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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…
· Carl Samson
Badass 73-Year-Old “Goddess Granny” Photoshoot Goes Viral on Social Media
A 73-year-old woman is turning heads on Chinese social media for having looks that defy aging as we know it. Meet Huang Yanshen, your granny-next-door whose youthful photos can’t be ignored.
· Ryan General
Beautiful Chinese Bodyguard Melts Hearts At the G20 Summit
While the recently concluded G20 summit in China may have been dubbed as successful by the Chinese authorities and other observers, outsiders may dismiss the 2-day meeting of powerful heads of states as quite uneventful. Leave it to some Chinese netizens, however, to find…
· Ryan General
Chinese Students With Trendy Hairstyles Forced to Get Haircuts in Front Of Their School
Chinese schools now have barbers stationed at their gates to ‘fix’ the haircuts of the students returning from their summer break. Those who are found sporting restricted ‘fashionable hairstyles’ will be given an instant make-over. Curly or blonde hair must be proven to be…
· Editorial Staff
Woman Documents Her Horrid Experience Getting Scammed By a Silicon Valley Startup
Few things are more inspiring than Silicon Valley’s startup scene, but every now and then, startup dreams can turn into absolute nightmares. One woman recently shared her horrible experience working at a startup on Medium complete with late paychecks, forged pay stubs, and…
· Ryan General
Indonesian Man Claims to Be the World’s Oldest Living Person at 145
An Indonesian man has reportedly been discovered to be the world’s oldest living person at the age of 145 and claims to have the documentation to prove it. An Indonesian records office verified that their documents show that Mbah Gotho was born on December 31 1870, and will be…
· Editorial Staff
Japan’s 2020 Olympic Medals Made from Recycled Smartphones Revealed
Japan hopes to put discarded smartphones and other devices to good use by recycling them to become medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Apparently, authorities are convinced that electronic waste has enough precious metals to produce the coveted medals. Government officials,…
· Ryan General
The Los Angeles Lakers May Sign Chinese Forward Yi Jianlian
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly in “advanced discussions” with Chinese power forward Yi Jianlian about his possible NBA comeback, according to ESPN’s Marc Stein. In an update, he would later reveal in a tweet that Yi has agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with the Los…
· Ryan General
Pokémon Go Players are Now Using Nipple Clamps to Hatch Their Eggs Without Walking
For those Pokémon Go players who can’t be bothered with walking 5-10 kilometers to hatch their fourth Meowth, the geniuses behind hatching eggs with a vibrator may have found another “practical” solution to cheating at Pokémon Go — a weird contraption they only describe as a…
· Editorial Staff
Man Travels to North Korea and Captures the Most Spectacular Footage
If you’ve ever wanted to travel to North Korea or just live vicariously through someone who has then you probably want to watch this video. Lithuanian native Jacob Laukaitis recently published a video on YouTube about his seven day visit to North Korea.
· Editorial Staff
45-Year-Old Japanese Instagram Model Stuns the Internet With Her Youthful Looks
Behold Japan’s Risa Hirako, an epitome of ageless beauty. Born in 1971, the 45-year-old is turning heads for her incredibly youthful looks. No only can she sport heels better than most, she also enjoys anime and rock music.