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Four games into the fledgling NBA season, LeBron James‘ triumphant return home is not off to the smoothest start. Actually, scratch that — it’s off to a pretty awful start The Cleveland Cavaliers are 1-3, LeBron doesn’t quite look like … Continue reading →

Potential jihadi fighters are increasingly booking tickets on cruise ships to join extremists in battle zones in Syria and Iraq, hoping to bypass stepped-up efforts to thwart them in neighboring Turkey, according to Interpol officials. See also: My Childhood Friend, … Continue reading →

Todd Schneider writes software at Genius. The Huffington Post has called him “a Reform Jew who went to Yale University and once worked for a hedge fund.” Read “The reddit Front Page is Not a Meritocracy” by ATodd on Genius … Continue reading →

The online payment app Venmo allows you to make quick transactions between friends, roommates and whoever else might owe money. As part of its mini-social network, Venmo has a feature that lets you leave notes describing what the payment is … Continue reading →

The online payment app Venmo allows you to make quick transactions between friends, roommates and whoever else might owe money. As part of its mini-social network, Venmo has a feature that lets you leave notes describing what the payment is … Continue reading →

Does your business need to update its technological tools? You may be hesitant to make a switch, especially if you’ve become accustomed to your current system, but if you don’t have up-to-date solutions that can make your operations more efficient, … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama authorized a broad expansion on Friday of the U.S. military mission in Iraq that will boost the total number of American troops there to about 3,100 and spread advisory teams and trainers to the north … Continue reading →

Car service startup Uber is looking to raise another $1 billion in funding just months after completing a major round, according to a new report. See also: 20 Private Thoughts From the Backseat of an Uber Car The talks, first … Continue reading →

Victoria’s Secret quietly changed its “Perfect Body” slogan on Thursday, following backlash stemming from a Change.org petition The store’s original ad displayed the words “Perfect Body” superimposed on an image of 10 women of similar appearance — all were tall … Continue reading →

When someone’s cellphone lights up in a dark theater, it often induces a collective groan from the other movie-goers. But now, Shazam is giving people an incentive to take out their mobile devices at screenings Don’t worry, though. It’s only … Continue reading →