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The decline of Atari and their disastrous E.T. video game

Gaming company Atari had a great start to the 1980s with ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,” but they soon blundered in 1982 with an E.T. themed game. This would signal the end of Atari’s Golden Age, but how did E.T. put them in such ...

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March 14, 2025

The decline of Atari and their disastrous E.T. video game

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March 13, 2025

Can anyone beat the Uber-Lyft duopoly?

Uber and Lyft own the rideshare space and that’s led to less than satisfactory rates for drivers. Not anymore. Some drivers are looking towards driver cooperatives to gain new ground themselves. So what are the details and wi...

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March 12, 2025

Can VR make us care more about nature?

Companies like Habitat XR and Wild Immersion are taking us into the lives of animals to make us care more about the environment. So can VR really be an empathy machine? Plus: Tesla stock bloodbath continues and no more free b...

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March 11, 2025

Boomers need side hustles

Retirement isn’t what it used to be. More boomers are realizing they need income, either after leaving their original job or being laid off, and they’re taking on blue collar jobs. Plus: a CVS store rebrand and a stock market...

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March 10, 2025

The Spray-On Condom: Spray it on, turn them off

The condom industry eclipses $9B globally, so naturally there’s a lot of people trying to break in. Enter Jan Vinzenz Krause, the man who invented the Spray-On condom. Of course, it didn’t exactly become a success, but was it...

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March 7, 2025

Is your rent super high? Just wait til 2026…

Rents are projected to rise next year as housing developments slow down in 2025. In years prior, there was something of a boom in some US cities, with renters having the power of good rates and negotiation. So why is that com...

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