Reuters reports that the U.S. Federal Reserve allegedly accidentally published its plans online to raise interest rates by 0.25% this year. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Could they publish something that would raise the public’s interest rates… Read More ›
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You Thought That Person On A Phone At A Theater Annoyed You
Yahoo reports that a teen who admits he was drinking recently got on stage at the Broadway play “Hand to God” to try to plug his phone charger into an onstage outlet. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1…. Read More ›
Japan Finally Opens Hotel Run By Robots
Earlier this year, we wrote about a Japanese hotel that would feature robotic concierge and cleaning staff. The Next Digit reports that the “Strange Hotel” has now opened, and as an added bonus, value-conscious travellers will not have to “top… Read More ›
San Jose Mecury News Publishes Online Article That Reads Like The Onion
The San Jose Mercury News published an article about a company planned to be spun off by Yahoo named “Aabaco Holdings Inc.” The article was entitled “Yahoo’s Alibaba spinoff has a new name, but it’s already taken.” This might be… Read More ›
We Have 3 Better Names For Tesla’s “Ludicrous Mode”
Zacks reports that Tesla Motors announced today a new version of its model S electric car featuring “Ludicrous mode” which goes zero to 60 in under 3 seconds. Here are 3 names we’d rather see… 1. Ludacris Mode – tells… Read More ›
Some Psychologists Just Said Your Selfie Probably Makes You A Terrible Person
MarketWatch reports that two new studies indicate that people who post more selfies on social media are likely to have the dark triad of character traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. 3 Comments We Imagine Readers Would Post If The Above… Read More ›
Have You Been Paying Too Much For Cat-Training Aids?
Yahoo Finance reports that Amazon Prime Day, a shopping day Amazon created and promised to be bigger than Black Friday, may be turning out to be a flop. Among the items reported to be on sale are “cat-training aids.” What… Read More ›
That Annoying Passenger Next To You On The Plane May Be Sitting Backwards In The Future
The LA Times reports that a leading French airline seat manufacturer has patented a new airline seat design where every other passenger will be seated backwards. Presumably, in the next row, the pattern will reverse, making passengers face each other…. Read More ›
New York Stock Exchange And United Airlines Shut Down On Same Day Due To Tech Issues. Here’s A Conversation We Imagine Resulted!
Fox News reports that all United Airlines planes were temporarily grounded for a few hours today, followed by the New York Stock Exchange halting trading of all stocks listed there due to technical issues. Oh, and the Wall Street Journal… Read More ›
Shark Falls From Sky. What Movie Plot Will Come True Next?
Yahoo News reports that a shark has fallen from the sky onto a woman’s garden in Virginia Beach. Experts reportedly believe that no Sharknado was involved – they believe the shark likely was picked up by and dropped by an… Read More ›
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