Follow the arrow: Hidden designs in famous logos
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President Trump relaxes US cyber-attacks rules
President Trump has signed an order relaxing rules around the use of cyber-weapons, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The oil kingdom and Tesla’s electric car future
Much of the attention around Elon Musk’s bid to take Tesla private has been focused on whether the funding — as Musk tweeted early this month — is actually "secured."
Don’t even think of publishing in this journal
A major higher education research journal is suspending submissions to clear out a two-year backlog. Some see this case pointing to broad problems in academic publishing, such as the unwillingness of many scholars to review papers.
Fla. university latest to cut ties with China’s Confucius Institute
The University of North Florida will close a campus branch of a Chinese-run cultural institute, the latest U.S. college to do so amid criticism from U.S. legislators that China uses the institute to influence American higher education.
Fears over potential publisher ‘monopoly’ in digital research tools
As Elsevier buys another academic workflow company, some worry about potential for publishers to ‘lock in’ scholars to their services
The ‘gender gap in citations’: how female authors lose out
Study offers further insight into the persistent trend for women to be cited less frequently than men
More Pressure on Accreditors in Changing Higher Ed Landscape
The role of college oversight bodies is in the spotlight as more large for-profit institutions look to reclassify as nonprofits.
Plogging: the latest urban fitness boom in China
"Plogging", an eco-friendly Scandinavian trend that quickly grew in popularity abroad, is hailed as the latest urban fitness boom in China under the label of "trash running".
Mystery Russian satellite’s behaviour raises alarm in US
A mysterious Russian satellite displaying "very abnormal behaviour" has raised alarm in the US, according to a State Department official.
