Everyone Hated The Old SAT
There is a recurring theme to The New York Times' excellent feature behind the scenes of the new SAT changes: everyone hated the old test.The recent changes to the SAT will likely change how students...
View ArticleBill Gates Says People Are Way Too Pessimistic About The World
Despite all the poverty, famine, disease, terrorism, and war in the world today, things are actually really good and they're only getting better, according to Bill Gates."We're on this rising tide...
View ArticleThe 'Netflix For Pirated Movies' Is Gone For Good
Popcorn Time, the desktop app that streamed pirated movies to your computer, is no more according to a blog post on its website. During the brief time it was available, the developers never...
View ArticleCHART: Peyton Manning Vs. Tom Brady Is Not Even Close When It Comes To Earnings
Maybe the biggest debate in the NFL for this generation is Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning and who is the greater quarterback. One area where Manning wins easily is at the bank.By the end of the 2014...
View ArticleHow To Turn Off The iPhone Settings That Can Make You Sick
Of all the issues that people had with iOS 7 when it came out last year, few seemed as pressing as the fact that the new motion blur and parallax effects were actually making people feel sick.Apple was...
View ArticleSex Workers Are Trucked Across America To Work At Massage Parlors That Are...
The United States has a complex network of "massage parlors" that are fronts for prostitution and truck women across the country to have sex for money, according to a new report on America's sex...
View ArticleThe Time The Clinton White House Wanted To 'Send A Muslim!'
A handwritten note from the Clinton White House suggested the State Department "find a prominent Muslim associate" to help the U.S. government with a classified terrorism "effort.""Send a Muslim!" the...
View ArticleWhy Clever And Lazy People Make The Best Leaders
“You’re looking for three things, generally, in a person,” says Warren Buffett. “Intelligence, energy, and integrity. And if they don’t have the last one, don’t even bother with the first two.”Ideally...
View ArticleHere Are The Cities With The Most And Fewest Employed Teenagers
Employment prospects for young people have gotten much worse since 2000, but those prospects vary from place to place.The Brookings Institution just released a comprehensive report on the state of...
View ArticleNobody Just Sold $100 Billion Of US Treasuries
In the week through Wednesday, March 12, the amount of U.S. Treasury securities held in custody for foreign official and international accounts (i.e., central banks) at the Federal Reserve dropped by a...
View ArticleNew Hampshire's Republican Party Is Pretty Pumped About Scott Brown
The top GOP official in New Hampshire told Business Insider Friday party activists in the state are "excited" about former Republican Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown's announcement he might run for U.S....
View ArticleThe 3 Worst Communication Mistakes Professionals Make
Three things affect whether you're seen as having leadership potential, according to research by the Center for Talent Innovation: projecting gravitas, maintaining a polished appearance, and having...
View ArticleBill Gates: Microsoft Would Have Bought WhatsApp Too, But Not For $19 Billion...
Bill Gates admits he and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg are a lot alike."We're both Harvard dropouts, we both had strong, stubborn views of what software could do," Gates said in an interview with...
View ArticleHere Are The Google Drive Add-Ons That Will Actually Make Your Life Easier
Google just launched add-ons for Docs and Sheets, meaning that there's now an app store dedicated to tools and features that will help you increase your productivity and do more within your docs.To...
View ArticleChina's Twitter-Rival Weibo Files $500 Million IPO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter-like messaging service Weibo Corp filed on Friday to raise $500 million via a U.S. initial public offering, as Chinese companies flock to the American market to take...
View ArticleThe 'Internet Of Things' Will Be Bigger Than The Smartphone, Tablet, And PC...
The numbers being forecast for the Internet of Things (IoT) are truly mind-boggling.BI Intelligence finds that the number of everyday and enterprise devices that will soon be connected to the Internet...
View ArticleWhite House Due To Address Battle Over Tesla's Sales
The White House will be weighing in on Tesla Motors' fight to sell its cars directly to consumers. However, it's not clear when the White House will respond to the increasingly heated battle over...
View ArticleHow Sony Makes Music For Your Favorite Games
Music has been an integral part of the experience gamers get out of their favorite past times.It can get you pumped up for an adrenaline-fueled action sequence, or lay the emotional tracks for a scene...
View ArticleInvestigators Believe Missing Flight Likely Crashed In The Indian Ocean
Investigators believe the missing Malaysia Airlines flight changed directions and altitudes a number of times before it likely crashed in the Indian Ocean, a senior U.S. official told The New York...
View ArticleBerlin Becomes First City To Have Its Own Internet Domain Name
Berlin won the race to become the world’s first city with its own domain name.Websites using the .berlin suffix are to debut March 18.“Domains are descriptive, not just cryptic abbreviations like .org...
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