Tuesday, February 12, 2019

‘Not All Fun and Memes’: BuzzFeed News Employees Plan to Form a Union

A reporter for the site estimates the effort has the support of “90 percent” of eligible employees. The BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti has spoken against the idea.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2DvUleR

in her words: Girls Get Tech. They Just Need Others to Believe It.

New research explores how access to technology helps put girls on par with boys.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2N17gty

Mexico's El Chapo found guilty in US drug trial

Mexico's El Chapo found guilty in US drug trial

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2E8RgTx

Gimme a gadget after midnight

Alone on Valentine’s Day? That doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself and your inner-techie

from The Hindu - Luxury http://bit.ly/2SHOo89

In China, This Video Game Lets You Be a Tiger Mom or a Driven Dad

Mete out love and discipline. Set ambitious goals. Endure a teenager’s first dates. Fans say the game Chinese Parents is a surprisingly poignant exercise in role reversal.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2X0fBCe

Life according to the scion of the 1500-year-old royal family of Mewar

Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar on what it feels like to belong to world’s oldest serving dynasty

from The Hindu - Luxury http://bit.ly/2GDVnbO

Monday, February 11, 2019

Fresh protests in PoK against Pak Army, ISI

Fresh protests in PoK against Pak Army, ISI

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2N1eTAm