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5 Radical Schooling Ideas For An Uncertain Fall And Beyond

American education is full of innovators practicing alternatives to the mainstream. Now, some of those alternatives are proving their mettle.

Anne Wojcicki, chief executive officer and co-founder of 23andMe, speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt 2018 summit in San Francisco in September 2018.

Female CEOs Blast 'Forbes' List Of Innovative Leaders That Includes Only One Woman

The sole woman, Barbara Rentler of Ross Stores, clocked in at No. 75. Dozens of female CEOs have signed a letter demanding Forbes do better. Anne Wojcicki of DNA testing company 23andMe is among them.

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PBS NEWSHOUR Live Coverage Of 2019 State Of The Union Address

Airs Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV

Earlier this week, Disney, Nestle and Epic Games — which makes Fortnite — pulled their ads from YouTube, which is owned by Google.

Advertisers Abandon YouTube Over Concerns That Pedophiles Lurk In Comments Section

Hasbro, Disney, Nestle and others have suspended their ads on the online video site. YouTube has responded by disabling comments on millions of videos.

Google says it will improve its internal systems and give advertisers more control of where their spots appear, responding to complaints about the pairing of paid ads with offensive content.

Google Promises To Keep Ads Off 'Hateful, Offensive' YouTube Content

On Friday, a division of a global marketing group with a digital budget of more than $200 million put its dealings with Google on "pause," citing recent controversies.

The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo., July 27, 2018.

Bay Area Tech Nonprofit To Track Power Plant Pollution With Artificial Intelligence

Watt Time said it plans to use satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to track plant pollution and make its data public.

Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was interviewed at the company's offices in Menlo Park, Calif. She faces questions from Congress about combating foreign interference.

WATCH LIVE: Senate Committee Vents About Hijacking Of Big Tech For Information War

The Senate intelligence committee gets an update from Big Tech about how companies are fighting "active measures" like those waged against the U.S. in 2016.

The Google Doodle for January 9, 2018 honors Har Gobind Khorana.

The Man In The Google Doodle: From Poor Villager To Nobel Prize Winner

He's the biochemist Har Gobind Khorana, who discovered the grammar that organizes DNA. But first he had to overcome the accent and mannerisms of his Indian village.

Workers are seen outside a city building in Milwaukee, which set up drive-up early voting for the state's April 7 election in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

'It's Madness.' Wisconsin's Election Amid Coronavirus Sparks Anger

Despite the pandemic, the state is forging ahead with its election on Tuesday. But many voters, poll workers and local officials are quite upset.

Students at Howard University in Washington, D.C. The historically black university is opening Howard West at Google's headquarters in Mountain View.

Google Hopes To Hire More Black Engineers By Bringing Students To Silicon Valley

Howard, the historically black university in Washington, D.C., is sending computer science students to study at Google's headquarters in California, as part of an effort called Howard West.

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