money
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Coca-Cola Can Terminate Health Research It Funds, Investigation Finds
The bounty of research funding provided by companies such as Coca-Cola to universities and elsewhere may come with some major strings attached, according to an investigation out Tuesday. The paper’s authors describe evidence of Coca-Cola crafting research agreements with universities in the U.S. and Canada that allowed the company to end studies at its whim,…
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What Happened The Last Time Apple Had A Panic This Bad
On Thursday, Tim Cook issued a dire, surprising, and historic warning to his company’s investors. Apple, the world’s first trillion dollar company, would be lowering its revenue forecast for the first time since 2002, thanks in part to bad iPhone sales and China (basically). But wait, you’re thinking, what the hell happened in 2002?
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How A Maze Of Mysterious Apps Tricked Me Into Saving Money
I don’t really remember how I first heard about the digital robot that would save money for me automatically, but the idea sounded so perfect I signed up immediately. At the time, about five years ago, it was a text message-based service that would watch how I spent money. When the time seemed right, a…
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‘Bitcoin Maven’ Gaoled For Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin-For-Cash Money Laundering Operation
Bitcoin has lost most of its (likely inflated) value in the last few months, but it still has plenty of value for law enforcement agencies looking for financial crimes to punish. The latest cryptocurrency criminal to get the book thrown at them is “Bitcoin Maven”, a 50-year-old woman who ran a bitcoin-for-cash exchange operation.