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Proposal Would Let Postal Service Sell Access To Your Mailbox (#GotBitcoin?)
Government report suggests raising revenue by letting companies make direct deliveries, for a fee. Proposal Would Let Postal Service Sell Access To Your Mailbox (#GotBitcoin?)U.S. Proposal Would Let Postal Service Sell Access To Your Mailbox Looking for ways to raise Postal Service revenue, the Trump administration has proposed a fundamental…
Ultimate Resource On Meng Wanzhou Chief Financial Officer of Huawei
American companies have been crucial in helping Huawei Technologies Co. become the world’s dominant telecommunications player. Ultimate Resource On Meng Wanzhou Chief Financial Officer of Huawei CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) Related Article: Chinese Tech Shares Tumble on Spying Concerns (#GotBitcoin?) Meng Wanzhou Chief Financial Officer of Huawei The arrest…
Robot Reality Check: They Create Wealth—And Jobs
Robots may be coming for our jobs. But a growing body of evidence suggests that workers have everything to gain from welcoming them. Robot Reality Check: They Create Wealth—And Jobs Economists say automation is the key to next boom, and the U.S. is falling behind. The more robots a country has,…
The World’s Rivers, Canals And Reservoirs Are Turning To Dust
Harvard Quietly Amasses California Vineyards—And The Water Underneath. Making a bet on climate change, university’s $39 billion endowment has been snapping up farmland and the related water rights. The World’s Rivers, Canals And Reservoirs Are Turning To Dust Steve Sinton, a rancher, was baffled when a company he’d never heard…
Amazon, Amid Crackdown on Seller Scams, Fires Employees Over Data Leak (#GotBitcoin?)
Amid crackdown on seller scams, fires employees over data leak. Amazon was also investigating suspected bribes of its employees, The issues were reported in September. Since then, the company has dismissed several workers in the U.S. and India for allegedly inappropriately accessing internal data that was being misused by disreputable…
Clemency For Ross Ulbricht, Serving Double Life For A Website (#GotBitcoin)
[caption id="attachment_5669" align="aligncenter" width="510"] Clemency for Ross Ulbricht, Serving Double Life for a Website[/caption] This is a sentence that shocks the conscience. Clemency For Ross Ulbricht, Serving Double Life For A Website (#GotBitcoin) My son, Ross Ulbricht, is serving a double life sentence plus 40 years, without the possibility of parole,…
Why We Californians Are Drawn Toward Fire Zones (#GotBitcoin?)
Building codes, state grants and low insurance rates have encouraged people to flee expensive cities for their dangerously fire-prone fringes. The historically deadly wildfires that have roared through California this fall, and a string of similarly destructive ones over the past two years, are boosting calls to do more to…
The Amazon: The Heart of The World (#GotBitcoin)
With Peru’s surging economy and blossoming international startup scene comes a new audience eager to explore the mighty river. The Amazon: The Heart of The World (#GotBitcoin) We left Cusco at dawn, heading southeast toward Bolivia. Breakfast was at a roadside cafe an hour into the drive, black…
The Sticky Wi-Fi Problem: Why Your Phone Hangs Up On You (#GotBitcoin?)
The best Wi-Fi hotspots our phones can ‘see’ are often a mirage, yielding dropped calls and frustrated users. And the incentives to fix the problem are misaligned. Every day, all across the world, people experience the same frustrating glitch with their mobile devices—one that cripples them until they move beyond…
Readers Speak-out On Robot Phone Interviews (#GotBitcoin?)
Readers largely critical of one-sided phone interviews; ‘This is pure corporate laziness’. Readers Speak-out On Robot Phone Interviews (#GotBitcoin?) Reader reaction to automated job interviews is swift and mostly negative. Hundreds of people sounded off via email, comments and posts on social media, writing about the practice of companies screening…
Ultimate Resource On “Havana Syndrome” Including New Cases of The Mysterious Illness (#GotBitcoin)
Canada said Thursday another Cuba-based diplomat is experiencing mysterious health symptoms, prompting officials to review their diplomatic presence in the country. Ultimate Resource On "Havana Syndrome" Including New Cases of The Mysterious Illness (#GotBitcoin) [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1meGH0Dts9M[/embed] The envoy is experiencing mysterious health symptoms, prompting Ottawa to review its diplomatic presence in…
Drive-In Movie Theatres Face Day of Reckoning (#GotBitcoin?)
On a moon-filled Saturday night, D. Edward Vogel stood in the projection room of Bengies Drive-In Theatre, surveying a field of cars that turned out for a chilly November triple feature. Drive-In Movie Theatres Face Day of Reckoning (#GotBitcoin?) “How many think we should return ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ next week? Flash…