Thursday, 27 September 2018

WhatsApp Cofounder On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind


WhatsApp Cofounder On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind
More than four years ago, Brian Acton and his cofounder sold WhatsApp to Facebook for $22 billion, one of the most stunning acquisitions of the century. Ten months ago, he left.

September 26, 2018 at 07:34PM
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The Key Moments From Today's Kavanaugh Hearing


The Key Moments From Today's Kavanaugh Hearing
Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh are scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee starting at 10 AM. We'll be rounding up the key moments right here as they happen.

September 27, 2018 at 06:50PM
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Watch Christine Blasey Ford And Brett Kavanaugh's Senate Hearings Live


Watch Christine Blasey Ford And Brett Kavanaugh's Senate Hearings Live
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. Watch the proceedings live.

September 27, 2018 at 06:27PM
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Trump Supporter Tells MSNBC Reporter That Groping Is 'Not A Big Deal' In Front Of Teenage Daughters


Trump Supporter Tells MSNBC Reporter That Groping Is 'Not A Big Deal' In Front Of Teenage Daughters
Her daughters are standing *right there.*

September 27, 2018 at 02:18AM
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Seal Slaps A Kayaker In The Face With An Octopus


Seal Slaps A Kayaker In The Face With An Octopus
​Just when you think you've seen everything, along comes a video of a seal whipping out of the water and bashing an unsuspecting kayaker in the face.

September 27, 2018 at 01:19AM
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Human-Driven Climate Change Is Literally Making Earth 'Wobble'


Human-Driven Climate Change Is Literally Making Earth 'Wobble'
As the planet warms, ice loss at the poles — especially in Greenland — is having an effect on polar motion.

September 27, 2018 at 05:00PM
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Wednesday, 26 September 2018

Did My First Memory Make Me Who I Am Today?


Did My First Memory Make Me Who I Am Today?
It seems very coincidental that my very first memory is watching a science fiction movie, something so intrinsically linked to the person I am today almost 40 years later.

September 27, 2018 at 06:11AM
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The Next Level Of Commitment: Revealing Our Money Secrets


The Next Level Of Commitment: Revealing Our Money Secrets
Vanessa Golenia contemplates the ins-and-outs of merging finances as the higher earner — and bigger spender — in her (heterosexual) relationship.

September 26, 2018 at 09:12PM
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Read Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Testimony For Thursday's Senate Hearing


Read Christine Blasey Ford's Prepared Testimony For Thursday's Senate Hearing
​Christine Blasey Ford, the first of three women to have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assault, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow morning. Here is what she plans to say.

September 27, 2018 at 02:27AM
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You'll Learn A Lot About Chemistry Listening To This Guy Explain 'Dark' Flames


You'll Learn A Lot About Chemistry Listening To This Guy Explain 'Dark' Flames
Low-pressure sodium lights can absorb certain frequencies of light while producing others.

September 27, 2018 at 02:18AM
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Facebook Exec's Response To News About Departed WhatsApp And Instagram Founders Is Embarrassing


Facebook Exec's Response To News About Departed WhatsApp And Instagram Founders Is Embarrassing
Reading David Marcus' hastily-composed blog post, the former head of Facebook Messenger doesn't appear to have read the room before leaping to defend Facebook's reputation as a good place for founders post-acquisition.

September 27, 2018 at 01:54AM
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Trump Supporter Tells MSNBC Reporter That Groping Is 'Not A Big Deal' In Front Of Teenage Daughters


Trump Supporter Tells MSNBC Reporter That Groping Is 'Not A Big Deal' In Front Of Teenage Daughters
Her daughters are standing *right there.*

September 27, 2018 at 01:21AM
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Here's A Ridiculous Experiment That's Trying To Use Sunlight To Fire A Bullet


Here's A Ridiculous Experiment That's Trying To Use Sunlight To Fire A Bullet
Whoever said there's nothing new under the sun clearly hasn't seen the weird things YouTubers are capable of dreaming up.

September 27, 2018 at 12:19AM
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Amazon's Aggressive Anti-Union Tactics Revealed In Leaked 45-Minute Video


Amazon's Aggressive Anti-Union Tactics Revealed In Leaked 45-Minute Video
With rumblings of employee organization at Whole Foods — which Amazon bought for $13.7 billion last year — a 45-minute union-busting training video produced by the company was sent to Team Leaders of the grocery chain last week, according to sources with knowledge of the store's activities.

September 26, 2018 at 11:27PM
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The Child Abuse Contrarian


The Child Abuse Contrarian
Michael Holick, a renowned scientist turned expert witness, relies on his own controversial theory to help alleged abusers avoid prison and regain custody of the babies they were accused of harming.

September 26, 2018 at 10:19PM
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Surprisingly Interesting: Engineer Explains The Most Common Cause Of Concrete Deterioration


Surprisingly Interesting: Engineer Explains The Most Common Cause Of Concrete Deterioration
While salt might be our favorite spice, it's also the enemy of rebar.

September 26, 2018 at 10:05PM
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Here Are All The Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh That We Know About


Here Are All The Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh That We Know About
We now know the names of three women who say Kavanaugh assaulted them at parties decades ago.

September 26, 2018 at 08:45PM
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How Much You Have To Earn To Buy A House In The 50 Biggest US Cities, Mapped


How Much You Have To Earn To Buy A House In The 50 Biggest US Cities, Mapped
While it's no surprise that housing in cities like San Jose and San Francisco is extremely expensive, the contrast between housing prices in different cities is far more drastic than we'd imagined.

September 26, 2018 at 12:01AM
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Will It Ever Stop Raining?


Will It Ever Stop Raining?
Cities across the country smashed rainfall records, thanks to a set of factors.

September 26, 2018 at 07:01PM
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The Researchers Attempting To Prove Your Mind Lives On Even After You Die


The Researchers Attempting To Prove Your Mind Lives On Even After You Die
Even if terminal lucidity fails to reveal evidence of souls separating at the moment of death, studying the phenomenon may still provide us with a more accurate understanding of how our body-brain-mind connection works

September 26, 2018 at 07:01PM
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