2 mn readUnited States coach Emma Hayes said retiring veteran Alyssa Naeher leaves the team as the “the greatest goalkeeper” that the country has produced after Tuesday’s 2-1 win over the Netherlands. “What I did say to her yesterday, in my opinion, she’s the greatest goalkeeper this country’s ever had, for lots of reasons,” Hayes said about […]
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2 mn readA small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth. It’s the first of two expected asteroid fly-bys this week. The European Space Agency issued an alert for the 27-inch asteroid at 4:27 a.m. ET, with the agency saying the celestial rock would create a […]
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5 mn readAs talent leaders prepare for the incoming Trump Administration, and concerns rise about what that will mean for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts within their workforces, I suspect employers’ focus on skills-based hiring strategies will only continue to grow. The increasingly popular efforts—in which college degrees are eliminated from certain hiring requirements in lieu of […]
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3 mn readIn a move that might appear modest on the surface but carries profound implications for the future of global payments, Stripe has acquired Bridge, a startup specializing in stablecoin payment infrastructure, for approximately $1.1 billion. While Bridge’s current metrics, with revenue some market participants estimate to be at $10-12 million, might raise eyebrows at the […]
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3 mn readBitcoin and cryptocurrencies, including Ripple’s XRP, have suddenly shot higher, with the bitcoin price now again within touching distance of $100,000 after suddenly crashing back this week. The bitcoin price has rocketed this year, pushed on by the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president—fueling a huge $15 trillion bitcoin price bet. Now, as Elon […]
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4 mn readCarmakers say their increasingly sophisticated automated driving systems make driving safer and less stressful by leaving some of the hard work of knowing when a crash is about to happen—and avoiding it—to the machines. But new research suggests some of these systems might do the virtual opposite at the worst possible moment. A new paper from researchers at […]
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