Goodwill Launches Trendy Boutique

Goodwill Launches Trendy Boutique to Court Thrifty Millennials

By Christian Smith

The resale market is booming: in April, reports surfaced that the industry would swell by 2022 and hit an estimated $41 billion. Resale shopping may even outrun traditional retailーand Goodwill wants in on the success.

Extra Charge for Avocados

Why do restaurants charge extra for avocado?

"We were losing money every time someone added guacamole to their burrito."

by Erik Sherman 

A man shops for avocados at a Whole Foods Market on Aug. 28, 2017, in New York. Mark Lennihan / AP file

The People's Pint, a brew pub in the Western Massachusetts town of Greenfield (population just over 17,000), has an avocado problem.

Space Inside Packages

Retailers Sell Space Inside Packages

A new company called UnDigital makes it happen

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

It's a box. But what else?   (Getty Images)

Thought your life had an ad-free moment? Sorry: A new service is allowing online retailers to sell space for paper ads in customers' boxes, the Wall Street Journal reports.

U.S. Submarines

U.S. Submarines Will Soon Carry Tactical Nuclear Weapons

Critics argue it’s a bad idea. Here's why.

By Kyle Mizokami

USS Nebraska Successfully Tests Trident II D5 Missile
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ronald Gutridge

The U.S. Navy’s fleet of ballistic missile submarines will soon carry tactical nuclear weapons, as Congress prepares to fund development of a new, low-yield nuclear warhead. The submarines, which form a functional invulnerable retaliatory force in case of surprise nuclear attack, will soon be able to launch missiles with less powerful tactical nuclear weapons. Not everyone is sold on the new weapon, which critics charge is unnecessary and could lower the threshold for nuclear war.

Lyft 'Zen Mode'

Lyft might build a ‘zen mode’ to let drivers know you don’t feel like chatting

Turning shared rides into quiet cars

By Casey Newton@CaseyNewton  


Ride-sharing apps are a godsend, but they sometimes come at a cost that goes beyond the $8 or $10 you spent to get home from the club. Chatty drivers can turn every ride into an awkward simulacrum of a first date. Where are you from? How long have you lived here? What do you do for work?

U.S. Housing Market

The U.S. Housing Market Looks Headed for Its Worst Slowdown in Years

By Prashant Gopal  and Sho Chandra

•  Market appears to be headed for its broadest slowdown in years
•  ‘Affordability is becoming a headache for homebuyers’: Yun

They were fed up with Seattle’s home bidding wars. They were only in their late 20s but had already lost two battles and were ready to renew with their landlord. Then, in May, their agent called.

Boundary May be Wrong

World's 'Most Widely Accepted Boundary' May Be Wrong

Astrophysicist says Karman Line is 50 miles above Earth, not 62

By Arden Dier,  Newser Staff

The invisible Karman Line falls somewhere here.   (Getty Images/sharply_done)

Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell calls the Karman Line the world's "most widely accepted boundary." It's otherwise known as the point where space meets Earth's atmosphere, and since before the launch of Sputnik, it's thought to have hovered 62 miles above our heads.

Rising Temperatures

Rising Temperatures Could Increase Suicide Rates in North America

A new Stanford study shows a strong link between hotter days and rising suicide rates.

By Laura Yan

 Thermometer Sun 40 Degres. Hot summer day. High Summer temperatures MARIANVEJCIK

Projected temperature rises over the next 30 years could lead to an additional 21,000 suicides in the U.S. and Mexico, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Suicide rates have generally been higher in warmer months for centuries, but it’s been difficult for researchers to draw direct comparisons to temperature, given the many other factors that vary seasonally (unemployment rates, daylight hours).

Movie Preview - The Spy Who Dumped Me

MoviePass Troubles

MoviePass CEO announces in all-hands meeting that tickets to big upcoming movies will not be available on the app

Jason Guerrasio 

"The Meg." Warner Bros.

• In an all-hands meeting on Monday, MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe announced that the upcoming big releases "Christopher Robin" and "The Meg" would not be available to subscribers, a source familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
• The implication was that the practice of not offering tickets to major releases would continue for the foreseeable future.

