Brand WTF of the week: Brushbox somehow made a toothbrush sexist

The U.K. toothbrush subscription service leaves a bad taste with a "spit or swallow" ad aimed at university students.

The end of ads

Advertising is obsolete, writes University of Kentucky's Ramsi Woodcock. Here's why it's time to end it.

This AI will slap a bikini on your naughty bits

Researchers at a Catholic university in Brazil say their "image to image translation approach" could add more seamless censorship to adult content.

Most VCs are (still) white men, and 40% went to Harvard or Stanford

Meanwhile, the percentage of women VCs increased from 11% to 18%. But it's primarily white women who have made gains.

Coursera takes on 2U, Udacity with an online-only master's degree

Coursera is offering its computer science master's in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania.

Public universities are a great economic equalizer in the U.S.

Many of the lowest-income graduates of the University of California system go on to earn more than their parents--a welcome deviation from most economic trends.

Australian university accidentally advertises an "MFA in mansplaining"

Images of the billboard are currently the top Google result for "mansplaining."

This dragon drone is the stuff of techno nightmares

University of Tokyo researchers have created a "dragon drone" that is capable of flying and changing shape mid-flight.

This AI could teleport you to future World Cup games