CNBC reports that new robots could be trained to replace service industry employees including coffee baristas, hamburger flippers, and retail store T-Shirt folders. But what about the industries that involve providing fewer services, like say, being a member of Congress?… Read More ›
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Self Made 17-Year-Old British Entrepreneur Unlikely To Ask Your Daughter To The Prom
Bloomberg reports that Yahoo has paid about $30 million to acquire a company founded by a currently-17-year-old Brit. In an interview, Nick D’Aloisio, the 17-year-old founder of mobile application Summly, indicated perseverance is an important attribute to be successful. So… Read More ›
3 More Examples Of Quality American Infrastructure To Improve Its D+ Rating
Yesterday we wrote about how the American Society of Civil Engineers gave America’s infrastructure a D+ rating in an annual ranking of infrastructure such as ports, rail, and solid waste. And congratulations, Solid Waste, you achieved the highest grade in… Read More ›
America’s Infrastructure Studying Harder After Getting A D+ Grade From Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers have released its 2013 report on America’s infrastructure, and good news America, according to CNN, your grade has improved! (To a “D+.”) So next time someone is standing at a port dressed in a… Read More ›
If You Are Looking For A Convenient, But Bad Deal On Clay, Have You Tried Buying An iPad?
CNN recommends that you open iPad packaging and look inside before purchasing the device, because some customers at places like Wal-Mart and Best Buy have left the store, only to find a fake decoy iPad, or plastic bags filled with… Read More ›
Taiwanese Actor Credibility In Question After Social Network Post Slamming Apple. Post This At 1:30 P.M. Eastern Time On St. Patrick’s Day. Do Not Post The Part About Posting This Or This Sentence.
Fortune reports that CCTV, China’s state television, allegedly encouraged prominent social media celebrities to post expressions of outrage against Apple on the Chinese equivalent of Twitter. A post in question came from a Taiwanese Samsung spokesperson and according to the article,… Read More ›
Don’t Mess With Texas, Unless You Want A Company To Examine The DNA of Your Dog’s Poop!
WFAA-TV of Dallas-Fort Worth reports that local apartment building landlords are demanding samples of dog DNA from canine-owning tenants, to help catch pooper-scooper offenders on building property. A company called “PooPrints” determines which dog is responsible for unscooped poop and… Read More ›
IKEA Not Recalling Horse Meat This Time!
As we recently wrote, horse DNA was found in “beef” in the Czech Republic intended for IKEA meatballs. The good news is no horse DNA was involved in the-latest-furniture-store-recall-of-food! The less-good news is QMI News Agency reports that IKEA has… Read More ›
Now Best Buy Wants Some Employees To Stop Working From Home… So The Geek Squad Will Finally Be Leaving Your Basement!
Just a week after we wrote about Yahoo ending its work-from-home program, CNN reports Best Buy is now ending its work at home-program for employees whose managers don’t want them to work from home. 3 Companies We’d Like To See Allow… Read More ›
Horses May Wish Taco Bell Didn’t Run For The British Border
Fox News reports that horse DNA has been found in ground beef at Taco Bell in Britain. 3 Worse Things You Could Find In A Fast Food Taco 1. IKEA instructions of how to assemble a taco. In addition to… Read More ›
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