MoviePass subscribers were frustrated to find over the weekend that they couldn't order tickets through the app for the weekend's biggest release, "Mission: Impossible — Fallout," and it looks as if going forward they will continue to be shut out of major titles.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

By Touching Lives 

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:38

Heart Attitudes

Four Heart Attitudes for Giving

Four Heart Attitudes for Giving
By Rick Warren

“You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. ‘For God loves a person who gives cheerfully’” (2 Corinthians 9:7 NLT).

Tues Devotional

Daily Devotional 

from Touching Lives with Dr. James Merritt:

“God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

AA Reverses Policy

American Airlines Reverses Unpopular Carry-On Bag Policy

Basic economy fares will now include a free carry-on bag

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

In this April 13, 2018, file photo, an American Airlines plane taxis at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle.   (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

American Airlines last year introduced basic economy tickets that did not allow fliers to bring carry-on luggage, but the airline has now announced a reversal of that decision.

Easy Money

Is the era of easy money over?

by Matt Egan and Danielle Wiener-Bronner

Fed Chair: The economy is doing very well.

New F-15X Super Eagle

Here's What We Know About the F-15X Super Eagle

The “new” jet is expected to be cheaper and carry more weapons than the F-35 but won’t replace the stealth fighter outright.

By Kyle Mizokami

F-15E Training
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Codie Trimble

A new report reveals details on the F-15X, Boeing’s latest version of the world famous F-15 Eagle fighter jet.

The F-15X will be packed with weaponry, more than any dedicated stealth fighter. The new jet will also have an astoundingly long lifespan, and be considerably cheaper to fly during than other fighters.

4th-hottest Year on Record

2018 is on pace to be the 4th-hottest year on record

By Eric Levenson and Brandon Miller, CNN

(CNN)Sunburned? You're not the only one.

According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2018 is on pace to be the fourth hottest year on record. Only three other years have been hotter: 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Google Drive 1B Users

Google Drive will hit a billion users this week

Frederic Lardinois@fredericl 


Google  loves to talk about how it has seven products with more than a billion users. Those are its flagship search service, Gmail, Chrome, Google Maps, YouTube, Android and the Google Play Store. Indeed, Android  actually has more than 2 billion users now. Later this week, we will be able to add an eighth service to this list: Google Drive, the company’s online file storage service that launched back in 2012.

U.S. to Taiwan

Why You Can No Longer Book a Flight From the U.S. to Taiwan

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CAILEY RIZZO

It’s no longer possible to book a ticket from the U.S. to Taiwan — depending on whom you ask.

In order to avoid punitive sanctions from China, three major U.S. airlines (American, Delta and United) removed the word “Taiwan” from their websites on Wednesday. The airlines will continue to fly to the capital Taipei airport.

Hacking Forums

My terrifying deep dive into one of Russia's largest hacking forums

Dylan Curran

I spent three weeks studying FreeHacks, one of the dark web’s biggest platform for hackers. From passports to credit cards, nothing is safe


 ‘I spent three weeks studying and translating FreeHacks, one of the largest hacking forums on the internet.’ Photograph: screengrab

The darknet (or dark web) is one of the most fascinating vestiges of humanity we’ve ever seen. It’s an aggregated swamp of all the darkest aspects of internet activity – child abuse images, drug markets, gun shops, gore smut, stolen merchandise, anarchist guides, terrorist chats, identity theft, hacking services …

Weekend Box Office Results

'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' Debuts With Franchise Best, $61.5M Opening

by Brad Brevet

This weekend saw Paramount's Mission: Impossible - Fallout top the weekend box office with the franchise's largest three-day opening as well as star Tom Cruise's second largest opening of his career. Meanwhile, Warner Bros.'s animated feature Teen Titans Go! To the Movies struggled and fell short of expectations. Overall, the weekend was up ~6% compared to last weekend and up ~8% compared to the same weekend last year.

With an estimated $61.5 million, Paramount's Mission: Impossible - Fallout fell a bit shy of Mojo's pre-weekend expectations, but still managed to deliver the franchise's largest three-day opening, topping the $57.8 million opening for Mission: Impossible II back in 2000. The opening also represents the second largest debut for Tom Cruise after the $64.8 million debut for War of the Worlds in 2005 and for Paramount this is the studio's largest opening since 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ($65.5m). Given the film's position as the last major blockbuster of summer 2018 and the positive reaction from both audiences and critics, Fallout should exhibit strong legs looking ahead.

