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8.10.23
Will We Ever Get the Four-Day Work Week?

A 2023 pilot study of the four-day week had overwhelmingly positive results. So why aren’t we all going for it?

1.20.23
Millennials Are Finally Buying Houses... And Making Them Ugly

What’s up with all these hideous renovations?

12.1.22
Why Invoices Take So Long to Clear and Hacks To Get Paid Faster

Not getting paid on time is every freelancer’s nightmare. Expert tips on what you can do to help ensure that it doesn’t stay a recurring one.

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Wall Street Embraces AI Despite Risks of Catastrophe

“One day we will give agency to the systems,” said one person at the forefront; even those who aren’t worried say concern is valid.

A 23-Year-Old Fast Food Worker With $0.09 In the Bank Bought $200K In Meme Stocks in Fraud Case: SEC

According to the complaint, the man described it as "a joke" and his account was in profit before being liquidated.

Financial Researchers Worry Nearly 200 Banks At Risk Amid 'Catch-22'

The researchers, who compare the current dynamic to the 1980s savings and loan crisis, have identified nearly 200 banks at risk of a "rational" run, in which depositors pull their money for good reason.

Conversations with Drug Dealers and Their Mothers

“I had no idea what was going on; I just knew Samir was slipping bills into my wallet.”

Debt Collectors Want To Use AI Chatbots To Hustle People For Money

The collections industry is pushing GPT-4 as a dystopian new way to make borrowers pay up, replicating the debt system’s long history of racial bias.

Don’t Be Fooled by the ‘Financial Hardship Department’ Scam

How a new twist on a classic scam exploits people in need of debt relief—and how to spot it.

Inequality

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India Is Home to 169 Billionaires, But These Children Still Forage Through Trash

India’s massive landfills are visceral symbols of its extreme wealth and class inequalities.

OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers Making $2 an Hour to Filter Traumatic Content from ChatGPT

Despite their integral role in building ChatGPT, the workers faced grueling conditions and low pay.

New Study Shows 'Man-Children' Are Destroying Women's Sex Drives

Here's how to spot the behaviour - and fix it.

Corruption

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Cops Stole 20 Kilos of Coke From a Cartel, and Now They’re Being Hunted

A cartel has killed at least six cops in Tijuana after local police officers stole a large cocaine cargo from a stash house.

Feds Bust Massive NYC Public Housing Bribery Ring, Arrest Dozens of Allegedly Corrupt Officials

The arrest of 70 current and former New York City Housing Authority officials is the biggest single-day bribery bust in the DOJ’s history.

Roger Rogerson, Possibly Australia's Most Corrupt Cop, Dead at 83

The disgraced detective suffered a brain aneurism on Thursday while serving his fourth prison stint.

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