Outraged parents. Fleeing teachers. Anxiety-ridden and medicated students. Fuzzy math. Crazy historyassignments posted on Facebook. Longitudinal databases. Silencedcommunity members at school board meetings in YouTube footage.Newfangled public school pathways of college and career readiness underthe banner of “STEM” (science, technology, engineering and math)
As radical demonstrators continue to target Google’s private buses in the San Francisco area, accusing the company and other tech giants of “gentrification,” some far-left activists have gone a step further: targeting Google employees at their homes. A group calling
In his appearance on Tuesday’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on NBC, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates debuted a “viral video” to his charitable foundation’s annual letter…
A radio station in San Francisco is urging 49ers fans to boycott products made in the state of Washington until after the NFC title game between San Francisco and Seattle on Sunday. After the Seahawks prevented anyone from California from
Inequality is replacing the American dream, because the U.S. economy–thanks to Washington’s mismanagement–is underperforming. America still produces one fifth of the world’s goods and services, but accounts for a much smaller share of global growth. Many U.S. products are no
Shortly before the launch of HealthCare.gov, the Health and Human Services Department had the choice of compelling the federal government to disclose any security threats to the site. According to John Fund at the National Review, they declined, meaning there
National Public Radio announced a major new expansion into multimedia and digital platforms Monday thanks to $17 million in new grants from four foundations including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Joining the foundation established by the Microsoft founder is
(AP) Over 2M Xbox One units sold in first 18 daysNEW YORKMicrosoft says more than 2 million of its Xbox One consoles have been sold since the system’s launch 18 days ago. That works out to an average of 111,111
(AP) Report: NSA spying on virtual worlds, online gamesBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONAmerican and British intelligence operations have been spying on gamers across the world, media outlets reported, saying that the world’s most powerful espionage agencies sent undercover agents into virtual
America’s tech giants have joined forces to ask the Obama administration to reign in the scope of government surveillance. In a letter published today, the tech companies write they “believe that it is time for the world’s governments to address the
By The Associated PressThe holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals–yet they went out shopping anyway. There were scattered
Silicon Valley companies, Democrats, President Barack Obama, and Republican lawmakers and journalists in support of comprehensive immigration reform have repeated the mantra that more high-tech visas and temporary work permits are needed in an immigration reform bill because the country
(AP) Money, star power await Obama on fundraising tourBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressSEATTLEMoney, star power and Hollywood awaited President Barack Obama on a West Coast swing featuring a bit of official business, but mostly fundraising for a Democratic Party eager to
Proponents of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) often insist that the new standards are not a federal takeover of education. Actually, Common Core supporters could be right in one sense: Common Core is not so much about a nationalization
(AP) Seahawks owner Allen to fund brain injury researchBy DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPAssociated PressSEATTLEMicrosoft co-founder and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen said Thursday he will pay for a two-year, $2.4 million study into whether repeated blows to the head can lead
Experts testified before a House committee on Tuesday that Obamacare’s website HealthCare.gov has about five times as many lines of code as do the social media giant Facebook and the new Microsoft Windows 8 operating system combined, a technological flaw that exposes
(AP) Google: Searches for child abuse sites blockedBy SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONGoogle and Microsoft have introduced software that makes it harder for users to search for child abuse material online, the companies said in a joint announcement Monday. Writing ahead of
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have “each contributed $25,000” to Washington’s Initiative 594, which would effectively ban private gun sales in the state. The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility (WAGR) is pushing the initiative, claiming it “makes
In 2009, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell raised $24 million in a winning campaign that outspent his Democratic opponent by $7 million. Four years later in 2013, Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli raised $20.9 million in a losing campaign in which
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) — Fifty billionaires on the Forbes list of the U.S. richest have received $11.3 million in federal farm subsidies, the Environmental Working Group said Thursday. Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, Charles Schwab, head of the brokerage
Tina Brown, who is leaving her position as editor-in-chief of the Daily Beast which she founded in 2008, had a few choice words regarding the rollout of ObamaCare, castigating Barack Obama’s defining accomplishment for issuing portentous announcements with an incompetent follow-through.
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 9/26: Gmail Wiretap Lawsuit to Proceed; mysterious ‘Adorable Care Act’ Twitter account; Hashtag convo in real life; student mentions bomb on social media, gets arrested; arrest in ‘Biggest Cyberattack Ever’;
Polling agency Survata conducted a survey or 8,546 people to determine the initial perceptions of America’s newest cable news station. They asked respondents a straightforward question: “Do you perceive Al Jazeera America as an objective news source?” According to the survey,
(AP) Microsoft works to save face after Xbox backlashBy DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESWhen it comes to hyping next-generation hardware, the video game industry doesn’t typically opt for simplicity. However, during a presentation at the GameStop Expo in Las
Top-secret documents obtained by The Guardian reveal the National Security Agency (NSA) paid millions of dollars to Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft to cover costs associated with the agency’s PRISM surveillance program. The revelation is the the first evidence of a
