Articles filed under Washington Post
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People like the estate tax a whole lot more when they learn how wealth is distributedFeb 10, 2019 5:09 am - Proposals to increase taxes on the wealthy are having a moment: Polling shows Democrats and Republicans coming together in support of steep taxes on the wealth and incom...
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TEACH grant converted to a loan? You may be eligible for a reversal.Feb 10, 2019 5:00 am - Teachers whose federal grants were erroneously converted to loans will have a chance to plead their case following a recent announcement by the Education Department that...
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Wealth concentration near 'levels last seen during the Roaring Twenties,' study findsFeb 10, 2019 5:00 am - The 400 richest Americans - the top 0.00025 percent of the population - have tripled their share of the nation's wealth since the early 1980s, according to a new working...
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Move over Marie Kondo: There's a better, high-tech method to tidying upFeb 10, 2019 5:00 am - I'd like to tell you about the life-changing magic of not getting rid of things — and keeping them in the cloud. Marie Kondo has inspired many of us to unstuff closets a...
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Have Apple stores have lost their luster?Feb 09, 2019 5:21 am - Apple is not just a giant of technology, it has also grown into one of the biggest American retailers, with more than 500 stores across five continents. But the shine of...
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The flops are piling up for video game titansFeb 09, 2019 5:19 am - In recent years, the video game industry looked like it had found the antidote to the boom-bust cycles that had long plagued the business. Publishers focused on a few we...
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Robots have a new way to humiliate humans: JengaFeb 09, 2019 5:11 am - For several decades, various types of artificial intelligence have been facing off with people in highly competitive games and then quickly destroying their human compet...
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New 3-D printing technique creates solid objects using rays of lightFeb 09, 2019 5:00 am - On the Starship Enterprise, replicators were devices that were used "to dematerialize matter and then reconstitute it in another form," according to Startrek.com. For Ca...
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Augmented reality — Warby Parker's latest tool to let shoppers try on glassesFeb 09, 2019 5:00 am - Way back in 2010, Warby Parker's “Home Try-On” program changed the way people buy glasses. Its secret? Creating a casual business transaction that felt more like commitm...
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Boeing steps up supersonic jet investment, sweeping aside Lockheed Martin partnershipFeb 09, 2019 5:00 am - Boeing has made a "significant investment" to help the Nevada-based jet start-up Aerion develop and commercialize a sleek, pointy-nosed supersonic business jet it is cal...