35% of workers say they’ll quit if they don’t get a raise
Amid the brighter outlook for jobs, nearly half of the employed adults surveyed said they expect to see a 3% to 5% hike in pay this year. And roughly the…
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Oil tycoon’s ex accepts $975 million divorce check after all
The couple were married for 26 years, have two children and had no prenuptial agreement. As of last year, Hamm was worth over $20 billion, according to Wealth-X, a wealth…
Why oil could rebound to $80. Yes, $80.
Related: Stay away from these oil stocks At the same time, consumers are going to be more willing to spend money on oil because of how low the prices are….
Uber slashes prices in 48 cities
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Does free community college work?
“We’ve never turned away a student,” said Graham Thomas, director of community partnerships at tnAchieves, which raises money from large state employers or wealthy individuals. Through 2013, the program had…
Citigroup traders will get smaller bonuses this year
While the markets ended the year up, many traders were hurt by lower trading volumes, the plunge in oil prices and currency fluctuations. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data…
‘Attaboys’ for websites that ran Mohammed cartoons
“Unlike our piece publishing the results of a public-records request for the names of New York gun owners, which garnered us almost non-stop threatening phone calls to our tips line,…
‘Cat Fancy’ reinvents itself for the Buzzfeed set
The switch from “Cat Fancy” to “Catster” may perplex some readers, but it speaks to the larger shift in the industry as magazines work to build an online presence. (This…
Where the jobs are and who’s being hired?
Black men led the way, with a 6% increase in the number employed. That’s not surprising, says Valerie Wilson, labor economist at the Economic Policy Institute, since whites usually see…
#JeSuisCharlie becomes one of most popular hashtags in Twitter’s history
Many prominent politicians and celebrities have used the #JeSuisCharlie hashtag in the past couple days, receiving thousands of retweets. French television personality Cyril Hanouna’s tweet, “Darlings I am horrified at…
Hacking group Anonymous promises revenge for Charlie Hebdo attack
Cherif and Said Kouachi, the brothers wanted for the massacre at Charlie Hedbo’s offices in Paris, were killed Friday by French security forces in a town where they had been…
Amazon data center on fire in Virginia
The owner of the property, Corporate Office Properties Trust, wouldn’t say what companies occupy the building. But a company spokeswoman, Stephanie Krewson-Kelly, said there was “little to no impact to…
Starbucks COO to take a leave of absence
Starbucks sought to quash those rumors though. According to emails sent to “partners” — the term Starbucks uses to describe employees — that were obtained by CNN’s Poppy Harlow, Schultz…
Lizard Squad attacks Brian Krebs, the blogger who hunted them down
Lizard Squad’s response is just what you’d expect from Internet hooligans. On Twitter, the group jokes incessantly about Krebs’ hairline and proudly proclaims, “You can’t arrest a lizard.” – Chicago…
Are zombie Palm phones coming back to life?
Related: BlackBerry ends 2014 on a sour note So what would Alcatel Onetouch do with Palm? Although the company has made some headway in developing regions, including Latin America, it…
Apple sued because iPhone isn’t really 16 GB
Apple did not reply to a request for comment. Related: Is Apple the perfect stock? – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc….
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Comcast and Time Warner Cable hike modem fees as much as 33%. Time to buy your own.
But the game has changed. Consider the yearly fees: Time Warner Cable’s rental fee is now $96. Comcast’s rental is now $120. If you buy an Arris SB6121 modem, it’ll…
Uber prices surge on New Year’s Eve
The company would not comment on the lack of availability, but in a 2012 blog post said, “Being unavailable, inconvenient is the opposite of Uber. This is a big part…
VCR (1970): Hit!
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95-year-old billionaire is top giver of 2014
Nicholas Woodman, founder of the body-mounted camera company GoPro, gave $500 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, which makes grants to a variety of causes such as education and…
22-year-old raises $33,000 in fight with United Airlines
Related: Why is United suing a 22-year-old? United is suing Zaman for $75,000 in lost revenue. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange…
Take down any website for $3
The online tool is for both “beginners as well as advanced users.” All you need to take down a site is its port, IP address and a time that you’d…
Uber expects its busiest night ever on NYE
Last year, Twitter user @Uber_Surge retweeted receipts from riders impacted by the surge. Prices ranged from a 4.85 mile ride in Pennsylvania that cost $265 to a 59.13 mile ride…
Internet Explorer must die
Company IT departments and governments tend to be very slow to adopt new browser versions, particularly if they build custom applications for them. That’s why the most-used version of Internet…
Analysts say Beijing was particularly unnerved by the role social media played in the Arab Spring and the 2009 Green Revolution in Iran, leading to a blackout for the service….
The Great Firewall of China is nearly complete
Access to Twitter (TWTR, Tech30), Facebook (FB, Tech30) and YouTube is blocked in China. During recent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, the Facebook-owned photo sharing app Instagram was blacked out…
Sony attack forced employees to use phone tree
Employees used personal cellphones, Gmail accounts and notepads. Paychecks were cut manually. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors….
Hackers recreate fingerprints using public photos
In one demonstration, the dummy print was able to trick Apple’s (AAPL, Tech30) TouchID (which controls Apple Pay). “There will be no need to steal objects carrying the fingerprints anymore,”…
Grocery delivery startup Instacart banks $220 million
The San Francisco-based startup operates in 15 different markets, including San Francisco, New York City, Denver, Houston, Boulder and Portland. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property…