Absence of phone use in class resulted in more note-taking, more detailed notes and a better grade by 1 full letter. Image credit: ©ARAMYAN – stock.adobe.com Karl Golnik, MD, MEd, addressed the great debate about whether use of cell phones in class helps or hinders student learning, and his team’s conclusion may prove to be unexpected….
Donald Trump’s strange, seemingly impromptu dance performance isn’t the only way his campaign has taken a Dadaist turn as of late—his online store has also started selling a piece of merch that simultaneously doubles as an arresting postmodern commentary on the nature of merch. When I first saw the item, I wanted to share it…
(Bloomberg) — For Wall Street skeptics arguing the good times can’t last, there is plenty of supporting evidence. Equity valuations are stretched, corporate bond spreads are tightening and gold is at a record. Most Read from Bloomberg The result has been a rush to hedges — options and other instruments designed to protect gains already…
When the Biden administration imposed new export controls on certain semiconductors and their manufacturing tools in October 2022, they raised three issues—the effect on U.S. company revenues, the effect on China’s technology policy, and whether they would incentivize other countries, including China, to “design out” U.S. technology in order to avoid the controls. Now that…
The alleged attack occurred on 14 to 15 October in the Kala Gan border area of Iran’s Sistan Province near the Iran-Pakistan border. The organisation Haalvsh, which focuses on Baloch rights in Iran, has claimed that up to 260 civilians may have been killed or wounded. However, these figures remain unconfirmed. Afghanistan’s de facto authorities…
The Google app is not the company’s nicest looking application, but a small carousel redesign on Android makes it a tiny bit more cohesive. Update 10/18: As of this week, the Google app’s new colorful Search shortcuts are widely appearing in the stable channel (version 15.40). They are more compact with the removal of text…
Former President Donald Trump said Friday that President Biden should allow Israel a free hand in its operations against Hamas following the takeout of terror boss Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip earlier this week. In his first public comments on the Middle East war since Israeli forces blew Sinwar away outside the city of…
Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to new record highs Friday, sealing six straight weeks of gains. The broad market benchmark advanced 0.40% to close at 5,864.67. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 36.86 points, or 0.09%, to end at 43,275.91. The Nasdaq Composite, led by a post-earnings jump in Netflix, ended the day up 0.63% at…
China’s economy grew at a healthy annual rate of 4.6 per cent in the July-September quarter, the government announced today, News.Az reports citing Morning Star. The world’s largest economy by some measures fell slightly short of the official target of “about 5 per cent” growth for 2024. In a statement, the National Bureau of Statistics…
Video footage released by the Israel Defense Forces shows tank fire targeting a building where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar had been barricaded, authorities said on Friday. Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was inside a building in Gaza when a tank opened fire, the IDF said. He was killed Thursday…