Sheryl Sandberg on Sexist Assumptions, the World’s Best Female Chef, and ‘Jacindamania’

In a new interview with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg talked about what men can do to help the fight for gender equality. In short: they need to care enough about it to actually take action. Quartz has a run-down of Sandberg’s major points, but one in particular caught my attention. Rather than assuming that...

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Smart Money Gets Saddled With Forlorn British Malls

The private equity investment model looks broken when it comes to the U.K. retail industry. from Bloomberg http://ift.tt/2vwjWDa via IFT...

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Volkswagen Sees SUV Boom Paving 10-Year Road to U.S. Relevance

The worlds biggest automaker is still a bit player in the U.S., but Volkswagen AGs hoping an expanding line-up of the crossovers and SUVs Americans love to buy will help propel its namesake brand into the mainstream. from Bloomberg http://ift.tt/2wmSd6Q via IFT...

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U.S. CEOs Urge Trump to Keep DACA 'Dreamers' Program

Dozens of chief executives in the U.S. have signed a letter urging the administration of President Donald Trump not to scrap a measure, known as Dreamers, that prevents the deportation of young people brought to the country illegally. from Bloomberg http://ift.tt/2wWnVcw via IFT...

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SmileBackPi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

Fun project from Henk Boelman up on Hackster.io. When motion is detected the camera takes a screenshot and sends it to the Microsoft Cognitive Services Emotion API. This returns a JSON object with the scores of emotion from the people in the images. When the result is calculated it show the emotion back to the user on the screen in the...

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SmileBackPi @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

Fun project from Henk Boelman up on Hackster.io. When motion is detected the camera takes a screenshot and sends it to the Microsoft Cognitive Services Emotion API. This returns a JSON object with the scores of emotion from the people in the images. When the result is calculated it show the emotion back to the user on the screen in the...

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Trump pushing for $6 billion in Harvey recovery funding

President Trump is requesting that nearly $6 billion be made available for the Harvey recovery process. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2eJqRP0 via IFT...

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Trucking Companies Climb on Expected Demand for Harvey Cleanup

Expectations that trucking demand will increase for cleanup from Hurricane Harvey helped boost shares ofLandstar System Inc., YRC Worldwide Inc. and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. from Bloomberg http://ift.tt/2vFtQhU via IFT...

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Brazil Decided Against Mining a Huge Part of the Amazon

The Brazilian government had decreed it would open up an area of the Amazon roughly the size of Denmark to mining has repealed the act in light of the stark controversy that was sparked in wake of the decision. Brazil’s government announced late Thursday they intended to suspend any action on the decree, backtracking due to activist criticism...

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Brexit Flight and Chinese Capital Controls Are Freeing Up London’s Crowded Commercial Real Estate Market

Britain’s exit from the European Union has sent bankers scurrying for Frankfurt, Dublin, and Paris -- and opened up new space for savvy commercial real-estate investors, Bloomberg reports. Australia's largest pension fund AustralianSuper is looking to acquire more overseas assets and part of its revamped portfolio could come from British...

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A North Korea Conflict Would ‘Severely Affect’ the Global Oil Trade

If current tensions between North Korea and its neighbors in Northeast Asia devolve into conflict, the world’s oil markets would be “severely affected,” a leading energy consultancy warns. Wood Mackenzie warned in a report published Wednesday that a third of the world’s seaborne oil traffic and two thirds of Asia’s refining capacity could...

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Tesla Has Been Hit With an Unfair Labor Practices Complaint

The National Labor Relations Board said in a complaint filed Thursday that it is investigating Tesla tsla for unfair labor practices. Workers and the United Auto Workers Union filed complaints with the federal agency in April that make an array of allegations, including that employees at its factory in Fremont, Calif. were interrogated over...

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Acting Homeland Security boss brings experience to Harvey role

As thousands of flood victims in Texas face the harsh reality and devastation left behind by Hurricane Harvey, the focus now shifts to relief efforts -- including how the federal government will respond. from FOX News http://ift.tt/2eu0v6E via IFT...

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Charlottesville, Harvey, Russia & more:...

August is typically a quiet month in Washington, but absolutely nothing is typical so far about the Trump presidency. We look back at the crises, both self-inflicted and otherwise, from August. Read more from msnbc.com Latest Headlines http://ift.tt/2enDD53 via IFT...

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Wearable Foxhunt Transmitter for Conventions

Amateur radio operator [KE4FOX] wanted to build his own 2M fox hunt transmitter for use at conventions. It would be contained in a 1020 Pelican micro case and attached to a person who would walk around transmitting a signal, leaving the hams to track down the fox. The project uses a DRA818 VHF/UHF transceiver plugged into a low-pass...

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mintyPi Build Guide and STL Files #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Thanks to Warner for sending us this update! Warner writes: I created a project called the mintyPi – a raspberry pi-based gaming handheld in an altoids tin. I’ve put together a build guide for it, and released the STL files so people can print their own parts if they want. It even uses a few parts from Adafruit. Read more about the project...

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mintyPi Build Guide and STL Files #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Thanks to Warner for sending us this update! Warner writes: I created a project called the mintyPi – a raspberry pi-based gaming handheld in an altoids tin. I’ve put together a build guide for it, and released the STL files so people can print their own parts if they want. It even uses a few parts from Adafruit. Read more about the project...

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As Versace Denies Virgil Abloh Rumours, What Should Donatella Do Next?

