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Why this CEO Wants Everyone to Have a Human-Like Robot for Less than an iPad
In case you were concerned, robots will not be taking over the world any time soon. By the time you are older, however, you may be seeing them around working regular jobs and looking just as human as you. For some of today’s most sophisticated human-like robots, we have Hanson…
· Max Chang
Millionaires are About to Control Half of the World’s Wealth
Millionaires, the kind of people that non-millionaires despise but still hope to become one day, are taking a good chunk of the world’s money. Those who fear these hungry hungry hippos of the world’s financial resources call them the one percent, and their growing wealth…
· Laura Dang
This 23-Year-Old Made Over $15,000 Because She Looks Like Taylor Swift
Rose Nicholas has been cashing in on her looks and the fact that everyone mistakes her for famous pop singer Taylor Swift. The motto “fake it till you make it” is literally paying off for the 23-year-old British look-alike from Chester, England, who has made thousands…
· Waylae Gregoire
Best Advice for Asians Applying to Elite Colleges: ‘Appear Less Asian’
Asian-American students, generally known for their over-achievement and stellar academic records, are now being more often shunned by top universities all over the country because there are supposedly just too many of them — too many have perfect GPAs and ridiculously high SATs,…
· Editorial Staff
Inside the World of Personal Assistants Used by the Powerful Elite
Did you know that the DMV will open early or close late for certain people? Or that the police are available as an escort during rush hour? All of this is possible when you have a rockstar assistant. When you’re working as an assistant to very important people, your job often…
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Why Smart Millennials are Now Moving West to America’s New Economic Hot Spots
In the slow trek toward recovery since the financial crisis, millennials are moving westward in their search for success, and they’re taking America’s economy with them. “Washington is not a place to live in. The rents are high, the food is bad, the dust is disgusting and the…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Hero Uber Driver Prevents Shooting Spree Using Concealed Handgun
One of Uber’s drivers got out of his car and started shooting people on the street.
· Max Chang
This Google Executive is Saying We Can Totally Live to Be 500 Years Old
Bill Maris, managing partner and president of Google’s investment fund, Google Ventures, seems pretty sure of some amazing things, like curing cancer and living to be 500. Maris told Bloomberg: “If you ask me today, is it possible to live to be 500? The answer is yes.”
· Waylae Gregoire
17-Year-Old Drops Out of High School to Help Teens Launch Startups
Eddie Zhong, a young entrepreneur we spoke to a while back about his launch of tech startup Blanc while he was still in high school, is now ditching school completely to devote time to his latest venture, Leangap, which provides summer entrepreneurial classes for students that…
· Jacob Wagner
Using Your Smartphone Before Bedtime is More Disastrous Than You Think
Let’s face it: Most of us can’t help but check our phones, read our tablets or watch TV before sleeping, even though studies have shown that staring at electronic screens has a negative impact on our sleep. However, considering all the late night hours we spend working, studying…
· Alan Van
Harvard Business Professor Apologizes For Bullying Mom and Pop Asian Restaurant
[Updated 12-10-14 11:01 p.m. PST: Apparently, this is NOT the first time Professor Edelman has bullied a restaurant]
· Alan Van
Harvard Business Professor Declares War on Family-Run Chinese Restaurant That Overcharged Him $4
[Updated 12-10-14 11:01 p.m. PST] This is not the first time Professor Edelman has done this! [Updated 12-10-14 4:59 p.m. PST Harvard Business Professor Apologizes For Bullying Mom and Pop Asian Restaurant]
· Max Chang
This Investment Banker’s Insane Life Was Basically Just Money, Cocaine and Orgies
Above are the faces of an extremely successful $7-million-a-year investment banker, Sage Kelly (left), and his wife, Christina Di Mauro (right). They both have severe alcohol and cocaine addictions, Kelly has been known to defecate on beds, floors and walls when he’s blasted,…
· Benny Luo
Comfort vs. Risk: Here’s What It’s Like to Choose Between a Dream Job and Entrepreneurship
Getting a job that pays comfortably in this day and age is tough, so when you not only have a job but also have it at arguably the most valuable company in the world, most people see it as a dream come true. This was the position Michael Peggs found himself in for the last…
· Derek Low
This is What It’s Like to Fly the $23,000 Singapore Airlines Suites Class [PHOTOS]
In 2008, Singapore Airlines introduced their Suites Class, the most luxurious class of flying that is commercially available. The Suites were exclusive to their flagship Airbus A380, and they go beyond flat beds by offering enclosed private cabins with sliding doors that cocoon…
· Sebastian Dillon
This Guy Just Won the Award For Tinder Profile Picture of the Year
If there is one attractive quality a woman likes in a man, it’s someone who doesn’t beat around the bush. In an effort to not waste any time with all the formalities, 29-year-old Tinder user Brandon decided to use a photo of his bank account statement instead of his profile…
· Max Chang
How a Butler Service Called Alfred Won $50,000 at This Year’s TechCrunch Disrupt
Another TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco has come and gone, and the results of the pitch competition have been decided. 26 companies, plus two Audience Choice winners, pitched their hearts out trying to impress the tech gods/ investors that made up the panel. This year’s…
· Max Chang
“ALS Ice Bucket Challenge” Co-founder Drowns in Diving Accident
This is very sad news. Corey Griffin, the man who co-founded the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, died on August 16th in a diving accident. He was 27. The accident occurred off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts at approximately 2 a.m. on August 16. According to the Boston Globe:
· Benny Luo
How Two High School Club Promoters Who Hated Each Other Built a Multi-Million Dollar Nightlife Empire
For anyone that loves partying at the hottest venues in any major city in the world, chances are you’ve most likely frequented a place owned by Jason Strauss and Noah Tepperberg. This dynamic duo are the founders of Strategic Hospitality Group, the company that owns some of the…
· Editorial Staff
There is a Real “Limitless” Pill and It’s Called Donepezil
If there is one quality a person needs to achieve great things in life, it’s intelligence. Success comes easier to those who are smart- just ask the many college students who take study drugs they don’t really need to absorb more, work faster, longer and better, and get the good…