Earlier this year, we saw Bill Gates drinking water that was originally taken from poop. The poop machine that turned dirty water to clean water is also called the Omniprocessor, designed by Peter Jackini and partially funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates wrote on his blog that he was impressed with what Jackini has built and he is thrilled with the business model.
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Zirtual faces lawsuit for abrupt mass layoff
A lawsuit filed against Zirtual by employees who were allegedly terminated by the company without prior notice. The company provides a pool of virtual assistants for busy professionals for a fee. It has its main office in Las Vegas and employed virtual assistants all over the country.
401K: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Alternative
A 401k loan is stirring a negative public impression lately and many argues whether it's something worth risking for. Forbes's Investing section contributor Michael Smith gives his expert advice on the matter.
Chris Payne out as Tinder CEO after only five months; Sean Rad is taking back the position
Christopher Payne is out on Tinder as the CEO after handling it for five months. Tinder co-founder Sean Rad will regain his position. All at once, Greg Blatt is appointed as Tinder Executive Chairman.
Funding Circle lines up $1B funding for small business lending globally
The Funding Circle has earmarked $1-billion funding for small business globally and will make this financing in a hassle-free and much-simplified process.
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Sesame Street is coming to HBO this fall. According to the announcement, HBO will air the next five seasons of the iconic children's show and can be streamed on HBO's partner stations and streaming outlets.
The last week witnessed a sudden jump in new applications for unemployment benefits while the four-week average showing a healthy situation in the job market as it touched a record low since 15 April 2000.
United Airlines announced an update to its mobile app that now includes an interactive airport map. The move is said to help passengers find amenities close by the airport area.
Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin signed a bill on Tuesday allowing $250 million of taxpayer's money to help fund an arena that would replace the almost three-decade-old Bradley Center.
Three years ago, Jose Melena, 62, was burned alive inside the Bumble Bee Foods industrial oven. On Wednesday, Bumble Bee Foods was required to pay $6 million total in fees for the incident.
Apple is reportedly trying to counteract a downturn in the sales of the iPad not by lowering the price of the tablet computer but by offering the tablets as the new preferred work tool.
Despite escalating capital expenditure, the US-based wireless carrier AT&T is optimistic of achieving double-digit growth in revenues for the second half of 2015.
The National Retail Federation predicted that a regular household will spend more than $600 this year for school supplies. The amount is said have reduced from last year's spending.
It seems like yard work is headed to a greener pasture with the new free-wheeling automated lawn mower made by iRobot Corp Inc, which recently got regulatory approval Wednesday to manufacture and sell their new product.
