That time 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai left Jon Stewart speechless with...
Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old Pakistani advocate for womens rights and access to education, appeared on the Daily Show last night, ahead of Friday's announcement for the 2013 recipient of the Nobel...
View ArticlePayments companies are trying to fix the massive credit-card fraud problem...
There is a massive credit card fraud problem in the US. Fraud cost US retailers approximately $32 billion in 2014, up from $23 billion just one year earlier. Much of the fraud problem is the result of...
View ArticleThe Federal Reserve is saving the US billions by keeping interest rates low
Janet Yellen is taking her time with the inevitable rate hike, and taxpayers may need to thank her for it.The Congressional Budget Office released its 2015 Long-Term Budget Outlook on Tuesday, in which...
View ArticleJohn Doerr says he 'felt sick' when he found out Ellen Pao was suing Kleiner...
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner John Doerr said he was "disappointed" and "betrayed" when he found that Ellen Pao, his former chief of staff, was suing the firm."I was sick. It-- it was--...
View ArticleA Thiel Fellow just closed his housing startup and evicted 150 people
Campus, a startup that rented out rooms in some 34 houses in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York, is no more — meaning its more than 150 residents need to find somewhere else to live before the...
View ArticleSouth Korea MERS outbreak claims 24th victim
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea on Friday reported its 24th death from the MERS virus and one new case as its battle to contain the outbreak appeared to be paying off.This brought to 166 the total number of...
View ArticleFourth alleged IS suspect arrested in NY area
New York (AFP) - A fourth US citizen has been arrested in the greater New York area in less than a week on allegations of supporting the Islamic State extremist group, officials said.Samuel Rahamin...
View ArticleBryce Harper suffered a freak knee injury attempting to throw the ball
Bryce Harper injured his knee and was taken out of Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays when he tried to throw a ball towards the infield. The incident came in the sixth inning and appears to...
View Article6 strange things love does to your brain and body
Love may not be a drug, but it can certainly feel like one.Being in love floods our brains with chemicals that can induce feelings of everything from pleasure to intense focus and attachment.But being...
View ArticleJeff Bezos wants to send you to space — here's how to reserve a seat
A trip to space used to be for the trained and the few, but that was in the 20th century.One of the privately-owned space companies changing the way we think about spaceflight of the 21st century is...
View ArticleUber stops letting its drivers and passengers carry guns
Car service app juggernaut Uber has quietly changed its policy to prohibit its drivers from carrying firearms while they're on duty. Previously, Uber had deferred to local laws when it came to whether...
View ArticleWhy you should put a natural swimming pond in your backyard this summer
Nature lovers and chlorine haters, rejoice. There's a new pool in town.And by pool, we mean pond. These eco-system swimming creations are environmentally-friendly and will protect you from...
View ArticleWhat really happened to Jon Snow in 'Game of Thrones'?
Everyone watching the "Game of Thrones" season 5 finale was shocked at what happened to Jon Snow. However, his fate might be different that what we can see. Here's an explanation of what the future...
View ArticleThis woman's photo of her daughter with Down syndrome was stolen and used in...
Christie Hoos, a Canadian mother of four, posted a photo of her daughter who has Down syndrome on her personal blog. Then, it ended up being used to promote a company that performs genome testing on...
View ArticleDevelopers in China are giving away Porsches to sell houses
After years of over-development, China has found itself with a glut of empty houses. A stagnating economic climate has placed a ton of pressure on developers to move the vast unsold inventory as fast...
View ArticleOne ominous reason why Wal-Mart is bringing back greeters
Wal-Mart is bringing back employees known as "greeters" to its store entrances. The company is also adding a fleet of "asset protection customer specialists," who will check receipts as shoppers leave,...
View ArticleOBAMA: 'We need a change in attitudes' on guns
President Barack Obama on Friday renewed a push for measures to curb gun violence, in the wake of a deadly shooting in a historically African-American church in South Carolina."I refuse to act as if...
View ArticleThere's only one prominent Democrat with a detailed plan for debt-free college
College affordability has recently become the preeminent issue in higher education, as student debt figures have hit staggering levels.A number of prominent Democrats have decried the excessive cost of...
View ArticleCycling just banned this $200,000 RV that one of the best riders wanted to...
Officials from world cycling's governing body, the UCI, just banned riders from sleeping in motorhomes during bike races, including the upcoming Tour de France.On Friday the UCI posted the new rule on...
View ArticleObama on the Charleston shootings: Sympathy alone 'is not good enough'
President Barack Obama opened his remarks to a room of mayors by describing another tragedy that has "become far too commonplace." "Racism remains a blight that we have to combat together," President...
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