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The rise of the "Splinternet"

Amy Webb, founder and CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group, explains why more people have retreated into their own private, digital spaces instead of having open conversations on social media.

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College net tuition pricing has become a "data game," much like many other sectors, said New York Times columnist Ron Lieber.

How colleges come up with the price of admission

Reporting in The New York Times finds that schools are turning to little-known consultants to optimize how much they charge.