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Stanford Graduate School of Business stands at the center of Silicon Valley, surrounded by the companies and technologies driving the AI revolution. But according to multiple current MBA students who have spoken this summer to Poets&Quants, the school is not keeping pace with the sweeping changes these tools are bringing to business education — and the consequences could be long-lasting. “I think educators and the school have not modified the curriculum to really match up with the tools that are out there, especially during the first year,” one student tells Poets&Quants in one of a series of candid, wide-ranging interviews....

Amazon Prime making a TV show blasting Convention of States probably wasn’t on your bingo card. But, alas, here we are. The show is called Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War, and it’s a sensationalized polemic about an evangelical organization that apparently “radicalized” Christian youth, which takes an unexpected turn into “exposing” the COS grassroots who want to “rewrite the Constitution.” According to the series’ description, “Teen Mania captivated a generation of fervent evangelical Millennial kids with adrenaline-fueled, ecstatic religious experiences through ‘Acquire the Fire’ rallies. But beneath the glittering surface lurked sadistic boot camps, staged martyrdom drills, and...

Quantum computing developments over the past 12 months, including Google Willow, IBM Majorana 1, and innovations at IBM, PsiQuantum and Atom Computing. Quantum Computing 2025 Update | 17:04 ExplainingComputers | 1.12M subscribers | 3,935 views | July 27, 2025

A flurry of mainstream media reports, from Bloomberg, The Guardian, Financial Times, and CNN, among other outlets, claim that climate change is causing rising food prices “worldwide,” based on a single new study. This is false. Bad weather has always impacted crop production, and there is no actual evidence that extreme weather is increasing. Globalization of media coverage is simply making it easier to hear about bad weather elsewhere in the world, meanwhile crop production and yields globally continue to set records – a fact the same media outlets largely ignore. Focusing on the coverage by Bloomberg, in an article...

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For the first time since the war began, there are credible concerns of hunger in Gaza. The main indicator, as expressed both by Gazans and economists, is the price of food in the enclave, a variable that can at least be used to calculate supply and demand and therefore offers a general picture of the overall trend. And that trend suggests that a future hunger crisis might be on the horizon if nothing changes. The caveat—and it’s a big one—is that there is enough food in Gaza. Testimony of Gazans and videos of fat, ogreish Hamasniks stuffing their maws have...

TV shows in the 70’s was a different era altogether—one where boundaries were loose, sensitivities were different, and what passed for humor often reflected the social attitudes of the time. Many catchphrases from that decade, while harmless in their original context, would raise eyebrows and spark controversy if used today. 15. “Whatchoo talkin’ ’bout, Willis?”

Every day brings more devastation. But daily forms of rebellion can restore our sense of purpose. The exterminating force of Project 2025 is plowing through the culture, the government and people’s hearts and bodies like a drunk on a violent tear. We wake each morning, holding our breath to bear witness to the new devastation: PBS and NPR defunded, cuts to the fight against human trafficking, Medicaid gone for millions, Ice working to surveil critics, tons of food for the poor ordered burned and wasted. The momentum of cruelty always feels inevitable. Cruelty is by definition “a callous indifference to...

The Pentagon on Thursday publicly announced it will no longer allow Defense Department officials to appear at events that do not align with the current presidential administration, and will instead thoroughly screen future programs. The move comes a week after the Pentagon pulled all of its military speakers from the annual Aspen Security Forum, which the Trump administration has blasted as a "globalist" summit. The Aspen Institute is a left-leaning think tank, and has featured critics of President Donald Trump like former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. The order, which went into effect on Tuesday, has only directly impacted the...

Foreign agents were able to penetrate the systems of the U.S. agency responsible for maintaining and designing nuclear weapons. The National Nuclear Security Administration, which operates under the United States Department of Energy, was compromised along with other sectors of the department. According to Bloomberg, while the NNSA is semiautonomous, it still holds the responsibility of producing and dismantling nuclear arms in the United States. This makes the intrusion even more concerning when considering the origins of those who penetrated the system. The Energy Department revealed in an email to Bloomberg that an "exploitation of a Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability...

