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Burger King’s new ad forces Google Home to advertise the Whopper

Burger King is unveiling a horrible, genius, infuriating, hilarious, and maybe very poorly thought-out ad today that’s designed to intentionally set off Google Homes and Android phones. The...

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Report: Body of country's first female Muslim judge found in Hudson River

The body of the United States’ first ever female Muslim judge was found Wednesday afternoon in the Hudson River near Manhattan, according to 

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Hasnain says:

This is great: researchers craft a username that triggers an antivirus malware signature match, and thereby cause the AV software to delete server-side logs.

Posted on 2017-04-11T06:14:54+0000

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Why a $75 Billion Industry Is Powering Down on Employees

In the videogame business, staffers do the most important jobs while outside labor comes and goes. The surprise hit ‘Rocket League’ shows how contractors are changing the world of work.

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Hasnain says:

So true, it's often about playing the game and knowing how to do so.

"The bottom line is that students like me — from middle- to low-income families, who live in less prosperous areas of the country — tend to stumble upon opportunities by luck (if at all). My summer-school friends knew to compete for generous merit awards. They understood they had to transform themselves into perfect applicants for a competitive college and employment market that draws students from all over the world."

Posted on 2017-04-10T19:09:54+0000

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New York becomes only state to offer free four-year college

Starting this fall, college tuition will be covered for New York residents making less than $100,000 a year.

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When census officials came to my home, they didn’t know what a Parsi was

However, true to my profession, I couldn’t let go of this teachable moment.

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Hasnain says:

"Realistically, unstructured interviews aren’t going away anytime soon. Until then, we should be humble about the likelihood that our impressions will provide a reliable guide to a candidate’s future performance."

Posted on 2017-04-09T21:21:56+0000

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Why Delta Air Lines Paid Me $11,000 Not To Fly To Florida This Weekend

Delta encountered historic travel delays this week — and some passengers profited by getting bumped. Here's how you can make money from the airlines, too.

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Gut microbial degradation of organophosphate insecticides-induces glucose intolerance via gluconeogenesis

Organophosphates are the most frequently and largely applied insecticide in the world due to their biodegradable nature. Gut microbes were shown to degrade organophosphates and cause intestinal dysfunction. The diabetogenic nature of organophosphates was recently reported but the underlying molecula...

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