Articles filed under Washington Post
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Twitter tracks if you're fit, if you're famishedAug 01, 2015 7:00 am - What does Twitter say about your diet? According to an analysis of 50 million tweets, Mississippi loves cake, Virginia can't get enough bacon, and Colorado likes chocola...
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Work starts on first offshore wind farm platforms in U.S. watersAug 01, 2015 7:00 am - With the lowering of giant steel legs to the sea bottom off Rhode Island, construction has officially begun on the country's first offshore wind farm, starting what U.S....
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You don't know it, but you're working for Facebook — for freeJul 31, 2015 11:00 pm - What do you call a multimillion-dollar, for-profit company that's run in large part by unpaid or underpaid grunt laborers? A century ago, you might've dubbed it robber-b...
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IBM, CVS bring Watson to health careJul 31, 2015 11:00 pm - IBM is teaming with CVS Health to harness the power of the Watson supercomputing brain to transform how the care of patients with chronic conditions is managed. Under a ...
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Will illness derail your retirement plans?Jul 28, 2015 5:45 am - WASHINGTON — A third of Americans expect to work at least until age 65. Another 10 percent don't plan to retire at all. But they are in for a shock. A 2015 Employee Bene...
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Are you making the most of health savings accounts?Jul 27, 2015 7:00 am - Health Savings Accounts make a lot of sense - at least, on paper. For account holders, they provide a triple tax advantage. Money set aside, earned or withdrawn from the...
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PBS sketches the science of runningJul 27, 2015 6:00 am - So how, exactly, are you running wrong? And what happens in your muscles when you hit “the wall” during the marathon? And is using a Fitbit turning you into the Quantifi...
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Why Accenture is getting rid of annual performance reviews, rankingsJul 26, 2015 7:40 am - As of September, one of the largest companies in the world will do all of its employees and managers an enormous favor: It will get rid of the annual performance review....
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How Jet.com could save you moneyJul 26, 2015 7:38 am - After months of testing and tweaking, the e-commerce startup Jet.com opened its digital storefront on Tuesday, marking the official kickoff of the company's ambitious ef...
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Why pricey drugs become more affordableJul 26, 2015 7:36 am - As more expensive specialty drugs come on the market to treat serious chronic diseases, states are stepping in to cushion the financial pain for patients needing medicin...