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Intelligence Means Having More Than Just Raw Brainpower
What does it take to think and act in an intelligent way? Many of us would say it’s simply a matter of raw brainpower. That perspective was on display in a recent NPR segment, in which the pundit David...
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"Q2 GDP is on track to be revised up by 0.4 pct pt to a 2.1% annual rate."— Drew Matus, UBS economist.Join the conversation about this story »
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HINDENBERG OMEN SPOTTED AGAIN
For the 5th time in the last 7 days, equity market internals have triggered an anxiety-implying Hindenburg Omen. Based on our data, this is the most concentrated cluster of new highs, new lows,...
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How Two Brothers Became CEOs Of Rival Ad Agencies Just A Block Apart
"My father always said don't go into business with your family, it's a bad idea," ad executive Rob Buchner told me over an early breakfast at Hotel St. Giles in Midtown Manhattan.Growing up in a...
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What The Great Chinese Debt Unwind Means For 13 Emerging Markets
Chinese economic data has been better than expected in July. During the month, industrial production rising 9.7% year over year, exceeding economists' forecasts. But positive July figures have not...
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GOOGLE: If You Use Gmail, You Have 'No Legitimate Expectation Of Privacy'
If you happen to be one of the 400 million people who use Google's Gmail service for sending and receiving emails, you shouldn't have any expectation of privacy, according to a court briefing obtained...
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This Year's America's Cup Boats Look Super Futuristic
The 34th America's Cup will be held next month in San Francisco and based on the ongoing Louis Vuitton Cup, this year's competition is going to be nothing like we have ever seen before.For the first...
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Why Social Media Is Driving Massive Online Video Growth
Television is no longer the only game in town for distributing and watching video. The Internet and the social Web have provided content creators and advertisers with a cost-effective way to distribute...
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The Pentagon Will Grant Gay Families In The Military Equal Benefits
The Pentagon will announce tomorrow a plan to extend all military benefits to same sex couples, an unnamed source told NBC News.The changes will grant military members leave explicitly to travel to...
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Millennial Media Tanks On Jumptap Acquisition: Here's Why Investors Are Wrong...
Shareholders of Millennial Media jeered the mobile ad company's acquisition of Jumptap, a rival mobile ad company, today, as shares in MM fell 8% to $8.50 in post market trading.Investors appear to be...
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Gunman Holding Three Hostages Inside Louisiana Bank
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A man armed with a handgun took two women and a man hostage at a bank where they work in Louisiana on Tuesday, and police were negotiating with the gunman to win the release of...
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How Android Grew To Be Massively More Popular Than The iPhone (GOOG)
Last week, research firm IDC dropped a big bomb on Apple.Google's smartphone operating system now powers a whopping 80% of devices worldwide. Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones only powers 13% of...
View ArticleNewark Mayor Cory Booker wins New Jersey
Newark Mayor Cory Booker wins New Jersey Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate. He'll face off against Republican Steve Lonegan in the general election a little more than two months away.Join the...
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Brazil Sues Samsung For More Than $100 Million Over Poor Working Conditions
Brazil has filed a lawsuit against Samsung alleging poor working conditions at a factory in the Amazon and demanding more than $100 million in damages, the government said.The Ministry of Labor said on...
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The Nikkei Rally Evaporates
It's been a fairly quiet start to Wednesday trading.Most notably, the Nikkei, which started out higher, has gone flat.Join the conversation about this story »
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Bustle Wants To Pay Its Writers $100 Per Day
According to a job posting that has since been deleted, Bustle.com is looking for writers who are paid $100 per day and write four to six posts per day.As Elizabeth Spiers writes on Flavorwire, that...
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The Most Meticulous Serial Killer Of Modern Times Is Taunting The FBI From...
Crime is Slate’s crime blog. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter @slatecrime.Last year I wrote about Israel Keyes, the Alaska-based serial killer whom I dubbed the most meticulous serial...
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Here's A Delicious Chess Problem That Had Me Scratching My Head For Hours
One of my favorite things to do for amusement is solve chess problems, wherein the player is given a scenario on the board and then asked how to go about checkmating the other side within X number of...
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Cisco Said It Will Fire 4,000 People Next Year And The Stock Is Tanking After...
Cisco announced today that it plans to lay off 4,000 employees starting in the first quarter of 2014. That's about 5% of its work force.The news comes as the company reported earnings for last quarter....
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Who Are The Most Powerful Women In Mobile Advertising?
It's time once again to rank the most powerful women in mobile advertising. We recently ranked the most powerful executives in mobile advertising, and the list turns out to be dominated by men.So we...
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