Articles filed under Washington Post
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Here's why Microsoft built a tool to guess your emotionsNov 21, 2015 5:08 am - Months after Microsoft released a tool designed to guess the age of someone based on a photograph, the company has unleashed another round of fun tools designed to show ...
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Tech opens new doors for online mental-health careNov 21, 2015 5:00 am - When he's having a hard time coping, the 23-year-old Maryland man can get extra support with a few quick taps on his smartphone. That takes him to the Big White Wall, an...
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How a months-old story of a terrorist attack in Kenya trended because of ParisNov 21, 2015 4:27 am - In the hours after the deadly terrorist attack in Paris, social media was filled with signs of solidarity. A photo of a cousin in front of the Eiffel tower. Your aunt sa...
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Three science ideas you'll be hearing more about in 2016Nov 21, 2015 4:27 am - Who said scientists can't be world-famous celebrities? Earlier this month, nearly $22 million in Breakthrough Prizes were handed out to the world's top researchers in ph...
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Why Edward Snowden thinks you should use an ad blockerNov 21, 2015 4:05 am - It's no secret that ad blocking software is on the rise. One study released by Adobe and Pagefair, a company that tries to help publishers get around ad blocking tech, e...
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For the Cubs, winning at long last might create a $4 billion franchiseNov 21, 2015 1:00 am - In March 2015, a few months after the Chicago Cubs declared themselves ready to try to win again, Crane Kenney, the team's president of business operations, described hi...
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The history of the turkey trotNov 16, 2015 4:45 am - For the health-conscious, Thanksgiving can present something of a challenge. Travel, cooking, family - plus all that football to watch - leave little time (or motivation...
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Millennials actually like government work, and other myths about themNov 15, 2015 6:40 am - WASHINGTON - With waves of retirement-age employees on their staffs heading for the exits, senior leaders in government are getting worried that the generation of millen...
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Bedbugs take bite out of worker's incomeNov 15, 2015 6:39 am - Q: I work for a medium-size family-owned company. I recently discovered my apartment was infested with bedbugs and arranged for pest control to exterminate them. I infor...
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Why the head of AARP thinks you shouldn't retireNov 15, 2015 6:38 am - AARP chief executive Jo Ann Jenkins fits the increasingly common profile of her nonprofit's nearly 40 million members - she's 57 years old and has no intention of retiri...