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According to a new article in Bloomberg, “the first companies developing medical treatments from psychedelic drugs like LSD, ketamine and the active ingredient in magic mushrooms are gearing up to list on Canadian stock exchanges.” “Mind Medicine Inc., which is undertaking clinical trials of psychedelic-based drugs,” said Kristine Owram for Bloomberg, “intends to list on […]
In an explosive article on BuzzFeed News, the organization obtained client lists of a New York-based startup Clearview AI, showing a staggering number of law enforcement officers as well as retail stores have implemented facial recognition technology tied to a vast database including local police departments, the FBI and Walmart. “Government agents should not be […]
“The robots are watching over hotel housekeepers, telling them which room to clean and tracking how quickly they do it,” according to an article by Josh Dzieza for The Verge. “They’re managing software developers, monitoring their clicks and scrolls and docking their pay if they work too slowly. They’re listening to call center workers, telling […]
“Manipulators love to explain why solutions won’t work,” according to Dan Rockwell for Leadership Freak. An example of his advice: “Tip #1: Stop offering suggestions after the second off-handed rejection of advice. Instead ask, ‘What would you like to do?’ (And stop talking.)” In Tip #4, he advised, “Manipulators fabricate evil motives. It’s amazing how […]
“The store did have a surprise visitor last night, entering through the front door. After the deer left, the manager and store team performed a thorough cleaning of the area,” Kroger said in a statement. The deer ran down aisles as surprised shoppers grabbed their phones to record videos, sending the deer into viral stardom […]
Chani Nicholas is an Instagram astrologer with over 100,000 followers. What sets her apart from other practitioners of the intuitive arts is her focus on social activism in her horoscopes, rather than the usual psychic fare of loves lost and found, whether the stars are auspicious for financial transactions, and so on. “Nicholas’s popularity owes […]
“You might think that women who leave money management up to their spouses is a 1950s stereotype, but according to a recent report from UBS Global Wealth Management, more than half of women today still defer to their male partners when it comes to money. And, surprisingly, the stats are even greater for younger women: 56 […]
The Apollo Masters plant in Banning, Calif., burned down on Feb. 6, eliminating the sole U.S. source of the blank lacquer master disks engineers cut on special lathes to create vinyl records. Manufacturing with the volatile lacquer used in the record business has become a concern of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and it’s unknown […]