental Health

Children brought up like this tend to be happier as adults.




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Why A Little Narcissism Might Actually Be Good For You

Grandiosity and confidence may lead to psychological benefits.




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What makes a good life? A neuroscientist and a global financial CEO answer | Annabel Spring and Wendy Suzuki

What's the connection between long-term health and financial stability? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki and HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth's CEO Annabel Spring explore the critical components of a good life — and how simple actions like exercise and financial planning can boost your present and future well-being. They discuss how to maximize your sense of joy, transform your anxiety into a force for good and keep your brain healthy over the course of your life. (This content is made possible by HSBC. It however does not necessarily reflect the views of HSBC.)




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A food system that fights climate change — instead of causing it | Gonzalo Muñoz

Here's a wild stat: nearly one-third of the world's food production goes to waste each year, a major contributor to the climate crisis. Farmer and UN climate champion Gonzalo Muñoz sheds light on the international negotiations aimed at turning the food system into a climate solution, rather than part of the problem — and shows the progress already underway.




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S.A.N (Sentient Advocate of Nature) | GoodBye Monkey

In a universe not unlike ours, a tech-environmentalist group claims to have created an AI that is the direct “voice of the earth,” a computer connected via electrodes to the mycelium network under an ancient forest named S.A.N (Sentient Advocate of Nature). The film imagines what nature thinks of human impact on the planet, as a renowned reporter conducts a world-first interview with S.A.N.




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The tipping point I got wrong | Malcolm Gladwell

In his 2000 bestseller "The Tipping Point," Malcolm Gladwell told the story of why crime fell in New York City in the 1990s. Now, 25 years later, he's back with a confession and a mea culpa: "I was wrong," he says. He shares how his analysis contributed to the rise of the infamous "stop and frisk" policing policy in New York City — and shows why journalists should avoid the trap of imagining a story is ever really over. (Followed by a Q&A with TED's Monique Ruff-Bell)




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What Are Trump's Next K-12 Priorities? Don't Look to a GOP Platform for Answers

President Donald Trumps list of priorities for his second term includes just two bullet points related to K-12 education.




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A Big Charter School Struggle Has Been Galvanized by a Democratic Governor

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has become increasingly critical of charter schools this year, and his new proposals for charters would change how they operate and how they are funded.




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Teachers union: More Pennsylvania schools should go virtual




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Populous suburban Philly county orders schools to go remote




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Rhode Island Jumps on 'Computer Science for All' Bandwagon

Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced a new effort to bring computer science classes to every public school in the state by the end of 2017.




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Oregon

State of the States: Education highlights from latest governor's address before the legislature.




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Oregon

Oregon is building on several efforts to improve how schools use technology, relying on local and federal money for support.




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Achievement, Grad Rate Among Tribal Students of Concern in Oregon

New report on Oregon's tribal students show they start out behind, miss more school, and are more likely to drop out.




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Oregon Educator Named Superintendent of the Year

Matthew Utterback, the superintendent of the North Clackamas district in Oregon, was named last week as the 2017 National Superintendent of the Year.




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Oregon

Gov. Kulongoski’s State of the State speech called broadly for more investment in Oregon’s education system, from preschool to graduate school, but included no specific dollar figures for K-12 schools.




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Oregon Considers Ethnic Studies Standards

Oregon is the latest state to consider adding an ethnic studies curriculum.




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Oregon Governor Orders Release of School Performance Ratings

Gov. Kate Brown ordered the public release of annual school performance ratings last week after Oregon's biggest newspaper reported that a Brown appointee had delayed the release of the statistical rankings until after the high-stakes gubernatorial election Nov. 6.




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School Workers in Oregon Sue Union Over Window of Opportunity to Quit

Three Oregon school employees sued their union in federal court last week, arguing it's unfair that the teachers' union only lets members drop out and stop paying dues during the month of September.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Oregon

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Oregon District's Pro-Transgender 'Safety Plan'

A federal appeals court rejected a multi-pronged challenge to a school district plan allowing transgender students to use restrooms and other facilities that match their gender identity.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Oregon

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.