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Credit: CC0 Public Domain A UC Berkeley-led study revealed that disparities in the share of Black and Latino students admitted to America's elite colleges and universities have endured and even widened over the last 40 years. The study, "Shifting Tides: The Evolution of Racial Inequality in Higher Education from the 1980s through the 2010s," was…

Jada Pinkett Smith applauded Taraji P. Henson for speaking out about her experience with the pay disparity in Hollywood while appearing on NPR’s It’s Been a Minute.  Pinkett Smith was asked as a Black Hollywood veteran if she felt Henson’s words rang true and how inequality has shaped her career. “Absolutely,” Pinkett Smith said. “My heart broke for Taraji, and I was also happy how courageous she was to speak about it in the way that she did.”  “One of the things with Taraji is that she is…

Kate Klein: There’s this, like, whole world underneath people’s clothing that no one talks about.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism bysubscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.Sari van Anders: Our science, in some ways..., is sort of, like, catching up with people’s existences.Meghan McDonough: I’m Meghan McDonough, and you’re…

Also Read | OnePlus 12R review: Relatively affordable ‘flagship killer’ that ticks all the right boxes Design and in-hand feelThe OnePlus 12 and 12R share a remarkably similar design, with the rounded camera module and curved edges on the back, while the fan-favourite alert slider has now been moved to the left, and an IR blaster is also present on the top of both devices. They also share a similar 120Hz LTPO AMOLED display to the front, with 4500 nits of peak brightness, 1600 nits…

Credit: Markus Spiske from Pexels Women continue to face barriers in entrepreneurship, with only 17 percent of small and medium-sized businesses being owned by women in Canada. To address this issue, the Canadian government has introduced the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. This strategy seeks to address the gender gap and biases in the Canadian…

Last Monday, I discovered Walter the Producer, a Boston-based indie musician. His music isn’t on any of the playlists I follow, and he has less than 150,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. If I hadn’t searched for his song on Shazam while I was 2,000 miles away from home in a brewery in Phoenix, I probably wouldn’t have ever found him. Finding new music has become somewhat of a game. Walter the Producer even pokes fun at this, too; his Spotify artist bio just says, “If you gatekeep me i will hunt you down.”…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over the last decade, AI has reshaped the commercial sector and consumer habits—think recommender systems for online shopping or streaming services. While many businesses have jumped headfirst into artificial intelligence, it's unclear how the social and education sectors are thinking about this technology. Do they currently use it, are they interested in using it, and how?…

February 12, 20244 min readOur research finds that language is often a barrier for people dealing with cybercrime issues and that it’s important to close this security gapBy Fawn Ngo & The Conversation USPeople in the U.S. with limited English proficiency are particularly vulnerable to cybercrime. The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.In the United States, the Internet Crime Complaint Center serves as a critical component in the FBI’s…

Artistic representation of an exoplanet whose water ice on the surface is increasingly vaporizing and forming an atmosphere during its approach to the central star of the planetary system. This process increases the measured planetary radius compared to the value the planet would have at its place of origin. Credit: Thomas Müller (MPIA)Simulations provide a potential explanation for the mysterious gap in the size distribution of super-Earths.Ordinarily, planets in evolved planetary systems, such as the Solar System,…

OnePlus 12R was launched alongside its big brother, the OnePlus 12, in January at the Smooth Beyond Belief event. While the phone is smooth, it's certainly not beyond belief. What's beyond belief is its price tag. The phone is now available for purchase in India with a starting price tag of Rs. 39,999. And for that price, you get a lot of phones. However, there are still some areas that need some improvements.So, does the OnePlus 12R bridge the gap between affordable and flagship performance? Let's find out.OnePlus 12R…