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World Athletics (WA), the governing body for track and field and other running competitions, announced last month that transgender women who went through male puberty can no longer compete in women’s events at international competitions. The policy took effect on 31 March. WA also ruled that to compete as a woman, athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD), who have congenital conditions that cause atypical sex development, must have a testosterone…

Photo via Anthony Harvey/Getty Images The fandoms of Percy Jackson and Harry Potter have traded quips online, following reports that the latter franchise will receive a reboot on HBO. Earlier today, it was reported that Warner Bros. Discovery is currently in talks to produce a television adaptation of Harry Potter, with each season based on one of J.K. Rowling’s seven entries in the uber-popular fantasy series.  While the status of the Harry Potter reboot remains unconfirmed — Rowling is reportedly yet to sign…

It's said that as work becomes increasingly automated thanks to artificial intelligence, our special human traits — empathy and humor, creativity and kindness — will become only more valuable.I wonder. What we've seen so far doesn't leave me optimistic. Instead of embracing what makes us different from machines, we humans often seem to be trying to imitate them. Too many of us skip lunch, eschew breaks and work more feverishly, as if we're just brains attached to rather inefficient, fleshy hardware — the bodies that…

Every year around MWC, we get a ton of hype around Chinese smartphone brands, like Oppo, Honor, and Xiaomi. This year was no different. Honor, for example, took the wraps off of the Honor Vs foldable and Honor Magic5 Pro flagship device. Xiaomi, however, isn’t one to lag behind — and to that end has launched the 13 series, led by the Xiaomi 13 Pro. There’s something that sets the Xiaomi 13 Pro apart from most of its previous-generation phones — the fact that the Xiaomi 13 Pro will be available outside of China.…

Mary L. Rigdon, director of the University of Arizona Center for the Philosophy of Freedom, challenges traditional stereotypes and makes a compelling business and ethical case to close to close the wage gap between men and women. Credit: Center for the Philosophy of Freedom Mary L. Rigdon, director of the University of Arizona Center for the Philosophy of Freedom and an associate professor in the Department of Political…

Getty Images/Yana IskayevaCould the coming months and years bring about a renewed burst of technology-driven entrepreneurial energy and innovation to the economy? Many technology professionals, hit by layoffs or the fear thereof, are exploring more entrepreneurial options instead of opting for standard full-time jobs. Much of it could be as "solopreneurs" involving gig work or independent contracting, of course, but it's notable to see an uptick in new company creation.  By one count, 63% of tech workers report they…

Getty Images/Yana IskayevaCould the coming months and years bring about a renewed burst of technology-driven entrepreneurial energy and innovation to the economy? Many technology professionals, hit by layoffs or the fear thereof, are exploring more entrepreneurial options instead of opting for standard full-time jobs. Much of it could be as "solopreneurs" involving gig work or independent contracting, of course, but it's notable to see an uptick in new company creation.  By one count, 63% of tech workers report they…

Predictive margins of founder's hierarchical position by market overlap. Credit: Journal of Business Venturing (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2022.106249 A new study, led by Bayes Business School, found that there are sizeable costs and benefits for spinouts—stand-alone new firms founded by former employees of established firms—as they try to establish themselves in the market. …

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Mastercard to start providing competing payment networks with the information they need to process debit card payments. In a proposed enforcement action , the FTC said Mastercard had allegedly violated a provision of the Dodd-Frank act known as the Durbin Amendment by prohibiting merchants from routing transactions over alternative networks. The action targets “tokenization,” the that underpins mobile payment applications like Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. When you go to…

"Most parents I interviewed were concerned about student stress and competition," says Tufts sociologist Natasha Warikoo. "The stereotype of Asian parents pushing their kids, not caring about their mental health, that's not true." Credit: Shutterstock Most parents want to help their kids get ahead. But how do you that? Should you press them to excel at academics, devote hours to sports and other extracurriculars, or get an…