Locked in a Room with MacGyver: Can Lucas Till Live Up to the Hype?
A group of reporters have been locked in an escape room with the cast of MacGyver. Despite the squeals of surprise at the darkness — none of which came from stars Lucas Till, George Eads, or Justin Hires — there’s nothing for the writers to be afraid of.
As Our Jobs Are Automated, Some Say We'll Need A Guaranteed Basic Income
How will the economy provide economic opportunities if employers need fewer workers in the future? A growing number of people in Silicon Valley are saying the only realistic answer is a basic income.
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"The debate about whether machines are taking our jobs is beside the point, says Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook who is active in the basic income movement. He says that whether you like the idea or not, there won't be an alternative because decent-paying jobs are disappearing for millions of people."
Posted on 2016-09-25T17:37:16+0000
162 bodies retrieved after boat carrying hundreds of refugees sinks
The bodies of 162 people had been pulled from the waters off the Egyptian coast by Friday, two days after a boat carrying hundreds of refugees and migrants capsized in the Mediterranean while attempting to head to Europe.
How Chase Got Millennials Excited for a $450-a-Year Credit Card
The Sapphire Reserve card has the points-and-miles obsessed fired up.
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Posted on 2016-09-23T17:25:10+0000
‘Five-Second Rule’ for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds
Researchers concluded that no matter how fast you pick up food that falls on the floor, you will pick up bacteria with it.
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Posted on 2016-09-22T05:57:47+0000
Hedge-Fund Son Thought Hedge-Fund Dad's Trades Were Pretty Fishy
It's a sweeping saga of alleged insider trading that spans three generations.
Police Accidentally Record Themselves Conspiring to Fabricate Criminal Charges Against Protester
The ACLU of Connecticut is suing state police for fabricating retaliatory criminal charges against a protester after troopers were recorded discussing how to trump up charges against him. In what seems like an unlikely stroke of cosmic karma, the recording came about after a camera belonging to the…
Low-income families face eviction as building 'rebrands' for Facebook workers
A Silicon Valley apartment complex wants to attract high-income tenants who work at top tech firms – but critics ask, what is the human cost?
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I thought Redwood City had some reasonable laws regarding eviction, but looks like I was wrong :(
Posted on 2016-09-21T21:03:18+0000
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan announce $3 billion initiative to ‘cure all diseases’
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a company created by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to "unlock human potential and promote equality," announced its latest, grandest project today: a $3 billion "Chan Zuckerberg Science" program created with the goal of curing, preventing, or managing "all disease...
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This is pretty cool, in general people focus too much on the managing disease and not on prevention.
Posted on 2016-09-21T19:03:56+0000
375 top scientists warn of 'real, serious, immediate' climate threat | John Abraham
John Abraham: 375 National Academy of Sciences members sign an open letter expressing frustration at political inaction on climate change
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Posted on 2016-09-21T17:34:30+0000