How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force

After scattered protests started last month, Iranians revolted en masse. The security forces cracked down, and the death toll ...

SW Florida Conservancy's expert crew hauls in Burmese pythons by the ton

Scientist on Burmese pythons: 'removing over 24 tons of python locally feels like a dent to me, but I’m biased.' ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Nexus Mods' latest modathon isn't a typical modathon, it's a first go at the same for multi-mod collections

With their latest Fallout modathon having wrapped up at the close of last year, mod-hosting site Nexus Mods have decided to try something new with their latest event designed to supercharge mod ...
Greater Greater Washington

Do Something #106: Here we go! Or…not?

This week on Do Something: join us for happy hours in DC and Riverdale; read up on Moore Housing 3; offer your two cents on the future of Duke Street, and help us stay in touch with you.
MarketWatch

Opinion: Quantum computing works — now investors will see if the stocks do too

Charlie Garcia is the founder of R360, a global community of individuals and families with a net worth of $100 million or more. He is editor-in-chief of the Night Owl, R360’s exclusive publication ...
Columbus Dispatch

Powerball jackpot hits $1.4 billion. How do you play? What are the payouts?

The Saturday, Dec. 20 Powerball jackpot is up to $1.5 billion, and is one of the largest lottery jackpots in the history of the multistate lottery. The lucky winner stands to take home $689.3 million ...
Wall Street Journal

Do You Know How to Behave at Work? Take Our Quiz to Test Your Office Etiquette Skills

Good manners never go out of style, but they do occasionally need to be refreshed. In workplaces everywhere, that refresher couldn’t come sooner. In the decade since the previous edition of “Emily ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

A Lies of P co-op mod offering multiplayer boss battles is out now, with full seamless runs in the works

An online co-op mod for very French and very puppety soulslike Lies of P has been released in alpha form. As of writing, it'll let you take on boss battles with a friend and its creators are hoping to ...
AOL

My 27-year-old son lives with me and works at Wal-Mart. I asked him for $650 a month rent but he refuses to contribute. How do I resolve this?

Forget the concept of 'childhood home'. For a growing number of adult children, the place they grew up is their adulthood home, too. Rohan Shah, an assistant professor of economics at the University ...
The Conversation

How do ‘AI detection’ tools actually work? And are they effective?

T.J. Thomson receives funding from the Australian Research Council. He is an affiliate with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making & Society. Aaron J. Snoswell receives research ...
Forbes

Hack Yourself: How To Find Uses For AI In Everything You Do At Work

To use artificial intelligence at work, you can begin by imagining the things you can stop doing, the things you can do better and the new things you can do. Imagine the future of your job. Now ...