Fallout not only carried the best reviews of the franchise (97% on RottenTomatoes and an 86 on Metacritic), but opening day audiences gave the film a franchise-best "A" CinemaScore. The film played to an audience that was 55% male, which is much more balanced when compared to the 62% for Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation. Speaking of which, after opening with $55.5 million, and receiving an "A-" CinemaScore in 2015, Rogue Nation went on to deliver $195 million at the domestic box office. A similar performance for Fallout would put the film's domestic run over $215 million.

Internationally, the last two Mission films delivered nearly $700 million globally and Fallout is already looking to top those figures after debuting in 36 markets this weekend and delivering an estimated $92 million. Paramount reports the performance as being 19% ahead of Rogue Nation making it the biggest opening for the franchise.

Highlights include a $24.6 million opening in South Korea, 22% above Rogue Nation, followed by the UK ($9m), India ($7m), Indonesia ($5.5m), Taiwan ($5.4m), Mexico ($4.8m), Russia ($4m), Brazil ($3.8m), United Arab Emirates ($3m), Hong Kong ($2.8m), Malaysia ($2.6m), Philippines ($2.2m), Singapore ($1.8m), Spain ($1.7m), Vietnam ($1.2m) and Colombia ($1m). The film's overseas opening represented approximately 40% of the international marketplace with openings in France, Australia, Germany and Japan planned for this coming weekend followed by Italy on August 29 and China on August 31.

Universal's Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again dropped a hefty 57%, resulting in a second weekend, estimated at $15 million, pushing the film's domestic cume over $70 million. It will be interesting to see where the film goes from here as this is a larger drop than anticipated, especially given the lack of competition among the film's target demographic.

Sony's The Equalizer 2 topped the box office last weekend, but, as expected, dropped heavily in its second weekend as it lost a large segment of its audience to the release of Mission: Impossible. That said, like Mamma Mia!, the dip was larger than expected, dropping 61% for a second weekend totaling an estimated $14 million for a domestic cume coming up just shy of $65 million after ten days in release. The first film dropped just 45% in its second weekend despite both Gone Girl and Annabelle opening over its second weekend.

Sony also landed in second with Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, which brought in an estimated $12.3 million for a domestic cume just shy of $120 million as it begins its third week in release.

Rounding out the top five is Warner Bros.'s animated feature Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, which was expected to finish in the mid-teens, but could only manage $10.5 million over its debut weekend. The DC Comics adaptation, which is based on the television series "Teen Titans Go!", carries a reported budget of just $10 million, which softens the film's disappointing performance a little, especially when you compare it to a film such as Sherlock Gnomes, which debuted with just $10.6 million earlier this year, but carried a budget nearly six times the size of Teen Titans.

Internationally, Teen Titans opened in just eight smaller markets, bringing in an estimated $1 million. The largest market was the film's opening in Argentina, where it brought in $464,000. Looking ahead, the film will debut in the UK on August 3 followed by releases in Germany (Aug 16), Mexico (Aug 24), Brazil (Aug 30), Spain (Aug 31), France (Sep 5) and Italy (Sep 6).

Elsewhere in the top ten, Disney and Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp brought in an estimated $8.4 million, pushing the film's domestic cume to $183.2 million. The result pushes the film over Ant-Man ($180.2m) and Thor ($181m) to become the 16th largest release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Disney also occupied the seventh slot at the weekend box office with Pixar's Incredibles 2, which has now grossed nearly $575 million domestically and has a worldwide cume nearing $1 billion. The film will soon become the 36th film to ever reach $1 billion worldwide and it won't be stopping there as it will open in Japan and Spain next weekend followed by debuts in Italy and Germany in September.

Outside the top ten, A24's Eighth Grade expanded into 158 theaters (+125) and delivered a strong $1.3 million for a $8,339 per theater average. The film will expand nationwide next weekend.

Right behind Eighth Grade is Lionsgate's Blindspotting, which took in an estimated $1.3 million after expanding to 532 locations (+509) for a domestic cume that now totals $1.79 million.

