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Much like Santa, Amazon’s innovative Echo technology is always watching… er, listening. As such, Amazon plans to implement a few new changes in Alexa’s skill set in order to boost your home security. The new upgrade is called Alexa Guard. Once you tell Alexa that you’re leaving the house, Alexa can launch your security system, monitor for sounds of a break-in, and even randomize lights to make it look like you’re home. Amazon has teamed up with ADT to integrate Alexa … Continue reading “Amazon Wants To Replace Your Security System With Alexa”

Bookseller Barnes and Noble are contemplating the sale of its business after years of revenue declines and ailing stocks. On October 3, the company revealed that it might look to make a deal with potential buyers. Despite its reputation as America’s oldest and top bookseller, internet sales through Amazon and other buyers have resulted in the company’s steady decline since 2006. After their announcement, however, shares for the company rose by nearly 22%. The NASDAQ reports that this is a … Continue reading “Barnes And Noble Starts A New Chapter: Could A Sale Be In The Future?”

A newly published legal document reveals that FIFA spent over $11.7 million on private jets for a top official, including various luxury sight-seeing trips. In another instance of questionable behavior among FIFA officials, this legal document detailed the repeated use of private jets and inappropriate use of FIFA funds by Jerome Valcke. Valcke was formerly the FIFA secretary general until he was fired and banned from soccer in 2016 by the FIFA ethics committee. His appeal was rejected, and he … Continue reading “Private Jets, Favors Detailed In FIFA Official’s Case”

Young people are changing jobs. A lot. According to Dick Resch, a contributor to the News Herald, millennials are job hopping so often it’s costing the U.S. economy about $30 billion annually. Forbes points to a similar statistic, writing that 21% of millennials reported switching jobs in the last year, over double the percentage of job switches among Gen Xers and other generations. However, contributor Larry Alton urges readers to remember that a few decades ago, twenty-somethings in the Gen … Continue reading “Is Millennial Job Hopping Bad for the Economy?”

Luxury yacht maker, Hinckley, thinks so. The American boat brand unveiled the Hinckley 40C, which offers a luxurious ride comparable to the brand’s classic Picnic Boat, with the lightweight strength and speed aided by a carbon fiber design. The 40C utilizes a carbon fiber inner layer, providing the craft with the best in strength and weight. This enables the craft to reach a top speed of 63 miles per hour, around 20 mph faster than the Hinckley Picnic craft it’s … Continue reading “Carbon Fiber And Boats: The Perfect Match?”

According to a recent article by the Casper Star Tribune, two out of five cardholders in the United States have been victims of credit card scams. Though some people only lose a few bucks after dealing with credit card scams, others aren’t so lucky. In fact, people often end up losing thousands of dollars. Identity theft, and more specifically credit card fraud, is so frequent that total losses have accumulated to astonishing sums. In 2016 alone, 15.4 million people in … Continue reading “How to Protect Your Information from Credit Card Scams”