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I Downloaded My DNA This Week (#GotBitcoin)
One of the features that all these DNA companies like 23andme, Ancestry, etc. provide is the ability to download the raw data from a genetic scan. I Downloaded My DNA This Week (#GotBitcoin) I Downloaded My DNA This WeekI took a test a couple years ago as part of a…
Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled a Drinks Boom, Now Threaten a Crisis (#GotBitcoin?)
Evian’s Water Bottling Plant In Évian-Les-Bains Facing a consumer backlash and stricter regulation, companies are trying to do what’s eluded them for years: make a better bottle. Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled A Drinks Boom, Now Threaten A Crisis Bottled water, which recently dethroned soda as America’s most popular beverage, is…
Seaborne Exports Plummet At Southern California Ports (#GotBitcoin?)
Seaborne Exports Plummet At Southern California Ports Retaliatory tariffs from China likely cut into demand after exporters pulled forward outbound shipments in earlier months. Seaborne Exports Plummet at Southern California Ports Seaborne exports at the biggest U.S. trans-Pacific trade gateway plunged last month, in an apparent sign of the impact…
Facebook Bug Potentially Exposed Unshared Photos of Up 6.8 Million Users (#GotBitcoin?)
The Social-Network Company Says Apps May Have Had Improper Access To Photos Facebook Inc. said pictures belonging to up to 6.8 million users may have been exposed by a software glitch that granted app developers access to the photos, the latest in a series of privacy lapses at the social-media…
Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Navy Contractors (#GotBitcoin?)
Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan conducting an exercise in the South China Sea in August Review of cyber vulnerability is ordered after intruders gain access to information about military technology. Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Navy Contractors Chinese hackers are breaching Navy contractors to steal everything from ship-maintenance data to missile…
Deformities Alarm Scientists Racing to Rewrite Animal DNA (#GotBitcoin?)
Deformities Alarm Scientists Racing to Rewrite Animal DNA Unintended consequences have included enlarged rabbit tongues and extra pig vertebrae, as bioethicists warn of hubris. Deformities Alarm Scientists Racing to Rewrite Animal DNA The purported birth last month of the world’s first gene-edited human babies, claimed by a Chinese scientist, spurred a…
New Ways To Profit From Renting Out Single-Family Homes (#GotBitcoin)
Two-and-a-half years into the U.S. housing recovery, the real-estate industry is rolling out new ways for individuals to invest in the property market. New Ways To Profit From Renting Out Single-Family Homes (#GotBitcoin) [caption id="attachment_5881" align="aligncenter" width="569"] New Ways To Profit From Renting Out Single-Family Homes[/caption] Brokers, property managers and…
At Gathering of Spy Chiefs, U.S., Allies Agreed To Contain Huawei (Not) (#GotBitcoin?)
Spy chiefs from the West’s most powerful intelligence alliance agreed in a July meeting in Canada they needed to contain Huawei Technologies Co., according to people familiar with the matter, punctuating years of worry about the Chinese maker of telecommunications equipment. At Gathering of Spy Chiefs, U.S., Allies Agreed To…
Many U.S. Financial Officers Think a Recession Will Hit Next Year (#GotBitcoin?)
#GotBitcoin? Almost half of U.S. chief financial officers believe a recession will strike the U.S. economy by the end of 2019, with the tight labor market and growing trade tensions driving economic jitters among corporate America. Many U.S. Financial Officers Think a Recession Will Hit Next Year Additionally, more than 80%…
Boy Scouts of America Considers Bankruptcy Filing Amid Sex-Abuse Lawsuits (#GotBitcoin?)
Nonprofit has hired law firm Sidley Austin for assistance in a possible chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Boy Scouts of America Considers Bankruptcy Filing Amid Sex-Abuse Lawsuits (#GotBitcoin?) The Boy Scouts of America is considering filing for bankruptcy protection as it faces dwindling membership and escalating legal costs related to lawsuits…
Poll: Should The Postal Services (Post Office) Be Privatized And If So What Services Should It Offer?
Government report suggests raising revenue by letting companies make direct deliveries, for a fee.Should The Postal Services (Post Office) Be Privatized And If So What Services Should It Offer? Looking for ways to raise Postal Service revenue, the Trump administration has proposed a fundamental change to your mailbox: selling access…
Senior Homeowners Give Reverse Jumbo Mortgages New Life (#GotBitcoin?)
Senior Homeowners Give Reverse Jumbo Mortgages New Life Such real-estate loans have a bad reputation but may be a good fit for older Americans who want to supplement incomes without taking on more debt. It’s time to let the reverse jumbo mortgage out of the doghouse. The loan option got…