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The 17 coolest tattoo artists you need to follow on Instagram
Business Insider - 21 Aug 2015 23:59
Though tattooing has been in practice for thousands of years, only in the last century have new and exciting styles been swept into the spotlight. From abstract to geometric, watercolor to surreal, Instagram is the perfe...
First banker to be convicted for bailout scam gets 2 years
New York Post - 21 Aug 2015 01:54
A one-time small community bank president who became the first person convicted of trying to rip off the federal bailout program has been sentenced in New York to 2 1/2...
NKorea warns of war after exchange of fire with South
Business Insider - 21 Aug 2015 07:06
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his frontline troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after South Korea fired dozens of artillery ro...
How Coke Is Restructuring Its Way To Higher Profitability
Forbes - 21 Aug 2015 14:39
The Coca-Cola Company is looking to restructure, consolidate some of its operations, and spin-off some others ? all in a bid to drive operational efficiencies, reduce supply-chain costs, and improve profitability. These ...
Why Tumbling Tech Stocks Could Kill Off Unicorns
inc - 21 Aug 2015 18:05
Despite the record number of billion-dollar startups, investor Bill Gurley believes that Silicon Valley's golden age could soon be coming to an end. Here's why.
10 Big-Name Stocks That Already Are in Correction Territory
The Street - 21 Aug 2015 17:27
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- If you're worried about a market correction, it's already too late. While the S&P 500 is only down 5.7% from its most recent high, over half the stocks in the broad market index have fallen more t...
Stocks fall worldwide amid fears over China's growth and U.S. interest rates
L.A. Times - 21 Aug 2015 03:03Google X life sciences team spins out and becomes its own company under Alphabet
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2015 02:25
Google X is spinning out its life sciences group and making it a standalone company within new Google’s new parent company, Alphabet, Google cofounder Sergey Brin wrote in a Google+ post today. Andy Conrad, who has bee...
Five factors that could ground the drone economy
USA Today - 21 Aug 2015 02:11Banksy is back -- this time with a deranged theme park mocking Disneyland
Business Insider - 21 Aug 2015 23:58
The mysterious Banksy has struck again with the artist's most ambitious project to date: a theme park. Take a peek inside the demented "Dismaland," which features art from the activist and a twisted castle. Produced by ...
The Ashley Madison hackers claim to have thousands of nude pics, but won't release them
Business Insider - 21 Aug 2015 23:36
Impact Team, the now-infamous group of anonymous hackers behind the alleged theft of data from infidelity dating site Ashley Madison, explained in an interview with Motherboard that it staged this attack because it did...
Dita Von Teese Scores With a Sexy New Home in Los Feliz
Forbes - 21 Aug 2015 23:22
Dita Von Teese has a new home. The burlesque dancer, model, and costume designer just snapped up a 3,200-square-foot classic Tudor-style home in Los Angeles for $2.83 million.
Your Desk Says What Kind of Genius You Are
inc - 21 Aug 2015 22:30
These seven famous geniuses had seven very different work spaces. Based on your desk, what kind of genius might you be?
Your Money: Pension Advisers Learn the Folly of Trying to Beat the Market
The New York Times - 21 Aug 2015 20:50
Two advisers in Nevada have learned that investors who try to pick stocks that will outperform the market will fail to do so over long periods.
Another Reason Not to Get Married
Wall Street Journal - 21 Aug 2015 20:25
Couples who choose not to marry just got another big tax break following a recent major decision by an appeals court in California.
What government gets right in tech, according to the head of the patent office
Washington Post - 21 Aug 2015 19:08
Michelle Lee is among the country's highest-profile federal officials. Not only is she the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- making her a key player in setting innovation policy in the United States -- ...
Why Being Negative Might Be the Best Route to Success
inc - 21 Aug 2015 18:25
A psychologist suggests we should be skeptical about all that positive ra-ra.
Viggo Mortensen Reads T. S. Eliot's 'The Waste Land'
Forbes - 21 Aug 2015 18:23
T. S. Eliot fans who happen to be in London next month may be in luck. Viggo Mortensen is scheduled to read ?The Waste Land? on Friday, September 11 at the British Library to mark the 50th anniversary of the poet?s death...
In Conversation With Fetch Robotics CEO Melonee Wise: Here Comes Wall-E For The Warehouse
Forbes - 21 Aug 2015 17:57
Young robotics whiz Melonee Wise talks about how her startup Fetch Robotics aims to revolutionize warehouses and manufacturing with cheaper, more capable robots.
Mozilla unveils major changes to Firefox add-on development: Cross-browser, multi-process, and mandatory signing
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2015 17:13
Mozilla today announced major changes coming to how Firefox add-ons are built. While this is mainly aimed at add-on developers, the end results will trickle down to Firefox users over the next few months and years. Back ...
China Manufacturing Activity Is Weakest Since 2009
Wall Street Journal - 21 Aug 2015 16:54
The preliminary Caixin China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for August, a gauge of nationwide manufacturing activity, fell to a 77-month low of 47.1.
You could own a Boston professional sports team for just $1 million
Boston - 21 Aug 2015 16:36
If you wanted to buy a Boston pro sports team, it would require a very deep wallet (provided a team was even for sale). But there is a slightly more palatable option out there, and available now: The Boston Lobsters are ...