Donatella Versace is said to be under pressure from executives and financial backers to name a successor as the brand pursues significant expansion ahead of a still-planned, albeit significantly delayed, IPO. from The Business of Fashion http://ift.tt/2vwboMN via IFT...

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David Bailey Turns Editor for Citizens of Humanity

The photographer has guest-edited the denim brand's in-house magazine, Humanity, shooting Kate Moss for the cover, as well as Ronnie Wood, Damien Hirst and his wife and children. from The Business of Fashion http://ift.tt/2gnka5q via IFT...

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Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert Stages Bergdorf Goodman Takeover

The stylist and Instagram darling has partnered with the luxury department store on a pop-up shop, t-shirt collection and window display in honour of her new tome, Gio_Graphy. from The Business of Fashion http://ift.tt/2etJidS via IFT...

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Harvey's Made the World's Most Important Chemical a Rare Commodity

Few Americans care about ethylene. Many have probably never heard of it. from Bloomberg http://ift.tt/2wWw7tA via IFT...

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Russia hangs over Trump as Congress...

As Congress readies its return after the August recess, a new round of bad headlines on Russia threatens to stall Pres. Trump's agenda on Capitol Hill. Our political panel discusses. Read more from msnbc.com Latest Headlines http://ift.tt/2wW9TaW via IFT...

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State Department plays bad cop to Trump's...

While Pres. Trump has repeatedly shown a reluctance to call out Russia or Vladimir Putin, the State Dept. is forcing Russia to scale back its diplomatic posts within the U.S. Our panel reacts. Read more from msnbc.com Latest Headlines http://ift.tt/2gtisDb via IFT...

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CFDA Shop Lands on the West Coast at Fred Segal

A CFDA pop-up store will take centre-stage at Fred Segal's soon-to-open West Hollywood outpost, and will feature brands including Derek Lam, Mansur Gavriel and Tim Coppens. from The Business of Fashion http://ift.tt/2gnpYLX via IFT...

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Zalando Turns Festival into Three-Day 'Live' Marketing Campaign

The Berlin-based e-tailer is focusing on the experience economy in a bid to boost brand awareness. from The Business of Fashion http://ift.tt/2etQoPf via IFT...

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Trump lawyers are reportedly trying to...

A new report says Trump's attorneys are trying to discredit fmr. FBI boss James Comey as yet another report states that special counsel Mueller is now working with the IRS. Our panel reacts Read more from msnbc.com Latest Headlines http://ift.tt/2etWNu1 via IFT...

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Tubman twenty not a priority of Trump admin

Joy-Ann Reid notes Donald Trump's affinity for Andrew Jackson and reports on Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's wishy-washy answer about replacing Jackson with Harriet Tubman's face on the twenty dollar bill. Read more from msnbc.com Latest Headlines http://ift.tt/2gtmhZ8 via IFT...

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How to create a Raspberry Pi digital clock using the Sense HAT #piday #Raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Via The Pi The Raspberry Pi can do an awful lot right out of the box – but it can do even more with the help of the Sense HAT, an add-on developed for the Astro Pi project. Astro Pi sent augmented Pis into space, and the Sense HAT provided most of the new functionality used on the mission. Among that new functionality? A small LED matrix,...

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Trump DACA decision threatens swath of US

Jose Antonio Vargas, immigration rights activist, talks with Joy-Ann Reid about the anxiety among undocumented immigrants that Donald Trump with violate the U.S. promise to honor DACA and allow people who came to the U.S. as children to remain. Read more from msnbc.com Latest Headlines http://ift.tt/2wWm33r via IFT...

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Trump's expected repeal of Dreamer program draws fire from business

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to rescind an Obama administration policy that protects from deportation nearly 800,000 immigrants who as children entered the country illegally, setting the stage for a fight with U.S. business leaders and lawmakers over tough immigration policy. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2gte5bf via...

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Ex-military officials urge U.S. judge to halt Trump's transgender ban

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three high-ranking military officials from the Obama administration on Thursday joined several transgender service members in urging a U.S. judge to halt President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2eJwHAb via IFT...

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How to create a Raspberry Pi digital clock using the Sense HAT #piday #Raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi

Via The Pi The Raspberry Pi can do an awful lot right out of the box – but it can do even more with the help of the Sense HAT, an add-on developed for the Astro Pi project. Astro Pi sent augmented Pis into space, and the Sense HAT provided most of the new functionality used on the mission. Among that new functionality? A small LED matrix,...

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Trump to nominate Robert Jackson for seat on SEC: source

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to nominate Columbia University law professor Robert Jackson to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2gsTuDM via IFT...

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Hurricane Harvey could push forward U.S. debt ceiling deadline: Mnuchin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that Hurricane Harvey could bring forward the deadline by which the nation's debt ceiling needs to be raised and that he is open to the borrowing cap being dealt with as part of a wider bill. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2eJutAv via IFT...

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U.S. states hit back at EPA chief over climate rule guidance

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic state officials blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for telling governors in what they describe as a "legally incorrect" letter in March that they do not need to comply with a major climate change regulation. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2guOQFi via IFT...

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House to vote on self-driving car legislation next week

(Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles, congressional aides said. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2eJdpdZ via IFT...

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Top advisers in more displays of disagreement with Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis openly differed with his commander in chief over North Korea on Wednesday, the latest example of a once-rare public display of disagreement by top U.S. aides that has become more frequent under President Donald Trump. from Reuters: Politics http://ift.tt/2guOLS0 via IFT...

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