How Top-Valued Microsoft Has Avoided the Big Tech Backlash
How Top-Valued Microsoft Has Avoided the Big Tech Backlash Its “Evil Empire” moniker, once a label favored by the company’s critics, has fallen by the wayside. Read More…
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Introducing a New Feature: Mentor Texts
Introducing a New Feature: Mentor Texts Each entry will spotlight a Times text, then offer guided practice to help students both identify effective “writer’s moves” and emulate them in their own work. Read More…
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Telling Short, Memorable Stories From Your Life: ‘My Secret Pepsi Plot’
Telling Short, Memorable Stories From Your Life: ‘My Secret Pepsi Plot’ An invitation to students to tell a meaningful story in a limited number of words, with an example from The Times’s Lives column to help. Read More…
Read moreRBS May Face New PPI Hit of Up to 900 Million Pounds
RBS May Face New PPI Hit of Up to 900 Million Pounds Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland may have to shell out a further 900 million pounds to settle a final compensation bill for mis-selling payment protection insurance after a last-minute surge in customer claims. Read More…
Read moreDwight Howard Eager to Make Most of 2nd Chance With Lakers
Dwight Howard Eager to Make Most of 2nd Chance With Lakers Dwight Howard says he is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers with a new outlook on basketball and his place in it. Read More…
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App Attempts a Rare Trick in China: Online Privacy In a country where privacy protections are considered weak and anything-goes data collection has become the norm, Chinese tech entrepreneur Yang Geng stands out. Read More…
Read moreWashington Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Capital One Hack
Washington Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Capital One Hack A Washington software engineer who authorities say gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications has pleaded not guilty to federal computer and wire fraud charges. Read More…
Read moreCybercriminals Manipulate Their Way Into Company Computers
Cybercriminals Manipulate Their Way Into Company Computers The cybercriminal who steals information or money from a small business is probably a master of deception and manipulation as well as a techno-expert. Read More…
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Narrative Arc: ‘The Ballad of Tribute Steve’
Narrative Arc: ‘The Ballad of Tribute Steve’ An example from The Times’s Lives column shows students how even short narrative essays can tell a complete story — with characters, conflict and a resolution. Read More…
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Don’t Trust Facebook With Your Love Life
Don’t Trust Facebook With Your Love Life Happiness, brought to you by the company that gave you the Cambridge Analytica Scandal™! Read More…
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