Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it will build offices for up to 25,000 people in New York City’s Queens borough and in Northern Virginia, near Washington, D.C., ending a year-long bidding war for a $5 billion second headquarters that will now be split in two. In addition, Nashville, Tennessee, will be home to Amazon’s new...
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Rthm enhancing the efficacy of cannabis consumption
As a privately held, federally incorporated company, Rthm holds several brand-associated trademarks and has developed the world’s first mobile genetics and circadian rhythm mapping platform for both iOS and Android devices. Among the most advanced digital health platforms in the world, Rthm has developed a complete suite of proprietary technology including advanced heart rate tracking...
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Can Snapchat’s Shows Keep Users From Disappearing?
With NBCUniversal’s help, the struggling social media giant preps more than a dozen original series for its 188 million users as it muscles into a crowded market. It’s a sweltering mid-September afternoon in Altadena, California, but the Mountain View Mortuary has come alive with actors dressed in period garb. Director Suzi Yoonessi is about to...
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The Ins and Outs of Bank Fees
To make a profit and pay operating expenses, banks typically charge for the services they provide. When a bank lends you money, it charges interest on the loan. When you open a deposit account (checking or savings) there are charges (fees) for that as well. Even fee-free checking and savings accounts have some fees. It’s important...
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BioLite HeadLamp: Wildly Capable, Simply Comfortable
Check out a high-performance light, you might forget that you’re wearing it. Check out more about this product on KickStarter Now! Check out more about this product on KickStarter Now! We’ve gone from phonographs to wireless earbuds, pilgirm shoes to flyknits, pocketwatches to fitness trackers; so why have headlamps – a wearable we all know...
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Bullying by peers has effects later in life
(CNN)Bullying can be defined by many things. It’s teasing, name-calling, stereotyping, fighting, exclusion, spreading rumors, public shaming and aggressive intimidation. It can be in person and online. But it can no longer be considered a rite of passage that strengthens character, new research suggests. Adolescents who are bullied by their peers actually suffer from worse...
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7 Lessons All Musicians Should Learn From Prince
There are musicians, and then there’s Prince. The uncompromising iconoclast formerly known as Prince Rogers Nelson has been starting parties and baffling critics since the day he stepped out onto the Minneapolis funk and rock scene in the late 1970s. Combining elements of wailing guitar rock, funky R&B, and psychedelic funk music with sexual and...
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6 Potential Downsides of Online Shopping
With a new pair of shoes or a shipment of groceries just a few clicks away, American consumers have embraced the ease of online shopping. In fact, on average, Americans were expected to spend an estimated $1,804 on online shopping last year (the most of any country in the world), according to Statista’s Digital Market...
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Switchyards Downtown Club Opens inAtlanta
Mayor Kasim Reed joined co-founders Michael Tavani and Dave Payne, Invest Atlanta President and CEO Dr. Eloisa Klementich, and more than 100 entrepreneurs yesterday for the opening of Switchyards Downtown Club, Atlanta’s newest startup hub and the only business-to-consumer startup hub in the Southeast. “Atlanta has long been a city that welcomes and nurtures talent,...
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Electronic Vision Board Tips For Mothers & Kids
By Sharlinda Parker Even though the new year is in full swing and we’ve set goals for ourselves, it’s also important to teach our kids how to start early as visionaries. Since vision board parties are trending, now is a great time to tackle a parent/kid project that will enrich and inspire. We know vision...