Articles filed under Washington Post
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3 lawmakers want to kill the interview question we all hate: salary historySep 11, 2016 7:12 am - It's a question dreaded by anyone interviewing for a job: What's your salary history? Say too much, and put yourself out of contention. Say too little, and worry you'll ...
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For many working minimum wage, the ends never meetSep 11, 2016 7:11 am - Charles Wells did the math. From a tattered wallet held together with three rubber bands, he pulled out $5. His subway card didn't have enough on it to cover his trip to...
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Q&A: How Uber launched its self-driving cars in PittsburghSep 11, 2016 7:10 am - Last month, Uber made a surprise announcement: The company would let Uber customers hail self-driving cars on the streets of Pittsburgh. Mayor William Peduto shares his ...
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Best way to lower your cable bill? Have somebody else do itSep 11, 2016 7:10 am - It seems people are willing to pay a high price for convenience these days. Need your kitchen cabinets painted? Hire a painter through the app TaskRabbit. Don't have tim...
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Lockheed Martin designed simple technology to scoop up asteroid dirtSep 10, 2016 7:22 am - One of the most amazing pieces of technology to emerge from Lockheed Martin's laboratories is a simple circular canister designed to hold nothing more than dirt, gravel ...
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App reviews: Candid, MimoSep 10, 2016 7:21 am - Candid Can a social network support both anonymity and - a much rarer quality online - politeness? That's the aim of Candid, which is designed to let people unburde...
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App review: Discover new playlists with Wonder.fmSep 10, 2016 7:20 am - Every year on my birthday, one of my best friends gives me a mix CD (or, in recent years, a Spotify playlist) with new music that she thinks I'd like. I look forward to ...
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YouTubers are accusing the site of rampant censorshipSep 10, 2016 7:19 am - YouTube is the third-largest website on Earth, a behemoth viewed by millions each day. It's also "over" - or on the brink of it - according to a group of outraged creato...
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When a commercial rocket blows up, who pays?Sep 10, 2016 7:18 am - When the SpaceX rocket exploded on a Florida launchpad Sept. 1, the first thought that probably came to mind was thank heavens there weren't any astronauts on board. The...
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FBI wants to be cool enough to recruit hackersSep 10, 2016 7:16 am - The FBI has struggled for years to attract enough fresh hacker talent to defend America's computers. One problem? A culture clash between elite coders who are attracted ...