Column: The truth about the Harvard president’s ouster

Column: The truth about the Harvard president’s ouster

You may have heard during the last few days about the resignation by the president of a smallish university in New England. Pundits, politicians and alumni are currently locked in a debate over whether Claudine Gay’s decision to step down after only a months-long tenure as president of Harvard was due to accusations that she…

Remote workers actually aren’t more productive. Will bosses finally call them back in this year?

Remote workers actually aren’t more productive. Will bosses finally call them back in this year?

These days, it looks like the bloom is coming off the rose for remote work: Many employers are talking tougher. New research shows employees are actually less productive when they work from home full-time. And, with the tight job market starting to slacken, some predict 2024 will be the year employers finally clamp down. But…

More Hospitals Require Masks As Flu And COVID-19 Cases Surge

More Hospitals Require Masks As Flu And COVID-19 Cases Surge

NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses. While many experts say this season likely won’t prove to be as deadly as some other recent winters, it still could mean hundreds of thousands…

Google Is Finally Killing Cookies. Advertisers Still Aren’t Ready.

Google Is Finally Killing Cookies. Advertisers Still Aren’t Ready.

Listen to article (1 minute) Google is going forward with sweeping changes to how companies track users online—moves that have been years in the making. Advertisers still aren’t ready. The changes, among the biggest in the history of the $600 billion-a-year online-ad industry, center on the use of cookies, technology that logs the activity of…

All eyes are on glaucoma, the ‘silent thief of sight’ — and the truth behind 7 myths

All eyes are on glaucoma, the ‘silent thief of sight’ — and the truth behind 7 myths

To kick off Glaucoma Awareness Month in January, experts are setting the record straight on some common myths about what the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) calls the “silent thief of sight.” Approximately three million Americans have glaucoma. Yet only half of them are aware they have the potentially blinding disease, according to the Centers…

Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month

Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month

Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s consumer chief marketing officer, speaks during an event at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on Feb. 7, 2023. Chona Kasinger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft on Thursday said keyboards on upcoming Windows PCs will feature a Copilot key for having text conversations with the software maker’s virtual assistant. It’s one…

Lukas Dostal delivers career-high 55 saves, but Ducks fall to Maple Leafs in overtime

Lukas Dostal delivers career-high 55 saves, but Ducks fall to Maple Leafs in overtime

Auston Matthews scored 2:12 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Ducks on Wednesday night, squeaking by after taking 57 shots on goal. Martin Jones made 27 saves in his second standout performance in two nights after earning the shutout over the Kings on Tuesday. John Tavares scored…

China’s property ‘inventory overhang’ could take more than 10 years to correct, economist says

China’s property ‘inventory overhang’ could take more than 10 years to correct, economist says

The site of a real estate building under construction in Huai ‘an city, Jiangsu province, China, December 26, 2023. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images China is facing the prospect of a long-drawn correction in its property sector, with the overhang in the housing inventory likely to take more than 10 years to clear,…