Category: Biz News
UN Issues Long-term Weather Forecast
Long-term worldwide weather forecast issued by the United Nations Meteorological Agency: Unsettled conditions expected for much of the planet for the foreseeable future. In particular, we anticipate further weather extremes in the middle eastern section of the globe. Since a…
Man Starts Kickstarter Campaign to Support Kickstarter Campaigns
Jacob Nastroni doesn’t consider himself an ideas man, but he has at least one he’s putting to the test: “There are a lot of different Kickstarter projects that I’d love to get behind, but unfortunately I just don’t have the…
Busy Tech Execs Boost Productivity, Put Children On Ice
When LaShonda Martinez’s boss first offered to freeze her three-year-old son, the programmer was aghast. “I was all like, you want to do what? But then, once they explained themselves, I was all like, yeah, maybe.” In light of recent…
Tax Evasion As Public Policy: The AMT/Gordian Story
Skyrocketing health care costs are a major public policy issue. The Affordable Care Act has limited mechanisms to reign in these costs, but, really, we, the providers of health care products and services, must lead on this issue. We must…
Netflix to Extend Time Elapsed Before “Are You Still Watching?” Prompt
CALIFORNIA: Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer for Netflix, announced today that the company would be increasing the amount of time a viewer must watch a show before the video service asks if they are, indeed, still watching. “In 103% of…
Apple to Remotely Disable All iPhone 4S Models and Older 7 Days After iPhone 6 Release
CALIFORNIA: In a statement released today by Apple CEO Tim Cook, all iPhone models 4S and older are scheduled to be shut down and remotely wiped seven days after the release of the iPhone 6 on September 9th. “Customers who…
Arms Manufacturers Hope for Another Massacre To Stimulate Lagging Gun Sales
According to a recent Bloomberg.com article, guns sales have fallen off sharply since the days of the Sandy Hook and Batman movie massacres which is worrying arms manufacturers and salesmen. The fear of having guns banned or limited sent gun…
Cannabis Product Review & Resource Website Makes History with $1 Billion Internet Money Buyout Offer
(San Francisco, CA) — A recently launched review and community participation website has announced that fictional character Towelie, famous for his role on South Park, has raised enough virtual currency through online pimping services to invest his $1 Billion internet…
Top Economists Sagely Call for Wholly Unfundable War
WASHINGTON – Several leading economists have recently called for war as the best means to solve the world’s six-year old economic crisis. Nobel-nominated economist Karl Strauss of the University of Chicago stated: “War is the time-honored cure for economic stagnation.”…
Satire Writer Reveals How to Get the Most From Your $100 Hotel Stay
With hotel prices rising and personal income dropping, satire writer NickFun has revealed some clever ways to get the most ‘bang for your buck’ from your hotel stay. “It’s actually pretty easy to get back or even make money from…