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Facebook Bans Israeli Firm Over Fake Political Activity
Social-media giant removes inauthentic accounts, content linked to Tel Aviv-based firm Archimedes Group. Facebook Bans Israeli Firm Over Fake Political Activity Facebook Bans Israeli Firm Facebook Inc. said it removed hundreds of fake accounts, pages and groups linked to a commercial entity based in Israel, a rare move against a…
U.S. Poised To Let Phone Companies Block Robocalls
FCC wants to give telecom carriers more leeway to manage unwanted calls. U.S. Poised To Let Phone Companies Block Robocalls Responding to widespread consumer complaints, the Federal Communications Commission says it will take steps to give phone companies permission to block unwanted robocalls. Americans get billions of unwanted phone calls…
Jerrie Cobb Passed Astronaut Tests But NASA Kept Her Out of Space
In 1960, Jerrie Cobb was rapidly becoming a celebrity. Already a veteran pilot at age 29, she aced a battery of tests given to women eager to join the men already jostling for trips to space. Jerrie Cobb Passed Astronaut Tests But NASA Kept Her Out of Space Oklahoma-born pilot,…
As More Millennials Rent, More Startups Want To Lend To Them (#GotBitcoin?)
New lenders are entering what was once the realm of payday lending, pitching loans for renters, as cities grow increasingly unaffordable. As More Millennials Rent As More Millennials Rent Jennifer Burnes says the paychecks from her work as a model and designer in Hollywood arrive sporadically, posing a challenge to…
Jury Awards California Couple $2 Billion Against Bayer’s Roundup
Jury verdict comes as Bayer faces shareholder revolt, exposure to some 13,400 claims tying it weedkiller to cancer. Jury Awards California Couple $2 Billion Against Bayer's Roundup Jury Awards California Couple $2 Billion Against Bayer's Roundup A jury Monday awarded $2.055 billion to a California couple who blamed Bayer’s Roundup…
New Grads. Should Move To These (3) Cities
These emerging locales offer hot jobs for young workers—plus reasonable rents. New Grads. Should Move To These (3) Cities Sure, Silicon Valley, New York and follow-on tech hubs such as Austin and Denver count as some of the hottest job markets in the country. They are also among the most…
Department of Artisans Connects Consumers And Craftspeople
Carmen Tsang and Pawel Nowak founded Department of Artisans in 2016 as a way to bring customers closer to artisan communities around the world. The company sells unique, modern home decor products from a range of countries, from Ireland to Tunisia. Tsang and Nowak, both 29, had visited more than…
What Teenagers Learn When They Start A Business (#GotBitcoin?)
The real benefits may not be the money they make, but the lessons about startups—and life. What Teenagers Learn When They Start A Business (#GotBitcoin?) For teenage entrepreneurs, running a summer business can teach a lot of lessons. Students, of course, are taking a chance when they launch ventures of…
We Look At Who’s Hiring vs Who’s Firing (#GotBitcoin)
A slowdown in hiring in transportation and logistics sector follows strong expansion over previous year. We Look At Who's Hiring vs Who's Firing (#GotBitcoin) Hiring at parcel-delivery firms plummeted in February as job growth slowed sharply across the broader U.S. economy, even as payrolls expanded in other logistics sectors. Related:…
Where The Best Paying Jobs Are (#GotBitcoin)
To determine the overall hottest and coldest labor markets, We looked at the 53 metro areas with more than 1 million people. Where The Paying Best Jobs Are (#GotBitcoin) Updated: 8-9-2021 Corporate America Is Ponying Up For Workers Suddenly In Demand For the first time in decades, the American worker…
It’s Never Too Late To Start A Brilliant Career (#GotBitcoin?)
Our obsession with early achievement shortchanges people of all ages. Research shows that our brains keep developing deep into adulthood and so do our capabilities. It’s Never Too Late To Start A Brilliant Career (#GotBitcoin?) For instance, while the field of software coding favors the young and fluid, managing projects…
A Little CBD to Take The Edge Off—For Your Pet? (#GotBitcoin?)
Products containing the hemp extract have garnered a flurry of interest among fans who take it for everything from sleep to stress reduction. Now, people are trying it on their pets. A Little CBD to Take The Edge Off—For Your Pet? (#GotBitcoin?) Barbara Hightower has found a solution to her…