Dump the Western Cape Schools Education Amendment Bill
Education MEC Debbie Schäfer’s ill-considered plan to allow alcohol sales at schools under certain conditions has been dealt a severe blow, and rightly so. As we report today, the legislature’s…
Hindu Temple, Auto Rickshaw Among 61 New Emojis Shortlisted for 2019 Release
Unicode Consortium, the organisation that regulates emojis, has shortlisted 179 candidates - 61 characters plus variants - for release in 2019. Giving a thumbs up to diversity, making up a…
Ola Appoints Former Google Europe COO Ben Legg as Head of UK Operations
Taxi aggregator Ola on Monday announced appointment of Ben Legg as Managing Director of its recently announced UK operations. Legg will lead and develop the senior leadership team, drive strategy and operations…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to Launch on Saturday, the First Spacecraft to ‘Touch Sun’
NASA counted down Friday to the launch of a $ billion (about Rs. 10,300 crores) spacecraft that aims to plunge into the Sun's sizzling atmosphere and become humanity's first mission to explore a…
Egyptian Students Design Car That Runs on Air
A group of Egyptian students has designed a vehicle they say will battle rising energy prices and promote clean energy by running on nothing but air. The undergraduate students, who…
Tinder Lured More Paying Users in Q2, Says Match as It Boosts Revenue Forecast
Dating app Tinder snagged thousands of paying users in the second quarter, helping its parent Match Group beat Wall Street profit targets and raise its yearly revenue forecast on Tuesday. Match Group, which also…
Governor Rauner passes new education bill
Peoria, Ill - Governor Rauner visited Richwoods High School today in Peoria to sign a new education bill This bill will allow high-school students to take more dual credit classes.…
Uber Rival Taxify Bets on Motorcycles and Rickshaws in East Africa
Taxify, an Estonian ride-hailing company aiming to take on Uber in emerging markets, will invest millions of euros in East Africa in the next five years with a strategy focused on motorised…
The Wisconsin Governor’s Race Might Be Decided by Education
Voters think about a lot of things at the polls: immigration, the economy, health care, gun policy, and—more cynically—party affiliation. But education is an issue that doesn’t typically poll near the top…
Tinder Lured More Paying Users in Q2, Says Match as It Boosts Revenue Forecast
Dating app Tinder snagged thousands of paying users in the second quarter, helping its parent Match Group beat Wall Street profit targets and raise its yearly revenue forecast on Tuesday. Match Group, which also…