Новости за 10.05.2017

The top 10 this week features only one new song, but five names all score a new charting feat to their credit.

The future of the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial fiduciary rule remains unclear, as opponents of the rule continue to push for an additional delay of the measure.

Apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch is reported to be working with investment bank Perella Weinberg to deal with takeover interest, sources told Reuters. With the company’s shares trading at a 17-year low, the time for a buyout may be ripe.

Hiring in oil and gas continues to be slow. This is due to cyclical pressures, not technology replacing humans. In fact, technological improvements fueled the shale boom, creating many more jobs than might have been lost due to automation.

A growing trend in our universities is to compel professors and applicants to submit a "diversity statement," which amounts to a loyalty oath to a set of very questionable leftist doctrines. This enables ideological purists to weed out dissidents. This ought to be stopped by courts or regulation.

Appeals curt overturns

How do we actually move our body parts? This question was originally answered on Quora by Ray Schilling.

Still hanging on to your little-used hand-me-downs? It’s time to let them be a windfall for your wallet.

Top-level executives and quality professionals see a direct connection between the success of their continuous improvement or performance excellence initiatives and the success of their organizations.

Ford right now is a one-trick pony: its highly profitable F-series pickup truck line is hauling a heavy load, while the rest of its lineup sags. Without entries in the hottest cros

How do the astronauts stay unharmed in -455 degrees in space? This question was originally answered on Quora by Bob Singer.

As Reuters reported this morning, the company is fielding takeover offers after stocks hit a 17-year low. The brand once reflected mainstream ideals, but now it feels out-of-touch with the zeitgeist.

In the polarized Age of Trump, the relatively straightforward Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale is being interpreted through the lens of the political orientation of viewers. Cartoon by Ted Rall.

What are some best practices for training machine learning models? This question was originally answered on Quora by Xavier Amatriain.

What is the Amazon Echo Show and why is it important? This question was originally answered on Quora by Brian Roemmele.

Coworker.com CEO Leanne Beesley weighs in on one of the most stunning spots to get the job done.

Public health teaches us about contraceptive usage; religious institutions tell us to wait until we are married. But where do we go for the questions in between?

No matter how you look at it, the Volta architecture and Tesla V100 set a new level of computing performance on a chip that will benefit AI as well as other high-performance computing (HPC) applications.

If your co-workers don't normally appreciate you or acknowledge your accomplishments, I'd bet you wish they would say these five things to you more often.

Precious metals aren’t just used as investments and for jewelry—some of them have a wide range of industrial applications as well.

For centuries, the cost of distance has determined models of lifestyle and work. What if this cost fell dramatically?

Trove of new data gives insurers a sizable opportunity to deliver new benefits, but with it comes the responsibility to handle that data properly.

Opcity, a real estate technology startup improving residential real estate’s consumer experience by matching top agents with qualified home buyers and sellers in real-time, announced its series A financing of $27 million today. The round was led by Icon Ventures, with participation from 8VC

The fall in oil prices, an FX shortage and militant attacks on oil-sector infrastructure have pushed indigenous firms into deep distress.