Tag: Facebook

Black Protester Shows Nazi That Love Really Does Trump Hate

Aaron Courtney, an African-American man and high school football coach probably didn't plan on hugging a white supremacist last weekend - however, that's exactly what happened. Last week, hundreds of white nationalists and counter-protesters faced off in Gainesville, Florida during a speech by alt-right leader, Richard Spencer (Spencer's speech was quickly drowned out by chants of "Go home!"). At one point during the protest, a...

The Family Profiting From the Opioid Crisis Hides Behind Charity

America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis— opioid addiction and the subsequent loss of many lives. The prescription drug OxyContin has been attributed to many of these deaths. Amazingly, however, little is known about the proprietors of OxyContin— the Sackler family. Their secret? Calculated and lavish acts of philanthropy. America’s Opioid Crisis: a Public Health Issue of Epic Proportions A recent article published in the New...
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A Facebook Billionaire is Handing Over Millions to Africa’s Poorest Countries

Helping a third world country pull itself out of poverty and shake the status of being a third world country is easier said than...

3 Virtual Reality Technologies To Compete With Oculus Rift

By now you've probably heard the news that Facebook bought virtual reality headset Oculus Rift for a cool $2 billion. It came as quite...

12 Life Lessons From Facebook Fails

There are a lot of dumb people in the world. Like, a LOT. Many of them happen to be on Facebook regularly posting dumb...

Tech Whistleblowers Reveal Psychological Tricks Used to Manipulate You

A book written by Nir Eyal, a 37-year-old entrepreneur, almost seems like it could've come out of a cliché dystopian sci-fi story. The book...