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Transcript: Artificial intimacy — A teenager’s last conversation
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (1935+ words) This is an audio transcript of the Tech Tonic podcast episode: "Artificial intimacy: A teenager's last conversation' Cristina CriddleBefore we start, I just want to warn that what you're about to hear contains scenes of a distressing nature and descriptions…...
Special needs education spending in England will not fall for nearly a decade
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (146+ words) Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, said the special educational needs and disability (Send) system was "broken" as she set out a plan on Monday to restrict legal entitlements, which she ... Save over 40% on Standard Digital Save now on essential digital…...
Pupils’ special needs support to be reassessed at secondary school level
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (149+ words) Under the plans, which were first reported by the BBC, every child identified as having special educational needs, including those without an EHCP, will have an ISP created by the school, and this ... Save over 40% on Standard Digital Save now…...
What I learnt from my MBA
1+ week, 2+ day ago (877+ words) MBA participants on motivations, challenges, lessons learnt and what the degree has meant for them and their careers " in their own words. Why did you decide to study for an MBA?I'm a civil engineer by background and after graduating…...
MIT Sloan tops FT Global MBA Ranking for the first time
1+ week, 2+ day ago (679+ words) MIT Sloan School of Management in the US has topped the FT's 2026 Global MBA Ranking for the first time, beating contenders including Insead, based in France and Singapore, and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. The recognition for…...
How to find the right MBA
1+ week, 2+ day ago (915+ words) The practical challenge is how to tackle the research, funding and application stages when places at top schools remain hard to secure. The most selective programmes admit only a small fraction of applicants. Business schools advise prospective MBA students to…...
Student loans show that hard policy choices will only get harder
1+ week, 2+ day ago (190+ words) Like many other countries, the UK confronts insoluble long-term challenges: it has inescapable obligations that impose painful trade-offs. Given its ageing population and a slow-growing economy, all this can only get harder. This controversial outcome is the result of an…...
What can MBA students learn from a wilderness trek?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (829+ words) The river crossing in the Patagonian wilderness tested Alex Hernandez's team of MBA students to their limits. "The sun was setting, the temperature was dropping dramatically and we still had to get camp set up on the other side," he…...
Business school alumni survey verdict: good but could do better
2+ week, 2+ day ago (618+ words) Business graduates are largely satisfied with their studies and subsequent careers despite many earning relatively modest incomes, according to a survey of alumni of all ages from more than 300 universities around the world." The FT and Swiss school ZHAW conducted…...
School IB economics: Social media companies purge 4.7mn accounts after landmark Australia ban
2+ week, 2+ day ago (107+ words) IB DP economics: Unit 2.8 Market failure Read the article and then answer the questions: Social media companies purge 4.7mn accounts after landmark Australia ban Define the term demerit good [2] Explain why social media might be considered to be a demerit good…...