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New GOP bill seeks to hold private universities to same tax standard as corporations: ‘On notice’

2 mn readEXCLUSIVE: A GOP lawmaker is seeking to significantly raise taxes on endowment profits being banked by private universities to align their levy with the current corporate tax rate. Many private universities have invested funds for operational use that acquire interest each year, known as an endowment. In 2017, the Trump-era Tax Cuts and Jobs Act […]

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CertificatePoint’s CPNTCoin…EduTech’s Cryptocurrency, Is Revolutionizing the Education and Learning Experience

2 mn readBlockchain technology and cryptocurrency, just like other emerging technology, have been breaking boundaries with cross-industry applications that go beyond the initial financial focus. The main strength of blockchain technology is its features decentralized storage, immutability, traceability, and transparency. It’s these features that have facilitated secure transactions, open collaboration, unhindered exchange of data, creation of agreements […]

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TikTok warns of broad consequences if Supreme Court allows ban

3 mn readThe lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States: If Congress could do this to TikTok, it could come after other companies, too. The law, which was the […]

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Norway on track to be first to go all-electric

4 mn readNorway is the world leader when it comes to the take up of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country. Can other nations learn from it? For more than 75 years Oslo-based car dealership Harald A Møller has been importing Volkswagens, but early in 2024 […]

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New nanocrystals a key step toward more efficient optical computing and memory

3 mn readScientists including an Oregon State University chemistry researcher have taken a key step toward next-generation optical computing and memory with the discovery of luminescent nanocrystals that can be quickly toggled from light to dark and back again. “The extraordinary switching and memory capabilities of these nanocrystals may one day become integral to optical computing – […]

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Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says

3 mn readThe co-chair of the independent body that reviews Facebook and Instagram content has said she is “very concerned” about how parent company Meta’s decision to ditch fact-checkers will affect minority groups. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, from Meta’s oversight board, told the BBC she welcomed aspects of the shake-up, which will see users decide about the accuracy of […]

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