Visualizing the Rise of Co-Working Spaces

Visualizing the Rise of Co-Working Spaces In the modern era, people can work from anywhere and everywhere. Thanks to the cloud, wireless protocols, and collaboration software, it’s possible for workers to be productive from a nearby coffee shop, another town, or a different country entirely. While this unprecedented freedom allows us to work further apart,…

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Tax-Advantage (Definition) | Types of Tax-Advantage Accounts

Tax advantaged investments

Benjamin Franklin is credited to stating “nothing in this world can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” However, you only die once. You face taxes every day. Payroll tax, income tax, sales tax, use tax, self-employment tax, property tax, excise tax, alternative minimum tax, capital gains tax, etc. Paying taxes isn’t all…

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Google ‘incognito’ search results still vary from person to person, DDG study finds

A study of Google search results by anti-tracking rival DuckDuckGo has suggested that escaping the so-called ‘filter bubble’ of personalized online searches is a perniciously hard problem for the put upon Internet consumer who just wants to carve out a little unbiased space online, free from the suggestive taint of algorithmic fingers. DDG reckons it’s…

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cnet: Facebook fined $11.4M in Italy over data misuse | Brave New Europe

Facebook fined $11.4M in Italy over data misuse

Italy’s Competition Authority on Friday slapped Facebook with two fines that total 10 million euros ($11.4M) for using people’s data for commercial purposes in ways that break the country’s laws. Italy issued the first fine after deciding that the social network persuaded people to register for accounts on the platform without informing them during the…

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State Finance Board discusses options for estimated $70 million school employee insurance shortfall

  The state of Arkansas is an estimated $70 million short related to public school employees’ benefits for the year 2022. During a State Board of Finance meeting on Tuesday (June 8), board members and staff discussed the shortfall predicted by insurance actuaries. Public school employees’ rates have not seen an increase since 2017, according…

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