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· Jacob Wagner
Wal-Mart Employee of 18 Years Gets Fired For Not Turning in Lost Cash Fast Enough
A Wal-Mart in Niskayuna, New York, fired an employee of 18 years for not turning in $350 in cash that he found in a parking lot fast enough. The employee, Michael Walsh, was fired from his maintenance worker position last month after turning in money he found in the parking lot…
· Ryan General
Retired NFL Star Patrick Willis is Now Killing It as a Silicon Valley Executive
Star linebacker Patrick Willis shocked football fans when he left the NFL last year at the peak of his career. After eight fruitful years, the then 30-year-old linebacker ended his run in the league with an accumulated 950 tackles, 20.5 sacks, eight passes deflected and 16…
· Stefanie Williams
Yelp Worker Who Got Fired For Complaining About Her Pay Gets Torn Apart in One Blog Post
Last Friday, Yelp employee Talia Jane wrote a post to her CEO complaining about her compensation, which worked out to be around $8 and hour, according to her. She was fired from her job a few hours later after sharing the post via Twitter. Jane’s post stirred up a huge debate on…
· Editorial Staff
He Tried Returning $15 to a Woman Who Dropped it, But Got THIS Reaction Instead
Being a Good Samaritan paid off for one London musician, although not in the way most might expect. Music production student and rapper Joe Christie, 23, was walking to buy food in South London when he saw a 10 pound note ($15) fall from a woman’s coat pocket.
· Riley Schatzle
HP Reportedly Bans T-Shirts at Work, Programmers Forced to Wear Collared Shirts
HP has finally put their foot down, ending what was becoming a fashion catastrophe. This week, HP sent all of their employees — roughly 100,000 individuals across several countries including the UK, Australia, India, Germany and the U.S. — a confidential memo reminding them that…
· Max Chang
Ellen Pao Steps Down as CEO of Reddit
After several troubled months and a petition calling for her resignation, Ellen Pao is stepping down as the CEO of Reddit. Pao became interim CEO in November 2014 when Yishan Wong stepped down. Steve Huffman, one of Reddit’s co-founders and the original CEO, will once again…
· Editorial Staff
Reddit’s CEO Allegedly Fired an Employee For Having Cancer and Not Recovering Fast Enough
(UPDATE 12:31 p.m. Pacific: Dacvak’s AMA has been removed from Reddit’s front page.) In the midst of all the chaos today surrounding the firing of a Victoria Taylor, a key employee at reddit who was loved by many, another controversy has emerged in the community.
· Sebastian Dillon
How Getting Pulled Over in Thailand Inspired One Entrepreneur to Revolutionize Men’s Shirts
There’s a new company on Kickstarter that could change the way you wear your shirts forever.
· Sebastian Dillon
Reddit CEO Quits Because He Hates New Office
[UPDATE 11/13/14 10:32 p.m. PST] Yishan Wong has gone on Quora and given his personal response below of why he left: All of the reasons that Sam has outlined in public are true. I know it sounds somewhat unbelieveable because it’s so weird, but if it was made up, I think any PR…
· Alan Van
Microsoft Co-Founder Is Just as Overly Scared of Ebola as Everyone Else … Actually, He’s $100-Million Scared
Nearly two weeks after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated $25 million to help fight Ebola, Microsoft founder and fellow billionaire Paul Allen has now upped the ante by donating $100 million to the cause. Fight, fight, fight! Earlier this month, Zuckerberg announced via a…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Tourist Detained at LAX After Slapping a Cashier For the Weirdest Reason
A tourist from China was recently arrested for assaulting a cashier at the LAX duty-free shop. The incident happened on July 28 at a Duty Free store in Los Angeles’ Tom Bradley International Terminal. The perpetrator was identified as Liang Qi, a 44-year-old tourist, RMZXB…
· Ryan General
Vietnamese Customs Official Writes ‘F*ck You’ on Chinese Woman’s Passport
As tensions between neighboring governments in Southeast Asia remain high following the recent U.N. ruling on the South China Sea arbitration case, some citizens in concerned countries have equally kept their outrage aflame in one form or another. Such is the case of one Chinese…
· Ryan General
Vancouver Police Warn Pokémon Go Players That Gym Location is Actually a Hells Angel Clubhouse
Canadian police are warning Pokémon Go players in the Vancouver area to stay away from one particular Pokémon gym that happens to be located at the clubhouse of the notorious biker gang Hells Angels. The Coquitlam clubhouse, located at 1041 Burnette Ave., is the base of the…
· Editorial Staff
Meet The Man Who Went To Tijuana To Kill Himself But Was Saved By Cocaine And Hookers
Back in 2014, the internet was graced with the tale of a man who went to Tijuana, Mexico looking to end his miserable life but instead found redemption after being introduced to cocaine and hookers and decided to continue living in the end. The man, who can only be identified as…
· Editorial Staff
Millionaire Reveals How Internet Con Artists Use Instagram to Make Themselves Look Rich
Tim Sykes is best known for taking $12,415 in high school and turning it into $4.4 million through trading stocks by his 34th birthday. Now, he makes most of his money teaching others how to do the same through his online course. Being aware of the stereotypes surrounding…
· Editorial Staff
Why Vietnamese Students Tend to Get Surprisingly High Test Scores
Vietnam’s students are outperforming peers from developing countries in global standardized tests. Despite its low-income status, Southeast Asia manages to have scores that rivals the world’s best performers in education — like Finland, for example. How students perform on tests…
· Ryan General
Rural Pokémon Go Players Will Soon Be Able to Turn Their House into a Pokéstop or Gym
Pokémon Go has made an interesting change for players who live in rural areas devoid of Pokéstops. While urbanites are having all the fun, many Pokémon Go players living in rural areas are finding the app unusable due to the lack or scarcity of PokéStops and gyms.
· Waylae Gregoire
I Got High With the Marijuana Don at His $16 Million Malibu Mansion — Here’s What Happened
They say if you’ve grown or consumed marijuana in the last decade, you’ve benefited from the work of Michael ‘Big Mike’ Straumietis. Mike is the founder of Advanced Nutrients, a fertilizer company that claims the top spot as a seller of nutrients to hydroponic farmers — and…
· Ryan General
Here’s The Ultimate Pokémon Go Cheats, Tips and Tricks Guide
Since Pokémon GO’s launch, Pokémon fans from different parts of the world have been roaming around streets, parks, schools, and other people’s backyards hoping to catch some “virtual pocket monsters.” While some have been successfully filling up their “Pokédex,” there are those…
· Ryan General
Police Mistake Late Night Pokémon Go Players For Drug Dealers, Hilarity Ensues
One of the best parts of Pokémon Go is the motivation to explore and the unexpected workout some people get, but going out on new adventures can also lead to some unique and interesting situations like this one involving some sketchy guys at 3 a.m., an onyx and the police.…