Tech Support Scams Are Getting More Sophisticated

Scammers selling bogus tech support services have moved from cold calls to targeted pop-ups and malware, according to security researchers.
Read more: https://www.fastcompany.com/3064683/tech-support-scams-are-getting-more-sophisticated?source=Snapzu

Frugality Isn’t What It Used to Be

What use is there today for one of the oldest virtues? By Joe Pinsker.
Read more: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/10/frugality/504428/?source=Snapzu

AT&T to buy HBO, CNN, and the rest of Time Warner for more than $80 billion

The Wall Street Journal reports that AT&T has reached a deal to acquire Time Warner for more than $80 billion. News of the merger first surfaced on Friday, when Reuters and Bloomberg reported that the deal could top $85 billion. If successful, AT&T will gain control of huge entertainment and news brands including HBO, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and CNN, and resembles efforts by competing ISPs in recent years to create enormous media conglomerates. Since one of Time Warner's holdings is DC Comics, the wireless company will also be acquiring Batman.
Read more: http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/22/13366904/att-hbo-cnn-time-warner?source=Snapzu

Aroma: The New Building Amenity

Some residential buildings in New York have been infusing lobbies, hallways and fitness centers with fragrances to entice buyers and renters. By Ronda Kaysen.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/realestate/aroma-the-new-building-amenity.html?_r=0?source=Snapzu

No Country for Young Men

Senegal's villages deserted for dreams of Europe. By Kieran Guilbert.
Read more: http://news.trust.org/shorthand/no-country-for-young-men/?source=Snapzu

The Archdruid Report: The Future Hiding in Plain Sight

Carl Jung used to argue that meaningful coincidences—in his jargon, synchronicity—were as important as cause and effect... By John Michael Greer.
Read more: http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.in/2016/10/the-future-hiding-in-plain-sight.html?source=Snapzu

Airline sparks complaints after winning right to weigh passengers ahead of flights

An American airline will begin to weigh its passengers to save fuel after it discovered its average passenger and carry-on luggage was heavier than expected. Hawaiian Airlines will force people to step on the scales if they want to fly the 2,600-mile route between Honolulu and American Samoa, and they will not be able to pre-book seats.  Instead, they will be assigned seats when they check in to make sure weight is evenly distributed around the plane.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hawaiian-airlines-american-samoa-honolulu-obese-discrimination-weigh-passengers-new-policy-crash-a7375426.html?source=Snapzu