The Trump administration has reportedly located over 13,000 children who entered the United States unaccompanied and illegally before being lost to government tracking systems. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under President Donald Trump has arrested more than 400 sponsors of unaccompanied minors for crimes related to mistreatment of the children in their care or for other reasons, a Health and Human Services official told NewsNation. Over 300,000 unaccompanied minors flooded into the United States under former President Joe Biden and were then lost to government officials, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General. The Trump administration has...

As the 2026 primaries begin to take shape, one swing state in particular has remained on the GOP's radar. After Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced his retirement in June, all eyes turned to Tar Heel State native Lara Trump. Although the Republican nomination would have undoubtedly been hers to claim, Lara passed on the opportunity to scoop up the Senate bid. Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley, who previously co-chaired the RNC alongside Lara Trump, will instead be running for the North Carolina Senate seat, reportedly with President Donald Trump's blessing. Although neither candidate has issued a...

Summary: The video covers growing scrutiny over the 2016 U.S. intelligence assessment that claimed Russian interference aimed to help Donald Trump. Key points: Senator Tom Cotton, Chairman of the Intelligence Committee, has sent a letter to the FBI questioning former Director James Comey’s actions and potential bias against Trump. Cotton accuses Obama, Biden, Clinton, Brennan, Comey, and Clapper of colluding to suppress dissent within the intelligence community that found no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion. The Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) is criticized as a politically directed product, allegedly influenced directly by Obama and senior appointees like CIA Director John Brennan. Former...

The Metropolitan Police Department is embroiled in controversy over allegations related to its reported crime statistics. The Washington, D.C., department placed Police Commander Michael Pulliam on paid administrative leave in May after a police union accused the MPD of deliberately manipulating crime data, several law enforcement sources told WRC-TV. Pulliam, who is under investigation, denied the allegations. Gregg Pemberton, the chairman of the D.C. Police Union, a branch of the Fraternal Order of Police, explained to WRC how the statistics are manipulated to make it appear that crime has declined. The union also warned about a larger trend of supervisors...

A dating safety app that allows women to do background checks on men and anonymously share "red flag" behaviour has been hacked, exposing thousands of members' images, posts and comments. Tea Dating Advice, a US-based women-only app with 1.6 million users, said there had been "unauthorised access" to 72,000 images submitted by women. Some included images of women holding photo identification for verification purposes, which Tea's own privacy policy promises are "deleted immediately" after authentication. Tea said the breach affected members who signed up before February 2024. Tea lets women check whether potential partners are married or registered sex offenders...

Ukrainian drones targeted St. Petersburg on Sunday, Russian authorities said, forcing the airport to close for five hours as Vladimir Putin marked Russia's Navy Day in the city, despite the earlier cancellation of its naval parade due to security concerns. St. Petersburg usually holds a large-scale, televised navy parade on Navy Day, which features a flotilla of warships and military vessels sailing down the Neva River and is attended by Putin. Last year, Russia suspected a Ukrainian plan to attack the city's parade, according to state television. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Sunday that this year's parade had been...

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Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1In today’s Gospel we are given three teachings on prayer. First, Jesus teaches His disciples what has come to be called “The Lord’s Prayer.” Second, He teaches about the importance of persistence in prayer. Third, He teaches about the fruit that comes from correct and persistent prayer. The Church Father Tertullian said that The Lord’s Prayer “is truly the summary of the whole Gospel.” Saint...

Sure, they’re upset now, but it wasn’t a problem when they were doing it (and they were doing it a lot). As you may have heard, the Texas legislature is looking at redistricting. The Dems are not happy and will likely refer to Governor Abbott as a dictator. I’m sure that they will bring up that Hitler “gerrymandered” Germany. To say the least, the other side is angry and may fly out of the state again to make their point. You may remember that the last time they tried it, some of them came back with COVID. I guess that...

"Is [the U.S. Agency for International Development] a good use of resources?" James Macinko, a health policy researcher at UCLA, asked in an NPR interview this month. "We found that the average taxpayer has contributed about 18 cents per day to USAID." That "small amount," Macinko estimated, had prevented "up to 90 million deaths around the world." Macinko was referring to a study he coauthored, which was published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet. In addition to estimating that USAID programs had saved 90 million lives from 2001 to 2021, Macinko and his colleagues project that if the Trump...