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The Finance & Tech Week In Review – 3/4/17

Posted on March 5, 2017 by | Leave a comment

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Every Saturday the HBCU Money staff picks ten articles they were intrigued by and think you will enjoy for some weekend reading impacting finance and tech.

These are the 22 best universities in emerging economies / WEF wef.ch/2lCMeSB

Why college doesn’t help more in closing racial and ethnic wealth gaps / St. Louis Fed bit.ly/2kz2sf6

This enormous solar power plant just became the biggest in the world / WEF wef.ch/2mdBq1y

You knew millennials were worse off than their parents, but this is how bad it is / WEF wef.ch/2mvIMLw

15 of the CIA’s most intriguing declassified maps / WEF wef.ch/2mdRxMl

Portable 3D printer builds a tiny house for a tiny price / New Atlas newatl.as/2mVpEpG

Astronomer and photographer Zoltan Levay makes distant galaxies beautiful. / Science News  ow.ly/s7zJ309yHRF

Trump announces budget cuts that may give China tech leadership / Computerworld ow.ly/Svss309AnxS

 Apple forfeits teachers’ pet rep as U.S. share sinks / CIO ow.ly/M5uC309AnoX

Advances in coral restoration hold promise for protecting coasts—and economies / Pew Trusts ow.ly/LHUX309Ansk

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The Finance & Tech Week In Review – 2/25/17

Posted on February 26, 2017 by | Leave a comment

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Every Saturday the HBCU Money staff picks ten articles they were intrigued by and think you will enjoy for some weekend reading impacting finance and tech.

How can #Kenya achieve a sustainable urban future? Video blog / World Bank wrld.bg/zBAq309gUVc

Large gaps exist between the homeownership rates of white households and minority households / St. Louis Fed bit.ly/2liGksY

More than half of #Uganda’s adults now has access to an account at a formal financial institution. / World Bank ow.ly/59ET309lR5F

You can now take a course at the world’s best universities for free. Here’s how that happened / WEF wef.ch/2ktwNAt

Queens in New York has more languages than anywhere in the world / WEF wef.ch/2lA8jEU

Agricultural robot scrutinizes plants so that we don’t have to / New Atlas newatl.as/2kVnJVw

Inside the U.S.’s Only Ocean Exploration Ship / Scientific American ow.ly/VFEX309lPP3

How #bigdata is changing the nature of policing from reactive to proactive / Networkworld ow.ly/TvcW309lPky

#Fraud rises as cybercriminals flock to online lenders / Networkworld ow.ly/w7eN309lP8s

Scientists discovering new coral communities in the Gulf, but they’re already under threat / Pew Environment ow.ly/BX5m309lOYy

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The Finance & Tech Week In Review – 2/18/17

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Every Saturday the HBCU Money staff picks ten articles they were intrigued by and think you will enjoy for some weekend reading impacting finance and tech.

Nearly half of current jobs could be automated by 2055, according to a new report / WEF wef.ch/2k6MGrw

Individuals tend to invest in assets that have recently done well. What about institutions? / St. Louis Fed bit.ly/2lnjyAT

Coping with the loss of a spouse? Avoid these mistakes & manage your money through your grief. / FINRA ow.ly/CKeu3094YD3

Want to give your brain a boost? Running may be the answer / WEF wef.ch/2lnje5Z

Here’s why we’re happier as we get older / WEF wef.ch/2kREFv8

Massachusetts Lawmakers Propose Goal of 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2050 / Renewable Cities buff.ly/2lYSHrZ

Here’s how the US government can bolster cybersecurity / CIOonline ow.ly/9KfO3097BUg

Once, up to 60 million buffalo roamed US. Yellowstone now holds 5000 – and some say it’s too many / New Scientist bit.ly/2kGqrsW

Microsoft app helps people with ALS speak using just their eyes / New Scientist bit.ly/2kHICOS

70% Of Trump Voters Want Clean Energy To Make America Great Again / Clean Technica ow.ly/Fnf33097BzC

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The Finance & Tech Week In Review – 2/11/17

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Every Saturday the HBCU Money staff picks ten articles they were intrigued by and think you will enjoy for some weekend reading impacting finance and tech.

Explore the legacy of Freedman’s Bank, est. 1865 for former slaves & African-American soldiers / NY Fed nyfed.org/2kPT4pf

These major cities are starting to go car-free / WEF wef.ch/2kciqM2

The fiscal cost of #studentdebt relief programs varies widely by repayment plan, income, and debt / KC Fed ow.ly/Ffrm308SXzM

Is this the end of the West? / WEF wef.ch/2kQxZKQ

30% of adults live near their parents; parental proximity & earnings consequences / Cleveland Fed ow.ly/Vutz308QGvB

India May Have Revived Plans For 7.5 Gigawatts Of Solar Projects / Clean Technica ow.ly/5GU8308Tbo0

Learn how to conserve coral reef #ecosystems / NOAA Research go.usa.gov/x9e2H

Stinky armpits? Bacteria from a less smelly person can fix them / New Scientist ow.ly/kGKC308Sshq

Renewables missing from Trump’s energy plan / CIOonline ow.ly/Q2gi308TaqX

There’s a new player in the Hyperloop game / New Atlas newatl.as/2kXlMqQ

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The Finance & Tech Week In Review – 2/4/17

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Every Saturday the HBCU Money staff picks ten articles they were intrigued by and think you will enjoy for some weekend reading impacting finance and tech.

Economic nationalism is on the rise, but the future of trade lies with cities / WEF wef.ch/2jL69hC

Economic Update on #CôtedIvoire on the need for greater investments in human capital / World Bank Africa wrld.bg/4bR5308C6oY

Why do so many women leave engineering? Probably not for the reason you’re thinking / WEF wef.ch/2jc69f9

Are protests games of strategic complements or substitutes? / NBER bit.ly/2l5ZShk

You knew millennials were worse off than their parents, but this is how bad it is / WEF wef.ch/2kplNBc

Two cups of grapes a day may keep the Alzheimer’s away / New Atlas newatl.as/2kqGlJD

5 shocking new threats to your personal data / Computerworld ow.ly/zXHP308Gg0l

How to keep children safe on Facebook and other online dangers / CSOonline ow.ly/Ltkf308GfWj

A source of volcanism on Mars remained largely unchanged for billions of years. / Science News ow.ly/e6MW308GfN4

Public lands do more than protect the environment—they also support local jobs / Pew Environment pew.org/2ilh8xz

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