joshuark writes: Professor Christopher Marquis makes a provocative argument about business schools: "We need to abolish them." A 20-year business educator at Harvard, Cornell and Cambridge, Marquis argues in The New York Times and on LinkedIn that MBA programs sanctify profit-driven dealmaking at the expense of public life. "That's not the institution failing," he writes. "Sadly, it's the institution working." "Business school doesn't just hand out skills and a network," argues Marquis, "it quietly reshapes how people see the world, rewarding dealmaking, simplification, and optimization for financial metrics, while workers and communities become afterthoughts."

Marquis points to research suggesting that business-school-trained CEOs often benefit shareholders at the expense of workers, without delivering measurable improvements in company performance... "[W]hen a business-school-trained CEO takes over a firm, wages fall and labor's share of income drops, with no gain in productivity," writes Marquis. "In both the U.S. and Denmark, what passes for the 'managerial skill' of business-school graduates turns out to be a transfer of wealth away from workers and toward shareholders. Students deserve better than a machine that narrows their sense of what's possible."

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TP-Link plans to begin assembling routers in Mississippi as early as 2027 after the FCC banned imports of new foreign-made consumer routers over security concerns. Engadget reports: The company has signed a letter of intent with manufacturer Key Tronic and, pending approval from regulators, TP-Link says stateside assembly of its routers could start at a Mississippi production line as soon as early 2027.

Once things are up and running, Wi-Fi 8 routers are expected to be among the first TP-Link products that Key Tronic assembles. TP-Link claims that the agreement is part of its "long-term effort to accelerate US investment in high-tech manufacturing and job creation, designing and assembling next-generation products for American consumers here on American soil."

The company said it will still have to source components from outside the US. "Many [components] are just not available from a domestic source, and this is not a TP-Link issue," TP-Link's corporate affairs officer Steve Kovsky told PC Mag. "This is an issue for all manufacturers that are trying to onshore manufacturing."

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Longtime Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot shares a report from ProPublica: A few months into President Donald Trump's second term, political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wanted Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. The appointees wanted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to procure the machine, examine it and report back the findings so they could be given to the White House, according to two former administration officials with knowledge of the request.

The proposition was shocking to CISA's career staffers, according to one of the former officials. CISA typically worked to thwart hackers. Moreover, the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices. The request made the CISA employees fear they were being asked to take part in political interference. "My thought was they could keep it in their back pocket to invalidate any [election] results they don't like," one of the former officials said. "This goes against everything CISA represents." [Or, perhaps do something worse?]

The CISA employees repeatedly told the political appointees that their request was impossible, in part because the agents capable of pulling off such an operation had just been laid off by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. The appointees eventually stopped pressing CISA. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration has tried to use the agency for its own ends while draining it of resources for one of its critical missions: protecting the nation's voting systems.

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Upstream along the Ichijō River, which flows through the Asakura Clan Ruins, lies Ichijō Falls, where a majestic stream of water cascades 17 meters. This site is known as the place where the Great Master Taichō enshrined Hakusan Daigongen and founded Takisuizan Jōkyō-ji Temple; it is also said to be where Sasaki Kojirō devised the “Swallow Return” sword technique.
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Scientists hope Martian material collected will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth

Japan has successfully launched a spacecraft on an unprecedented mission to bring back samples from one of Mars’s moons that scientists hope will shed light on the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.

The Martian ⁠Moons Exploration (MMX) spacecraft, propelled by Japan’s flagship H3 rocket, lifted off before dawn from Tanegashima island in the country’s far south-west, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) said.

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The man accused of attacking Helen Haines allegedly made a U-turn before ramming the independent MP twice in what some believed may be a targeted attack near her electorate office, according to eyewitnesses.

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 20-10-2026 01:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 9.1°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 8.7°C / Max 15.8°C | Kans op neerslag 12%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 8.7°C, Max 15.8°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 12%, 🧭 1012.8 hPa ↘️ -8.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ← 92°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 8.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1020.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ← 91°
• 03:00: 8.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1020.0 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ← 89°
• 04:00: 7.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1019.0 hPa ↘️ -1.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ← 90°
• 05:00: 7.2°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1018.2 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.7 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ← 89°
• 06:00: 6.7°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, 🧭 1017.3 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ← 84°
• 07:00: 6.3°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, 🧭 1016.8 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ← 86°
• 08:00: 6.0°C (Helder) 🌕, 🧭 1016.3 hPa ↘️ -0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ← 86°
• 09:00: 5.9°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1015.7 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 22.7 km/u (6.3 m/s), richting: ← 81°
• 10:00: 6.7°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1015.0 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 22.0 km/u (6.1 m/s), richting: ← 91°
• 11:00: 8.0°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1014.1 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ← 89°
• 12:00: 9.2°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ⛅, 🧭 1012.9 hPa ↘️ -1.2 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ← 93°
• 13:00: 10.6°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, 🧭 1012.1 hPa ↘️ -0.8 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ← 103°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• woensdag 21 oktober: Min 5.8°C, Max 13.1°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1005.2 hPa ↘️ -7.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 22.7 km/u (6.3 m/s), richting: ← 105°
• donderdag 22 oktober: Min 9.3°C, Max 14.0°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 29%, 🧭 1011.2 hPa ↗️ +6.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 23.8 km/u (6.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 186°
• vrijdag 23 oktober: Min 9.1°C, Max 13.5°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 5.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 39%, 🧭 997.5 hPa ↘️ -13.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 32.4 km/u (9.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 221°
• zaterdag 24 oktober: Min 10.1°C, Max 13.6°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 20.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 75%, 🧭 1003.2 hPa ↗️ +5.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 30.9 km/u (8.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 175°
• zondag 25 oktober: Min 10.2°C, Max 12.5°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 15.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 67%, 🧭 993.8 hPa ↘️ -9.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 36.1 km/u (10.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 223°
• maandag 26 oktober: Min 8.3°C, Max 12.5°C (Lichte buien) 🌧️, Neerslag 4.8 mm, Kans op neerslag 64%, 🧭 1000.7 hPa ↗️ +6.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 27.4 km/u (7.6 m/s), richting: → 258°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 9.1°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 5.0°C (-4.1°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ← 88°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 32.8 km/h (9.1 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 82%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1020.9 hPa ↘️ -1.9 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 50.0 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 08:13 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 18:39

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 59 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 8.5 μg/m³
• PM10: 9.7 μg/m³

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