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View Article15 actors who played characters way older or younger than they are in real life
Hollywood actors sometimes go to extreme lengths to fit the perfect roles, whether its using method acting strategies or losing massive amounts of weight. But other times the actors manage to blend...
View ArticleBill O'Reilly's literary agent has dropped him after news of his $32 million...
Bill O'Reilly's literary agency announced it will no longer be working with him.The announcement follows a New York Times report that said O'Reilly paid $32 million to his former Fox News co-host in a...
View ArticleWhy you should start talking to your kids about sexual assault from a young age
Since October 5, more than 36 women have come forward to speak about their encounters with Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood executive who's been accused of sexual harassment, assault, and rape.Their...
View ArticleMicrosoft just hit its $20 billion cloud goal, almost a year ahead of...
Microsoft's commercial cloud business just hit $20 billion in annualized revenue, a milestone CEO Satya Nadella set out for the company in 2015.The growth of Microsoft's cloud business has been boosted...
View ArticleChargers lineman rips NFL owner-player meetings on anthem protests as...
NFL owners and players met last week to discuss a variety of topics, including criminal justice reform and community engagement.While many viewed these meetings as a positive step, the veteran tackle...
View ArticleThis quote from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shows what an unstoppable beast Alexa...
Amazon on Thursday crushed earnings, posting impressive revenue growth and promising more big revenue growth to come next quarter.One thing that's hard to overstate is the pace at which Amazon is...
View ArticleThis woman who makes mechanical cosplay wings turned her passion into a business
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View ArticleThe Milwaukee Bucks trolled Kyrie Irving after he mistakenly thought their...
The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics will play on Thursday night in a throwback game that will also include a throwback-themed court.Celtics guard Kyrie Irving was suspicious of the court, and seemed...
View ArticleDespite growing its monthly users in Q3, Twitter is still far behind other...
In its Q3 earnings call on Thursday, Twitter reported that it had been miscalculating monthly user numbers since the fourth quarter of 2014. As a result, it was forced to lower previously reported...
View ArticleA 'bomb cyclone' is headed for the East Coast this weekend — here's what to...
A 'bomb cyclone' is headed for the East Coast this weekend.People along the Eastern seaboard in Rhode Island and Massachusetts could get hit hard by the rapidly-intensifying cyclone.Flash floods and...
View ArticleSnapchat is cracking down on sexual content in its Discover section again (SNAP)
Snapchat will enforce stricter rules about the kinds of sexual content it allows in its Discover section for media publishers.The change is a new iteration of the Discover policy introduced back in...
View ArticleRex Tillerson joked about needing to 'curl up in a ball' while looking at a...
While touring a park in Geneva, Switzerland, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson looked at a statue of a curled-up figure and said he sometimes needs to "curl up in a ball."Tillerson has been under...
View ArticleZenefits founder Parker Conrad will pay $500,000 to settle SEC charges...
The SEC announced on Thursday that it reached a settlement with Parker Conrad, founder of Zenefits, over allegations that the company lied to investors about if employees were properly licensed to sell...
View ArticleAmazon's $18 billion cloud business continues to crush Microsoft and Google —...
Amazon, Microsoft, and Google all reported earnings on the same day, giving us an update on the state of the cloud computing war. It's hard to directly compare Amazon's $18 billion Amazon Web Services...
View ArticleSilicon Valley companies aren't using as much office space as they used to
New office buildings are continuing to be built in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, but companies aren't using as much space.This may be an issue that spills into the housing sector. New office towers...
View ArticleThousands of JFK files were just released — here's where to read them
The National Archives is releasing approximately 3,100 classified documents relating to President John F. Kennedy's assassination.The documents are likely to both clear up and inflame conspiracy...
View ArticleThere are over 1,500 billionaires worldwide — here are the 14 countries where...
There are 1,542 billionaires in the world, according to a new report by UBS.More than 560 billionaires live in the US — the most of any country — and they control the most wealth.If current trends...
View ArticleAmazon now employs a whopping 542,000 people and plans to hire thousands more...
Amazon's employee base swelled an astounding 77% from the end of June to the end of September.The retail giant now employs 541,900 people, up from 382,400 last quarter and 306,800 a year ago.It is one...
View ArticleThe computers have correctly predicted 60% of NFL games — here are their...
Elo still leads overall, but Cortana caught fire in Week 7.The two models disagree on just one game this week.The NFL season is now in Week 8, and the computers are picking their winners for every...
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