China's workers abandon the city as Beijing faces an economic storm

Labour disputes are rising and some workers are leaving for the country amid fears a crashing economy could cause political and social unrest
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The First Version of Google, Facebook, and YouTube and More

And what they can teach us about starting small.
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China Market Chaos Blamed on Exodus of Regulatory 'Turtles'

At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, as Wall Street slashed jobs, Beijing took advantage of the disarray to poach top Chinese financial talent from overseas to help reform its stock markets.
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China Intervened Today to Shore Up Stocks Ahead of Military Parade

China’s government intervened in the stock market on Thursday to end a $5 trillion rout, according to people familiar with the matter. China wants to stabilize equities before a Sept. 3 military parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the victory over Japan during World War II, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the move wasn’t publicly announced. The intervention is the latest measure to ensure nothing detracts from the parade.
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Can you get anymore slimy? Yep. Ashley Madison was working on an app called What's Your Wife Worth

The Ashley Madison leak has been devastating for the site's customers, but the reputation of the company's owner isn’t faring much better. Leaked files from last week’s Ashley Madison dump reveal plans by Avid Life Media (ALM), the company behind the adultery-themed website, to launch an app that allows men to rate each other’s wives, the Daily Dot has discovered.
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This New Image Recognition Tool Will Change How Brands Use Social Media

Brands today have an image problem. The Web has become exponentially more visual in the past decade, yet many marketers have failed to address this shift with technology and analytics.
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Here's what your food would look like if it weren't genetically modified over millennia

Bet you've never seen fruits and veggies that look like these before.
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