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Bidding for Apple Store Employee's Old Uniform Passes $80K
ABC News - 7 Aug 2014 19:31
A former Apple retail employee is using his coincidental name Sam Sung to give at least $80,100 to a children's charity.
Everything That's Annoying About Silicon Valley Is Summed Up In This One Photo
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2014 17:01A Misguided Fraternity Movement Is Revealing The Worst Aspects Of Frat Boy Culture
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2014 23:05
A self-propelled "movement" from male interest website Total Frat Move is stirring up debate over the nature of Greek life, bringing out both the worst and best elements of fraternity culture. As TFM announced on their w...
HOUSE OF THE DAY: Kim Kardashian And Kanye West Dropped $20 Million On A Sprawling Mansion In LA
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2014 20:25
Zillow/Getty Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are officially moving out of Kris Jenner's house and into a $20 million home of their own -- five minutes away from Kim's mom in the hills of Calabasas, according to Zillow. ...
Petalite Flux external charger can juice up your smartphone in 15 minutes
Tech Times - 7 Aug 2014 14:32
Researchers claimed to have invented the world's fastest external phone charging device. The new invention can fully charge a smartphone within only 15 minutes.
September 26th Options Now Available For DIRECTV (DTV)
Forbes - 7 Aug 2014 17:38
Investors in DIRECTV (NASD: DTV) saw new options begin trading today, for the September 26th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the DTV options chain for the new September...
Time Warner to go it alone as Fox exits stage
Reuters - 7 Aug 2014 04:48
(Reuters) - Time Warner Inc will not have to worry about any overtures from Twenty-First Century Fox for the foreseeable future.
KfW-backed $8 billion India renewable grid starts inviting bids
livemint.com - 7 Aug 2014 14:53
PGCIL has invited bids for work beginning in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu states
BofA Said To Be Near $16 Billion Deal With US Over Mortgage Bonds
IBTimes - 7 Aug 2014 07:31
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) is close to a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice to pay more than $16.5 billion to end investigations into mortgage securities that the bank and companies it bought sold in ...
Experts Say This Dodge Supercar Is Almost Unhackable
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2014 23:33
Chrysler got some bad news and some good news this week, as far as cybersecurity in cars is concerned. First the bad: A research report concluded that the 2014 Jeep Cherokee is among the "most hackable" vehicles in the m...
The Big Data Paradox
inc - 7 Aug 2014 22:35
Big data is never complete, and it's usually messy--and if it's not, you can't trust it.
A Private Equity Employee Is Suing Ex-'American Gladiators' Star For Hitting Her With His Bike In Central Park
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2014 21:44
Angela Coppa, an accountant at private equity firm Cerberus Capital, is suing former "American Gladiators" TV star Scott Berlinger for allegedly hitting her with his bicycle two years ago, the New York Post reports. Th...
The World's Wealthiest 1 Percent Are Richer Than We Thought
IBTimes - 7 Aug 2014 18:31
The world's richest 1 percent owns more wealth than economists have thought, depriving countries of billions of dollars in tax revenue and muting a shift in global inequality.
Before-And-After GIFs Show Utter Devastation Of Gaza After Israel's Offensive
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2014 16:08
REUTERS The U.N. has released satellite photos showing areas in the Gaza Strip before and after Israel's Operation Protective Edge. The 29-day offensive destroyed most (if not all) of the tunnels built by Hamas under ...
Review: JBL Synchros E10 and Reflect in-ear headphones
News Observer - 7 Aug 2014 16:08
JBL's recently launched in-ear headphones offer improved sound and ergonomics.
Many Americans Renounce Citizenship, Hitting New Record
Forbes - 7 Aug 2014 07:57
More and More Americans Don't Want to Be--and They are Voting With Their Feet.
India's Cabinet Approves Foreign Investment Hike In Defense, Railways
IBTimes - 7 Aug 2014 07:31
(Reuters) - The cabinet approved a plan on Wednesday to raise the amount of foreign direct investment allowed in its defense and railways industries, part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to attract more foreign...
Build An Unbeatable Customer Service Advantage--By Being Inefficient
Forbes - 7 Aug 2014 07:12
When my daughter went to overnight summer camp for the first time, it was on an isolated, low-tech island. Being her first time on her own, she wrote home faithfully every day. To her parents, to her little brother, even...
Herbalife bond 19% drop worries Wall Street
New York Post - 7 Aug 2014 05:00
A steep drop in the price of Herbalife's $1.15 billion in convertible bonds raised fresh concerns on Wall Street on Wednesday. The bonds, which were issued in February, traded on...
Bata India: tread cautiously
livemint.com - 7 Aug 2014 16:52
Investors should tread carefully, at least till a meaningful revival in discretionary spending is seen
Small firm exports to Africa, James Bond-style
USA Today - 7 Aug 2014 06:24Watch out for credit cards issued by retailers
USA Today - 7 Aug 2014 06:11
Credit cards offered by retailers come saddled with an average APR of 23.23%, according to a CreditCards.com report.