In limited release, Well Go's Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings opened in 31 theaters with an estimated $132,000 ($4,285 PTA); Sony Classics debuted Puzzle in five locations where it brought in an estimated $63,364 ($12,673 PTA); Greenwich's documentary Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood opened in Los Angeles' Arclight Cinemas with an estimated $30,941; and Music Box's The Captain brought in $8,279 from one theater.

Next weekend will see the release of Disney's Christopher Robin in ~3,500 theaters; Lionsgate will open the R-rated action-comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me into 3,500 locations; Fox's sci-fi thriller The Darkest Minds will debut in approximately 3,000 theaters; and Quality Flix will release Dinesh D'Souza's political documentary Death of a Nation into 1,000+ theaters.

July 27-29, 2018 Weekend

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week # 1 N Mission: Impossible - Fallout Par. $61,500,000 - 4,386 - $14,022 $61,500,000 $178 1 2 2 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Uni. $15,000,000 -57.1% 3,514 +197 $4,269 $70,425,525 $75 2 3 1 The Equalizer 2 Sony $14,000,000 -61.1% 3,388 - $4,132 $64,231,345 $62 2 4 3 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Sony $12,305,000 -48.2% 4,005 -262 $3,072 $119,228,501 $80 3 5 N Teen Titans Go! To The Movies WB $10,510,000 - 3,188 - $3,297 $10,510,000 $10 1 6 4 Ant-Man and the Wasp BV $8,400,000 -49.1% 3,013 -765 $2,788 $183,124,127 - 4 7 5 Incredibles 2 BV $7,157,000 -39.8% 2,616 -548 $2,736 $572,780,648 - 7 8 7 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Uni. $6,775,000 -39.8% 2,685 -696 $2,523 $397,555,500 $170 6 9 6 Skyscraper Uni. $5,400,000 -52.5% 2,773 -1,049 $1,947 $59,152,760 $125 3 10 8 The First Purge Uni. $2,230,000 -56.3% 1,400 -931 $1,593 $65,485,875 $13 4

Entertainment News

Michelle Williams Secretly Married

She revealed wedding plans with indie musician Phil Elverum to 'Vanity Fair'

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Michelle Williams attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination exhibition on Monday, May...   (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Michelle Williams has, very quietly, gotten married again. The actress revealed her plans to Vanity Fair, and in her profile on Williams, Amanda Fortini wrote that by the time the piece was published, Williams and indie musician Phil Elverum would have been wed in the Adirondacks in a ceremony attended by their two daughters and just a few friends.

Defying Gravity

Defying Gravity 
by Katherine Britton

“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.” – 1 Chronicles 29:14

Become Debt-Free

Become Debt-Free
By Rick Warren

“Don’t run up debts, except for the huge debt of love you owe each other” (Romans 13:8 The Message).

My hope for you is that you will set a goal to be debt-free. It is possible, if you are disciplined. Let me say, if you’ve never been debt-free, you have no idea the freedom you will experience when you no longer owe anybody anything.

Mon Devotional

Daily Devotional 

from Touching Lives with Dr. James Merritt:

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
Galatians 3:38

Lawn Care Tips

8 Next-Level Lawn Care Tips

Water and fertilizer are just the starting point for a healthy lawn.

By Timothy Dahl

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Red Flags when Dining Out

The 10 Biggest Red Flags You Need to Look for When Dining Out, According to Chefs

Getty Images

The parking lot and soda fountain can be two clear signs of a restaurant's quality.

Walmart Self-Driving Cars

Walmart will chauffeur shoppers in self-driving Waymo cars

by Matt McFarland   @mattmcfarland

Self-driving cars will change your life more than you can ever imagine

Walmart shoppers in Chandler, Arizona will glimpse the future of transportation later this week when the mega-retailer starts chauffeuring customers in Waymo's autonomous cars.

Google Docs

Google Docs gets an AI grammar checker

Frederic Lardinois@fredericl 


You probably don’t want to make grammar errors in your emails (or blog posts), but every now and then, they do slip in. Your standard spell-checking tool won’t catch them unless you use an extension like Grammarly. Well, Grammarly is getting some competition today in the form of a new machine learning-based grammar checker from Google that’s soon going live in Google Docs.

Financial News

Facebook Loses a Quarter of Its Value After Dismal Earnings

Shares of Facebook continued to plunge Thursday, wiping nearly $150 billion from its market cap in just hours after the company's CFO forecast a significant drop in revenue growth and margins in the coming quarters.

