In Africa, farming is widely considered a synonym for poverty. But university graduates have set out to prove that farming is a future with “bling.”

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The economist Emily Oster challenges the conventional wisdom on child rearing.

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IEEE lifts restrictions on editorial and peer review activities for employees of Huawei Technology Ltd. and 68 of its affiliates.

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The perils of a cloud-connected smart home.