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Bridging the gap between traditional and online learning, Kno's newest product pulls in the most relevant of the Khan Academy videos to enrich whatever you're reading about. Long gone are the days when your otherwise drab textbook might be lightened up only by the occasional graphic or stock photo

The growing respect for quality ingredients reached new heights when Pat La Frieda achieved guru status. The third-generation butcher, dubbed “Manhattan’s leading meat authority” by La Scuola at Eataly, will expound on the merits of animal protein in Pat La Frieda Talks Meat ($175), a class at the educational arm ...

Apple sold almost 5 million iPads around the world last quarter. But it still couldn't make them fast enough to meet demand. Apple sold almost 5 million iPads during its March quarter—and it still couldn’t keep up with the demand, company executives said during a quarterly earnings call on Wednesday

Participant Media plans on portraying the moments leading up to the BP oil spill disaster in an upcoming film. Jeff Skoll's social film company, Participant Media , has picked up the rights to adapt the New York Times article, " Deepwater Horizon's Final Hours ." The deal was done in partnership with Summit Entertainment and Imagenation Abu Dhabi--the film will tell the story of what happened on the rig when it exploded, including the story of how over 100 people survived

With social media and a unique civic iPhone app, Ecko is making a national issue feel locally relevant. In the United States, every class of citizen, from prisoners to soldiers, is legally protected from corporal punishment--except for children.