Entertainment News

Tom Hardy Opens Up About the Future of the 'Mad Max' Movies

"It was always the plan to do three of them."

 Tom HardyGETTY IMAGESALBERT L ORTEGA

It's been three years since director George Miller's tire-shredding apocalypse in Mad Max: Fury Road, and now leading man Tom Hardy has discussed the possibility of some upcoming sequels.

Video Editors for Android

The Best Video Editors for Android

by Cameron Summerson 

There’s no need to break out a computer for a quick edit on a video you just shot—with the proper tools, you can do a lot right from your phone. Here are the best video editors for Android.

Refresh Rate

What is a Monitor’s Refresh Rate and How Do I Change It?

by Chris Hoffman 

A refresh rate is the number of times your monitor updates with new images each second. For example, a 60 Hz refresh rate means the display updates 60 times per second. A higher refresh rate results in a smoother picture.

Unfair Expectations

Do You Have Unfair Expectations?

Do You Have Unfair Expectations?
by Debbie Holloway

"Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD?” (Exodus 4:11)

Last week one of the ladies in my office brought some veggie burgers to give away during lunchtime. She is sometimes sent free products or games through a certain company in exchange for spreading word about them and sending in pictures of her friends & co-workers enjoying the free product. I’d never had a veggie burger, but I thought, Hey, I won’t say no to a free lunch!

Social Justice and Abortion

Social Justice and Abortion

By Touching Lives 

“Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.” Proverbs 28:5

“Social justice” is a catchphrase that is heard throughout not only schools and business, but also in churches in our culture. Indeed, when we talk about racism, abortion, poverty, immigration, and the environment—these are all social justice issues. And Proverbs has an interesting take on this idea of justice – that only those who follow God know what true justice is.

Increase Your Savings

Answer One Question, Increase Your Savings

Answer One Question, Increase Your Savings
By Rick Warren

“Wise people live in wealth and luxury, but stupid people spend their money as fast as they get it”(Proverbs 21:20 GNT).

Today’s verse shows us God’s IQ test. Let’s see how smart you are: Wise people save for the future, but foolish people spend whatever they get.

Labeled

Labeled
by John UpChurch

After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church—for we are members of his body. Ephesians 5:29-30 

2019 Mercedes A-Class

The 2019 A-Class Is How Mercedes Wants To Hook You

The new, affordable "baby Benz" has arrived.

By Andrew Moseman

Andrew Moseman

Five years ago, Mercedes-Benz rolled out the CLA, a play to hook younger buyers and turn them into Mercedes drivers via an entry-level Benz in the $30,000 range. It worked. Mercedes sold a ton of them, and now it's doubling down on the strategy.

Instagram Rich List

Instagram Rich List 2018

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Neanderthal "Mini-Brains"

Scientists Are Growing Neanderthal "Mini-Brains" in the Lab

Written by Reuben Westmaas

You know, we're really glad that after all this time, Neanderthals are finally starting to get the respect that they deserve. Modern human always used to assume that the hominids that came before were denser, dumber, and less creative than our beautiful selves (though possibly less narcissistic). But the more we've learned, the more respect we've gained for what was going on inside Neanderthal craniums. That might be why scientists are now growing miniature Neanderthal brains in the lab. You heard us right.

First Trillion Dollar Stock

Amazon Will Be First Trillion Dollar Stock, Says Forrester Analyst

Amazon shares jumped after hours Thursday, after the company trounced earnings expectations for the second quarter.

The e-commerce giant posted profit of $5.07 a shareーmore than double estimates and compared to just $0.40 a year ago.

Napping on the Job

Napping on the job? Your boss may be OK with that

by Kathryn Vasel   @KathrynVasel

When was the last time you got at least seven hours of sleep?

Can't remember? That could be a problem. And your boss could offer a solution.

Embed Excel in PowerPoint

How to Link or Embed an Excel Worksheet in a PowerPoint Presentation

by Hayley Milliman 

Sometimes, you want to include the data on an Excel spreadsheet in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. There are a couple of ways to do this, depending on whether or not you want to maintain a connection with the source Excel sheet. Let’s take a look.

