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Education Disrupted
Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues
As teachers launch personal brands and cast themselves as influencers, start-ups and tech giants alike are racing to cultivate them to spread their wares.
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As teachers launch personal brands and cast themselves as influencers, start-ups and tech giants alike are racing to cultivate them to spread their wares.
By NATASHA SINGER
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By MICAH MAIDENBERG
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By STEVE EDER, JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and STACY COWLEY
Nvidia, a maker of graphics processing units, is riding an artificial intelligence boom to put its chips in drones, robots and self-driving cars.
By DON CLARK
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By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
President Trump campaigned on reviving the kinds of jobs done in factories, coal mines and oil fields. Since he took office, hiring has indeed ticked upward in these sectors, but is there any connection?
By KARL RUSSELL and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
The numbers highlight a widely made mistake in how we have been talking about the economy since Inauguration Day.
By NEIL IRWIN
The private equity firm beat out rivals that included Bain Capital, KKR and Permira to take a controlling interest in the fast-growing British luxury e-commerce group.
By ELIZABETH PATON
Some entrepreneurs have instituted activities — outdoor planning sessions, meetings in a salt room, deal talks on a surfboard — that sound relaxing but are meant to be productive.
By PAUL SULLIVAN
The move by the semiconductor maker follows resistance to the deal from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
Trade representatives from Canada, Mexico and the United States will resume discussions after a tense first round of talks.
By PRASHANT S. RAO
The bank told Congress last year that it had fully disclosed misconduct. But later reports indicate it knew more, prompting a call for new hearings.
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
Near Virunga National Park, hydroelectric power plants provide electricity that could guard against deforestation and revitalize a war-torn country.
By AMY YEE
A digital app is bringing blueprints to the phones and tablets of construction workers. On-site training makes the transition easier.
By PATRICIA R. OLSEN