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Facebook is no stranger to blunders and it just added another to its running list. The Guardian reports that the company asked some of its users to take a survey over the weekend, with questions delving into what should or shouldn’t be allowed on the site and who should police content. Among these questions was […]
Citigroup Citigroup’s investment bank has been showing signs of progress and competing among Wall Street’s best. We asked two of the bank’s top executives what they look for when hiring senior investment bankers. Performance matters, but it’s not the only thing. “We can’t have people on solo missions,” says Raymond McGuire, Citi’s global head of […]
The 29-year-old became the first Brit to retain a Winter Olympic when she won the skeleton on Saturday. Yarnold was presented with her gold medal today and she was asked about her future in the sport. And she has refused to confirm she will carry on, saying: “I need to get over my chest infection […]
Screenshot via CNN Jennifer Willoughby, an ex-wife of the former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, described what she said was “systematic” abuse she suffered during their marriage. She said she lived in a “low-grade, constant terror” with Porter, who she accused of domestic and emotional abuse. Willoughby’s experience, which became public along with that […]
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Rob Gronkowski wouldn’t commit to his NFL future when asked about rumors of retirement after the Super Bowl. Gronkowski said he would take the offseason to consider his future. Gronkowski, at 28, has had a long history of injuries from back and knee injuries to concussions. After the New England Patriots lost […]
Mark Wilson/Getty A mom in California walked into her OB-GYN’s office to be treated for postpartum depression. They called the cops. The incident indicates the widespread lack of expertise and ability to treat women with postpartum depression symptoms, experts say. Even when women do receive mental health care treatment from their OB or pediatrician, it […]
Welcome toThird Rail With OZY, our electrifying TV show where we debate provocative hot topics each week. Last week, we asked: Is the public well-informed enough to trust with democracy? You answered, and here are your thoughts, edited for clarity. William Fairchild, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California The public is not well-informed. Most of them do not study […]
The Italian government is cracking down on fake news ahead of its upcoming general election, launching a portal that allows the public to report online news hoaxes directly to the police. Reports of fake news can be made via a “red button” system on the website of Italy’s postal police – the division that tackles […]
Getty Images/Dan Kitwood We asked venture capitalists what startups they wish they could fund. Many had an interest in finding companies that could tackle neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, though not much has caught their eyes so far. “The problem is we don’t know enough about how the disease works to really invest in one drug […]
This week, new allegations of sexual misconduct against comedian and regular commentator on modern relationships Aziz Ansari divided public opinion — with some decrying his reported behavior as “coercive and violative” and others simply dismissing the young woman’s account of her experiences with Ansari as “revenge porn.” Both anti-harassment activists and the public at large […]
