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Elon Musk Launches Neuralink to Connect Brains With Computers

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk wants to merge computers with human brains to help people keep up with machines.

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Going Under the Knife, With Eyes and Ears Wide Open

More people are rejecting general anesthesia for procedures, prompting doctors to narrate their steps as they deal with alert patients asking questions.

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Google's bad week: YouTube loses millions as advertising row reaches US

Major brands including Verizon and Walmart pulled their ads after they were found to be appearing next to videos promoting extremist views or hate speech

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Amber Rudd Says It's "Completely Unacceptable" Khalid Masood's WhatsApp Messages Are Encrypted

The home secretary also said legislation was not the answer to taking extremist content offline, but a case of getting people from tech companies "who understand the necessary hashtags" in the same room.

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Hasnain says:

:(

They already had the guy on some watch list. When will it become clear that the problem is not a lack of data, but a lack of tools to sift through it?

Posted on 2017-03-26T17:07:34+0000

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Too Much Experience To Be Hired? Some Older Americans Face Age Bias

Americans may see themselves working past retirement age, but to do that, they may face obstacles getting hired. New research shows that can be harder when you're older.

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Netflix: The Monster That’s Eating Hollywood

The streaming-video service is hogging talent and pushing up prices, spurring pushback from rival TV producers who once saw it as a partner.

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Hasnain says:

"Netflix’s spending on original and acquired programming this year is expected to be more than $6 billion, up from $5 billion last year, more than double what Time Warner Inc.’s HBO spends and five times as much as 21st Century Fox’s FX or CBS Corp.’s Showtime. It spent close to $10 million an episode on “The Crown,” a lavish period drama about a young Queen Elizabeth II."

Posted on 2017-03-25T21:21:04+0000

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Scraping By On Five Hundred Thousand A Year | Financial Samurai

Making multiple six figures a year sounds like a lot of money, but with taxes, debt, and family expenses, it's hard for some high income earners to break free.

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Hasnain says:

... I don't get this.

Ok, I understand the student loans and child care but so much on vacations, piano lessons and stuff?

Posted on 2017-03-25T20:57:50+0000