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A bromance for the ages: The timeline of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s tumultuous relationship

Though the tech billionaire has quickly risen to the (self-titled) position of ‘first buddy,’ the relationship between two of the world’s most powerful men has not always been roses writes Mike Bedigan

The Independent UK

90 People Who Forgot Tattoos Are Permanent And Didn’t Research Their Artist Enough (New Pics)

Let their bad decisions be warnings to all of us tattoo enthusiasts about what not to do. The post 90 People Who Forgot Tattoos Are Permanent And Didn’t Research Their Artist Enough (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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How the 173-year-old glass-maker behind Edison's light bulb and iPhone screens became a Silicon Valley darling

CEO Wendell Weeks talks about Corning Inc.’s innovations—ranging from Edison’s lightbulb to the face of your smartphone—and how its fiber-optic cables are powering the AI revolution.

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Can you sleep your way to better decision making? Here’s what the science says

The author John Steinbeck said: “It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” Many others have claimed they formulated breakthroughs and innovations in dreams. Recent studies on the science of sleep suggest these…

The Conversation

50 Museums That Went Above And Beyond To Make Sure The Experience Is Never Boring (New Pics)

Some museum displays are out of the ordinary, and that's us putting it lightly. Check out some of the weirdest discoveries from all over the world. The post 50 Museums That Went Above And Beyond To Make Sure The Experience Is Never Boring (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Why Silicon Valley falls prey to ‘charisma distortion,’ according to investor and Google X founding member Tom Chi

Silicon Valley loves a charismatic visionary. Sometimes a little too much, like when that vision outstrips reality. I recently talked about this with Tom Chi, once a founding member of Google X and now founding partner at At One Ventures.

Fortune

Elon Musk’s sudden Trump endorsement can be bad news for Tesla

The Tesla CEO gave his endorsement on his social media platform following the assassination attempt on July 13.

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My love supreme for the very best of jazz

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s article on the mysterious power of the genre

The Guardian - UK

From voice to vinyl: how records get their groove

Ever wondered how music actually gets onto your vinyl records? Let us take you now on a journey into sound

What Hi-Fi?

Swan Song For General Electric As It Completes Demerger

The US conglomerate General Electric, co-founded more than 130 years ago by Thomas Edison, is opening a new chapter in its history on Tuesday: its break-up into three independent entities which will then concentrate on their disparate core businesses.

International Business Times

Shock of the old: 10 of the weirdest, wildest dolls from history – from Frozen Charlotte to the Cabbage Patch Kids

We’ve played with miniature humans for thousands of years – so why are they so often creepy? From ivory Roman dolls to wax antiques, here are some of the most unnerving

The Guardian - UK

Gen Z struggles with job interviews. Can we really blame them?

Managers say younger job applicants are floundering. Are they slacking off or resistant to a flawed system?

The Guardian - US

Shock of the old: the amazing, infuriating history of the electric car – in pictures

Believe it or not, battery-powered vehicles have been around since Victorian times – everything from private automobiles to taxis, ambulances and tricycles. We’ve got the photos to prove it

The Guardian - UK

Learning from failure

Failure is not the end, but a stepping stone to success. It teaches us to learn from our mistakes, adapt, and grow. Companies often shy away from discussing their failures, but some of the most innovative ones embrace it. Elon Musk's SpaceX is an example of this, using failure as…

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If the first solar entrepreneur hadn't been kidnapped, would fossil fuels have dominated the 20th century the way they did?

One argument put forward in defence of fossil fuels is that they were a historical necessity, because there was no other viable substitute for much of the 20th century. We owe fossil fuels a debt of gratitude, the argument goes, because they supercharged our development. But what if I told…

Chicago Sun-Times

Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in this week

New federal rules governing the energy efficiency of lighting systems went into full effect Tuesday, effectively ending the sale and manufacture of bulbs that trace their origin to an 1880 Edison patent.

The Independent UK

Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in this week

Thomas Edison's pioneering incandescent light bulb, which cast illumination by heating a filament until it glowed, is fading into history

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Early Road Trips With "American Journey" Author Wes Davis: RAC Podcast #131

Join us at 7:30 PM Eastern to talk about motoring adventures undertaken by Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs.

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Evening Standard

Best filament light bulbs for instant ambience

Flip the switch on boring, bright white lighting with our pick of decorative filament light bulbs that’ll become the focal point of any room

The Hindu

A display of human ingenuity

The Nikola Tesla Technical Museum is fascinating. It’s not as big and interactive as the Michigan Science Centre or not as rich in the display as the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Detroit, which I visited a few years ago. Nevertheless, it has on display the power of…

Tribune News Service

Review: Musical stars? Phoning the afterlife? The goofy ideas of Thomas Edison and others

NONFICTION: Author Katie Spalding is a kind of Bill Nye on steroids, making arcane science fascinating and fun.

Bangkok Post

How ideas flow and grow

'I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else," the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso once said. He is right. As you go through an effective creative process method stage by stage, the nature of an idea changes and evolves.

Investors Business Daily

Inspirational Quotes: Thomas Edison, Louis Pasteur And Others

Read inspirational quotes about putting in the effort, bettering yourself and being trustworthy.

Creative Bloq

The world needs more creatives, not geniuses

Dr Elisa Stephens, president of the Academy of Art University, explodes the myth of the creative genius.

ABC News

Louis Le Prince invented the motion picture camera in 1888. Then he vanished

This Frenchman began experimenting with photography in his shed. An accident led to the invention of the world's first moving picture camera.

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