Articles filed under Washington Post
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Why more headlines are bad for women CEOsJun 26, 2016 7:17 am - When a woman is appointed to lead a major public company these days - think GM's Mary Barra or Yahoo's Marissa Mayer - it often becomes a major media event, met with wal...
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Why some professors are telling students to use WikipediaJun 26, 2016 7:16 am - Most college freshmen learn on Day 1 that they shouldn't use Wikipedia. It's framed as a crime on par with cheating: a mortal sin against the gods of academia. In hundre...
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Uber lets you hail a helicopter in Brazil for $63Jun 26, 2016 7:14 am - The thunderous chop of helicopter blades echoes from the glassy facades of skyscrapers as top bank executives return from weekend beach jaunts. The earsplitting migratio...
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Living longer means a second chance at life decisions you now regretJun 26, 2016 7:13 am - I've written quite a lot about the fact that today people can live just as long, or longer, in retirement, as they do in their working lives. The lesson is you can't scr...
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How to talk to a friend who has Alzheimer'sJun 26, 2016 6:30 am - During a routine trip to my local grocery, I ran into an acquaintance I had not seen in more than a year. She looked great and was her typically upbeat, energetic self. ...
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BlackBerry diehards aren't going down without a fightJun 25, 2016 7:20 am - Darren Kao has two apps on his Sony Xperia Android phone - WeChat to stay in touch with his Chinese clients, and the Starbucks wallet, for his morning caffeine fix. For ...
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It takes two apps to help you recycleJun 25, 2016 7:17 am - Recycling is one of those things you know you should do. But while finding a way to dispose of plastics and paper is generally easy, it takes more effort to figure out w...
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Clash of Clans may spur Tencent's Marvel-like aspirationsJun 25, 2016 7:17 am - Clash of Clans could be the type of tent-pole entertainment that helps Asia's biggest internet company build a Marvel-like universe of movies, comic books, online videos...
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Are you still a VR skeptic? So is Nintendo.Jun 25, 2016 7:16 am - LOS ANGELES - Everywhere you look at E3 - the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo gaming conference held recently - there seems to be something pitching virtual reality...
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Hollywood turning to big data to write the next blockbusterJun 25, 2016 7:14 am - Your Facebook posts and tweets may contain hidden creativity. In fact, they could be helping to write the next Hollywood blockbuster. As once-monolithic television audie...