Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Investors valued the medical testing startup Theranos at $9 billion last year. But a bombshell Wall Street Journal investigation published last week has thrown the company into crisis by raising questions about whether its technology works as advertised. Theranos was founded by a Stanford dropout and is based in Silicon Valley, so people have naturally drawn comparisons to tech…
I’ve always been a big fan of libraries. I received my first library card on my 4th birthday, which my parents tricked me into thinking was the best birthday gift in the world. It wasn’t exactly a gift – you simply had to be 4 in order to get a library card. It was…
Kellie Woodhouse’s story yesterday about Wagner College and its plans to shrink strategically should be required reading for people at teaching-intensive institutions in the Northeast, and for the politicians who decide on budget allocations. Much of the Northeast and Midwest suffers from a decline in the number of 18 year olds, and the decline is…
High fees are eroding the retirement savings of millions of Americans, but employers who shop around can often find much better options for their employees’ 401(k) plans. Annette Elizabeth Allen/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Annette Elizabeth Allen/NPR High fees are eroding the retirement savings of millions of Americans, but employers who shop around…
Photo by Erin. The D.C. government is hardly the only entity taking advantage of the city’s hot housing market to turn a tidy profit. More than a quarter of all homes sold in 2015 passed hands in less than three years, according to data published by District, Measured. Problems with unscrupulous house flippers (and…
Begin: Right Rail Advertisement Container End: Right Rail Advertisement Container Begin: WordPress Article Content Twitter’s epic bust up with developers several years ago was one of the bigger bumps in the company’s rocky history, so now, as the social media company is working to reboot the business under new CEO Jack Dorsey, it kicked off its big developer…
The past week has been a nightmare for Americans who use Russell Simmons’ pre-paid RushCard debit cards and have been completely unable to access their money, including recent paychecks, thanks to glitches arising from a “technology transition.” Today marks the eighth day some customers are unable to access their funds. On its own, that’s stunningly…
Marcia Davis, a mother of six in Baltimore, walked to work this morning. And not for the fresh air or the exercise — she walked because she couldn’t pay for her bus pass. She couldn’t buy it for the same reason she can’t buy anything else: Since last week, she has been unable to access…
What happened? Just last month, Tesla was the envy of the car world having scored a perfect 100 rating from Consumer Reports. On Tuesday, Tesla shares plunged more than ten percent after Consumer Reports rescinded its Model S recommendation, saying the 2015 sedan has significant reliability issues. Consumer Reports on Tuesday published survey data that indicated Tesla’s 2015 Model S…
Apple’s war on online ads continues. First it was Tim Cook taking shots at ad-based companies like Google, whose business relies on ad-targeting consumers. Then, it was Apple making it easier for people to block mobile ads on iOS9 while using the Safari browser. Advertisement Now comes the latest salvo: When users tap on an ad in…