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Tech NewsApril Fools’ Day Returns to Terrorize a Weary Internet
It’s that time of year again. April Fools’ Day is on Thursday and this is your official warning to be on the look out for corporate-instigated shenanigans. Brands largely took a break from April Foolishness last year on account of the covid-19 pandemic, but this year things seem to be picking up right where they … Continued
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Tech NewsAT&T Reportedly Close to Making Its Problem Child Somebody Else’s Issue
AT&T is said to be very close to a deal for a minority stake in DirecTV. Both Bloomberg and CNBC cited sources as saying that AT&T is close to closing a deal with private equity firm TPG that would value the company at $15 billion. The news follows a report by the New York Post … Continued
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Tech NewsElon Musk Is Reportedly Heading to Texas for a Tax Break
Billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is reportedly gearing up to permanently decamp to Texas in an effort to take advantage of the Lone Star State’s lack of personal income taxes. According to CNBC, several of Musk’s close confidants say that the entrepreneur plans to formalize plans to move to the Lone Star State … Continued
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ScienceHealthCEO Defends Reopening Gyms by Falsely Claiming Coronavirus Can Be Cured ‘With a Few Hundred Dollars’ Worth of Drugs’
The CEO of Life Time gyms, Bahram Akradi, was on CNBC today defending his company’s decision to soon reopen its gyms in states that are lifting lockdowns, such as Georgia. It feels like the kind of clip that will be played in future documentaries about how poorly we handled the coronavirus crisis. At one point … Continued
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Tech NewsWhite House Advisor Dr. Fauci Flip-Flops on Whether Travel Bans Work During Pandemics
President Donald Trump announced a travel ban on flights coming from 26 European countries on Wednesday, something that many public health experts believe is ineffective now that covid-19 is spreading quickly in the United States. But Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of President Trump’s top health experts, is defending the ban, despite saying just a few … Continued
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ScienceHealthRemember This Photo
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz took to the House floor on Wednesday to vote for the $8.3 billion coronavirus appropriations bill while wearing a gas mask. Gaetz appeared to be making fun of the crisis, even tweeting out a photo of himself in the mask. Whatever you do, remember this photo. Because it’s absolutely vital that … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial MediaFacebook Partners With Ray-Ban to Help Make Its Smart Glasses Happen: Report
Hoping to avoid the failure that was the consumer version of Google Glass, Facebook has teamed up with Luxottica, the parent company of brands like Ray-Ban, to help with the development of its own augmented reality glasses, sources told CNBC. But it could still be at least three years before Facebook’s smart specs actually hit … Continued
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Tech NewsPoliticsBill Gates Actually Made a Good Point About the Socialism Debate in America
Billionaires Bill Gates, Charlie Munger, and Warren Buffett were interviewed on CNBC this morning, and it wasn’t surprising to hear the three men defend capitalism. But it was surprising to hear Gates make a really good point about socialism. Or, at least a good point about how socialism is defined in the U.S. Gates pointed … Continued
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io9TelevisionHow to Watch Tonight’s GOP Debates (Besides Stoned)
Sure, some people might be watching the presidential debates in VR but to truly experience tonight’s GOP circus in Boulder, Colorado you should be rolling a doobie before you tune in. Here’s how. To watch, not roll a doobie. The third Republican debate will take place at the Coors Events Center on the campus of … Continued
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No, that high school kid didn’t make $72 million trading stocks
You may have seen the amazing story today about the high school kid who made $72 million trading stocks. There were plenty of red flags in the original New York Magazine article. But now CNBC is reporting that the $72 million figure is totally bogus. Mohammed Islam, a 17-year-old high school kid in New York, … Continued
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