Smarthome Safety Features

6 Smarthome Safety Features You Should Enable Right Now

by Craig Lloyd

Most homeowners deck out their houses with smarthome gear for the convenience and cool features, but what you may not know is that some devices come with features that can prevent problems and even potentially be life saving.

Entertainment News

Simpsons Writer: Springfield Isn't in Massachusetts

It's 'nowhere,' Mike Reiss says

By Newser Editors and Wire Services

"The Simpsons" will premiere its 30th season this fall.   (Fox via AP)

A veteran writer for The Simpsons says the show isn't based in Massachusetts despite several references to the state. The Boston Globe reports Mike Reiss recently sat down for a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to discuss the show and his new book, Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies From a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons. Reiss says the Springfield where the show is set is "nowhere." He explains the writers chose Springfield as a location because there are more than 40 cities and towns that share the name across the US, the AP reports. Fans have highlighted references to the Bay State in the show, including Mayor Quimby's New England accent. Reiss says he's proud of the success of the show, whose 30th season will premiere this fall.

Disable Items in Android P

How to Temporarily Disable the Fingerprint Reader and Smart Lock in Android P

by Cameron Summerson 

Starting with iOS 11, Apple included a way to quickly disable Touch ID and Face ID on iOS. With Android P, Google is introducing a feature named “Lockdown Mode” that essentially does the same thing.

Church and State

Church and State

By Touching Lives 

“Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor.” 1 Peter 2:13-17

Christian Life

The How of the Christian Life

The How of the Christian Life
by Alex Crain

"…be it unto me according to Your word." 
Luke 1:38

"How It's Made," the Science Channel's hit show, regularly makes the most of people's curiosity about how household items like gummie candy, aluminum cans, and flavored bacon actually go from raw materials to finished product. It's easy to become mesmerized when cameras are leading you behind the scenes into the inner workings of factories making a few of your favorite things. By the end of each segment, the mists of your own vague ideas about process and production have been utterly dispersed.

Eternal Dividends

God’s Investment Funds Yield Eternal Dividends

God’s Investment Funds Yield Eternal Dividends
By Rick Warren

“They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life” (1 Timothy 6:18-19 NLT).

Data Thiefs

What Data Can a Thief Get from a Stolen Phone or Laptop?

by Chris Hoffman 

Losing your hardware is bad enough, but what happens to your personal data? Could a thief with your phone, tablet, or laptop access your apps and files? It depends on the device you lost—unfortunately, most Windows PCs aren’t encrypted.

Race to $1 Trillion

Google joins the race to $1 trillion

Matthew Lynley@mattlynley


Google  was already worth more than $800 billion and, while well short of Apple, is now jumping into that batch of companies that are on their way to being a $1 trillion company.

U.S. Army Is Learning

The U.S. Army Is Learning to Take Out Warships Again

Adversaries with powerful, capable navies are forcing the Army to look seaward again.

By Kyle Mizokami

 KONGSBERG/RAYTHEON

More than half a century after it gave up the mission, the U.S. Army is once again learning to keep enemy fleets at bay using modern firepower. During the July 2018 exercise to sink the ex-USS Racine, a Army crew fired a Naval Strike Missile at the ship, striking it. The goal is to deny enemy fleets the ability to operate near land masses–particularly islands–occupied by U.S. ground forces.

400 Bad Request Error

What is a 400 Bad Request Error (and How Can I Fix It)?

by Yuvraj Wadhwani 

A 400 Bad Request Error occurs when a request sent to the website server is incorrect or corrupt, and the server receiving the request can’t understand it. Occasionally, the problem is on the website itself, and there’s not much you can do about that. But most of the time, the problem is one you might be able to solve—maybe you typed the address wrong, or maybe your browser cache is causing problems. Here are some solutions you can try.

Google's Secret

Google's Secret to Protect Its Employees From Hacking Is Physical Keys

Google says phishing incidents among its employees dropped to zero after adopting Security Keys.

By Eric Limer

 YUBIKEY

Phishing attacks—in which hackers trick you into giving them your password while leaving you none-the-wiser—are one of the most nefarious kinds of cyberattack out there. But Google appears to have settled on an extremely robust solution for protecting its own employees. According to a Google spokesperson talking to security blog Krebs on Security, the adoption of physical Security Keys has stopped the attacks in their tracks.