HUGE UPSET: Rafael Nadal Loses To A Total Nobody In The First Round Of Wimbledon
And that's it! Rafael Nadal has lost in straight sets in one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history. Darcis' ace on match point ended Nadal's hopes. You can see video of match point below.[UPDATE]...
View ArticleHomes Across The Country Are Selling At Lightning Speed
In hot markets across the country, homes are selling fast.And that means if you hope to buy a home, you have to be prepared to move quickly.“I’ve seen all cash offers close in three days,” says...
View ArticleThese Apps Will Change The Way You Shop In The Future
More than 1 billion people now own smartphones, and that means that mobile commerce is exploding like never before. We've selected 11 apps that have potential to drastically change the way people shop....
View ArticleHand Gestures Say A Lot About Your Intelligence
Over the past few years, while working on my forthcoming book Brilliant, I've been watching and taking note as a new conceptualization of intelligence takes shape in the social and biological...
View ArticleWhite House Blasts China Over Edward Snowden's Departure, And Says It...
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday that China and Hong Kong made a "deliberate decision" to let National Security Agency leak source Edward Snowden leave Hong Kong for Russia, and that...
View ArticleRyanair Desperately Doesn't Want To Be Called A 'No-Frills' Airline Anymore
Ryanair is trying to stop newspapers describing it as “no-frills” airline.Robin Kiely, the Irish carrier’s head of communications, has written to various publications, including Telegraph Travel and...
View ArticleElite New York Law Firm Has Massive Layoff
Monday will be a "grim day" at Weil Gotshal, The New York Times' DealBook reports.The New York City law firm managed to get through the recession without mass layoffs, but it's letting 60 lawyers and...
View ArticleAmy Winehouse's Brother: Bulimia Killed My Sister
In his first ever full-length interview, Amy Winehouse's brother, Alex, spoke to The Guardian in honor of the opening of a new exhibition at the Jewish Museum entitled Amy Winehouse: a Family...
View ArticleIVP: Why We Invested Millions In Snapchat Even Though The Company Doesn't...
Snapchat just closed a $60 million round of funding led by Institutional Venture Partners. As IVP notes in a blog post, it's no secret that Snapchat has yet to make any money. So why did the firm...
View ArticleCalm Down, Interns — You're Lucky To Have A Job
These days, it seems like interns everywhere are suing their old bosses.Hey interns — cut it out. You are extremely lucky to have an internship, even if it's unpaid.Look, I feel you. I had six...
View ArticleStocks Tumbling — Rates Spiking — China Crashes
Markets in the U.S. are coming off of their lows of the days.Currently, the Dow is down 110 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 is down 17 points or 1.0%.Earlier today, the Dow was down as much as 254...
View ArticleSome Men Can't Adjust When Their Wives Earn More Than Them
It’s a fact: Women breadwinners are on the rise.At a time when the gender wage gap is still alive and well—full-time working women earn just 77 cents for every dollar that men earn—a recent Pew...
View ArticleThis Is What Apple's Voice Recording App Will Look Like When The New iPhone...
Apple pushed out a new beta version of iOS 7, the upcoming operating system for iPhones and iPads, to developers today.The update, called Beta 2, includes a bunch of tweaks to the look and feel of iOS...
View ArticleThe Pros And Cons Of Starving Yourself For Two Days A Week
The FastDiet has lured in many weight-conscious men and women with the promise of shedding pounds quickly by fasting for two days a week and eating normally for the other five. Those who have tried the...
View Article14 Things That Are Mildly Interesting
Our favorite part of Reddit is a relatively small subreddit called /r/MildlyInteresting. It's for the stuff that isn't mind-blowingly cool, but certainly isn't boring. Unfortunately, that usually means...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman's Lawyer Apologizes For Knock-Knock Joke
George Zimmerman's defense attorney knows he screwed up his opening statements.The second-degree murder trial for the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin began Monday. During opening...
View ArticleThis Is Turning Into A Pretty Stunning Comeback In The Stock Market
At its lowest point of the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down by over 250 points.Now it's down by just around 60 points.Considering all of the negatively biased volatility in the markets...
View ArticleGap Accidentally Sent A Customer Sensitive Employee Documents Instead Of A...
Banana Republic accidentally sent sensitive employee documents to a couple instead of the necktie they ordered, The Huffington Post reports.Emily Dreyfuss, daughter of the actor Richard Dreyfuss, told...
View Article5 Easy Ways To Lower Your Electric Bill This Summer
Summer has arrived and as the temperatures begin to soar, many consumers can expect their electric bill to do the same. As the hot weather sets in, air conditioners will be working on full blast...
View ArticleCHART: The Major Retailers Most Threatened By Mobile Showrooming
The practice of “showrooming,” or viewing an item in a retail store and then buying it online, has brought the e-commerce threat directly to bricks-and-mortar retailers. Mobile raises the showrooming...
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