South Korea to kill the coin in path toward ‘cashless society’

Hand over your coins. That is the message being sent by the central bank in South Korea as one of the world's most technologically advanced and integrated nations eyes the advent of a "cashless society." The first step is to get rid of the metal, a feat authorities hope to achieve by 2020.
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/01/south-korea-to-kill-the-coin-in-path-towards-cashless-society.html?__source=Facebook?source=Snapzu

Nestlé says it can slash sugar in chocolate without changing taste

Nestlé says it has found a way of slashing the amount of sugar in some of its chocolate bars by 40%, without compromising the taste. The Swiss food company, whose products include Kit Kats, Aeros and Yorkies, said it has achieved the reduction by discovering a way “to structure sugar differently”. The new process is said to make sugar dissolve faster so that even when less is used, the tongue perceives an identical level of sweetness.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/01/nestle-discovers-way-to-slash-sugar-in-chocolate-without-changing-taste?source=Snapzu

Victoria’s Secret Accused of Featuring ‘Racist Lingerie’ in Fashion Show

‘A sexist, patriarchal, mostly white corporation continues to take what it wants for its own gain.’
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Frightened by Donald Trump? You don’t know the half of it

Many of his staffers are from an opaque corporate misinformation network. We must understand this if we are to have any hope of fighting back against them. By George Monbiot.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/30/donald-trump-george-monbiot-misinformation?source=Snapzu

What It Takes to Open a Bookstore

This may be the ultimate book nerd’s fantasy, but it’s also hard work.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/29/nyregion/bookstores-opening.html?_r=0?source=Snapzu

Court Rules IRS Can Seek Information on Bitcoin Customers

A federal court on Wednesday ruled that the Internal Revenue Service can serve digital-currency-services company Coinbase with a “John Doe summons” that seeks detailed information on its customers’ transactions from 2013 to 2015.
Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/court-rules-irs-can-seek-information-on-bitcoin-customers-1480569311?source=Snapzu

Fitbit is reportedly buying troubled smartwatch maker Pebble for around $40 million

It looks consolidation is acoming to the wearables space with Fitbit set to acquire smartwatch maker and $20 million Kickstarter-darling Pebble, according to..
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/30/fitbit-pebble/?source=Snapzu