MTN and Nigeria's billion-dollar regulatory fines – Quartz Africa

It's not clear what the point of the foreign exchange and tax drama with MTN is really about. Is Nigeria trying to force the phone giant to leave the country? | Continue reading


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"No tech bros in echo chambers in dark convention halls forgetting the world." | Continue reading


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The upsides of not winning a Nobel Prize

In 1974, astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars—but her former PhD advisor got the Nobel. | Continue reading


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US businesses say China makes things best

In thousands of pages of transcripts, US firms says no other country can make stuff of the quality and volume that China can. | Continue reading


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The short life of an inspiring entrepreneur will give hope to the city he loved

Mohamed Mohamoud was the founder of unique and successful businesses in the Somali capital | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

GM’s dress code is only two words

CEO Mary Barra is developed the perfect antidote to the restrictive, wallet-draining policies found at many large corporations. | Continue reading


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Three theories about Trump’s plan to build an entire village in rural Scotland

Where did the Trump Organization get all that cash? | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Michigan’s students/teachers using public data to challenge university spending

“The information is out there if you’re willing to look at it. People generally thought the university had their best interests at heart.” | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy

To deal with variable solar and wind power, the startup Energy Vault is coming out of stealth mode to offer alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. | Continue reading


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Choosing an English name? Why I decided to use my Chinese name

It is better for foreigners to know who you are—and for you to feel good about yourself. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

All career advice for women is a form of gaslighting

It's the society we operate in that needs fixing, not how we ask for money, the tone of our voices, or our outfits. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

The gig economy is bigger than US government data makes it look

Why the data is incomplete. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

What to do if your company doesn’t have an enlightened approach to work

Small steps can help create the sense of autonomy most people crave. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

What happens when you try to send politically sensitive messages on WeChat

The content that triggers censors gets updated as the environment of sensitive material evolves. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Don’t do what you love for a career–do what makes you money

Eight years ago, I had $300 in my checking account, no health insurance, and $22,000 in student debt. So I made up my mind. | Continue reading


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Flying solo can take a toll if you don't make an effort to build a support system. | Continue reading


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“The Lean Startup” is an unproductive legend

The promise of innovating with little and the tale of startup “nimbleness” and “heroism” are so evocative that they are difficult to let go. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Should you raise your kids religious?

Religion is one way to teach kids how to behave ethically—but not the only way. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

What almost everyone misunderstands about product managers

They are not "mini-CEOs." | Continue reading


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Technology’s “Time Well Spent” movement has lost its meaning

The movement has become a marketing campaign.  | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Scientists found the spiritual part of our brains–religion not required

Whether your transcendent state involves a church, nature, or a stadium full of sports fans, it appears to have the same effect on the brain. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Why are AI researchers so obsessed with games?

There's a reason why AI is playing Dota 2. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Indigenous community built a DIY drone from YouTube to fight off illegal loggers

The Wapichan are assembling a “living map” to document their customary land use—and to demonstrate how outside interests were impinging upon areas they have safeguarded for centuries. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Tesla’s earnings call yesterday was a piece of performance art

Tesla earnings calls have become a place to trot your pet theories and biases. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Welcome to the new version of QZ.com-faster, smarter, and ready for the future

The first thing we hope you notice about the new site is that it's really fast. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Cycling referees are incorporating social media into video replay reviews

The Tour de France is being officiated with the help of replay technology for the first time in its 105 year history, with a modern twist. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Analysis of 10,000 studies on marijuana confirms only three medical benefits

Not such a wonder weed, perhaps. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

The apple of Amazon’s eye is Alexa

It feels like all Amazon talks about is Alexa. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

For the first time in 15 years, a new Alzheimer’s drug looks promising

Biogen and Eisai presented more details about a new drug called BAN2401, which may slow the disease's progression. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Trump and Putin: The worst case scenario (2016)

The two states with the most nuclear weapons in the world, backed by authoritarian leaders, may be partnering against shared enemies. What could go wrong? | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

The code that took America to the moon was just published to GitHub

"Burn, baby! BURN!" | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

The paywall has encouraged publications to become more opinionated and more extreme, in the hopes their readers will be more likely to subscribe to a paper that vehemently agrees with them. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Three reasons why journalism paywalls still don't work

The paywall has encouraged publications to become more opinionated and more extreme, in the hopes their readers will be more likely to subscribe to a paper that vehemently agrees with them. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Most unhappy people are unhappy for the exact same reason

Research shows that how you spend your free time matters a great deal. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

A biologist believes that trees speak a language we can learn – Quartz

Humans have long recognized the song of trees. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Marc Andreessen's 2018 reading list

The billionaire investor has been deep into recent US politics. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Google’s Duplex AI could kill the call center

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How Uganda's social media tax works with WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter blocked

Telecoms insiders explain it hasn't required any new technology or external assistance to implement the "tax-or-block" system. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Quartz is being sold to Uzabase, a Japanese business media company

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@qz.com | 6 years ago

Quartz is being sold to Japanese media company Uzabase

The Tokyo-based company “is turning to Quartz to drive its expansion outside of Asia,” Quartz executives say, “with a particular eye on subscription offerings.” | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

A third of Americans still buy and rent DVDs

“When it comes to entertainment, few consumers limit themselves to one single option," said one researcher. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Most Germans don’t buy their homes, they rent. Here’s why

It's just a fact. Many Germans can't be bothered to buy a house. The country's homeownership rate ranks among the lowest in the developed world, and nearly dead last in Europe, though the Swiss rent even more. Here are comparative data from 2004, the last time the OECD updated it … | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Why government websites suck so much, according to Obama’s White House webmaster

The DMV's online portal is a car crash unto itself. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

All the things you can do to help end family separations at the border

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@qz.com | 6 years ago

US states with the most psychopaths

Connecticut wins the dubious award of most psychopathic state in the US. | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Futurists in Ethiopia are betting on AI to drive developmet

“We should not start from steam and railways, or the old technologies—that is already done." | Continue reading


@qz.com | 6 years ago

Running a marathon is as traumatic as having heart surgery

Too much of a good thing? | Continue reading


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