WBUR

Quincy initiative to curtail mayor's 79% raise won't make it to the ballot

A ballot initiative to roll back a 79% pay raise for Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch won't make it to the November ballot, according to the effort's organizers. Koch, the seven-term mayor, is set to earn ...
The Escapist

Konami takes the Roblox plunge with competing game making game

Konami has announced a new title, Wai Wai World Craft, which will focus on allowing players to make their own games within its platform. Sound familiar? Well, it seems that now Konami is either ...
The Motley Fool

Washington Wants to Make 2 Big Changes to Social Security. Here's What Retirees Should Know.

President Trump's tax and spending bill does not actually eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits, despite the White House asserting otherwise. Several Washington lawmakers have introduced ...
Digital Trends

Major Roblox change will make logging in a hassle, but there’s a good reason

Most parents have always been cautious about spaces in online gaming, but Roblox has come under fire more recently after it allegedly failed to implement proper safety protocols for kids. The ...
7News Miami

Think Pink: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer aims to raise $1 million to support research; walk set for October

SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - The Channel 7 Foundation kicked off this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Sunrise. This year’s goal is to raise $1 million to help support the fight to end ...
KSL

Draft legislation aims to make it easier for officials to raise Great Salt Lake berm

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Legislature's Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee on Wednesday voted to support draft legislation centered around the Great Salt Lake. The draft ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Roblox shares decline 6% after new lawsuits raise child safety concerns

Roblox’s share price dropped 6% on August 15th, as it falls from a years-long peak. The latest decline has come after new lawsuits have accused Roblox of failing to protect children online. Roblox ...
STAT

Eli Lilly says it will raise drug prices in Europe to ‘make them lower’ in U.S.

Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70. Daniel Payne reports on ...
Wall Street Journal

Inside Silicon Valley’s Growing Obsession With Having Smarter Babies

BERKELEY, Calif.—Tsvi Benson-Tilsen, a mathematician, spent seven years researching how to keep an advanced form of artificial intelligence from destroying humanity before he concluded that stopping ...
Inc

Want to Raise Successful Kids? Help Them Make This Their Motto: ‘The Work Is the Work’

If you’re a football fan, you know Greg Olsen: 14-year NFL career, three-time Pro Bowler, first tight end to have three consecutive seasons with 1,000 reception yards, and current NFL on FOX color ...
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

How to make friends and raise money for a breast center: Have a celebrity softball game

CONEY ISLAND – On Wednesday, Aug. 6, the baseball diamond sparkled with star power as Dolores Catania and her celebrity squad took the field against Maimonides Health’s physician all-stars in the ...