Annoy your coworkers with this under-the-desk elliptical machine

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Sitting still at a desk for eight hours a day? The worst. There’s got to be a way to keep your legs busy without getting up and taking a walk around the office every ten minutes, right?

Well, if you’re cool with the possibility of annoying the crap out of neighboring coworkers, this under-desk elliptical on Amazon could be your solution to feeling antsy — and could burn some calories while you’re at it.

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Blue Apron’s future could be in question after stock plummets yet again

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Things just keep getting worse for Blue Apron.

After reporting yet another disappointing set of earnings last week, the company is now saying that a move from one New Jersey fulfillment center to another is incurring “unexpected costs.”

That was the last straw for many investors, who sent the company’s stock careening to new lows on Tuesday. 

Here’s the Blue Apron’s stock chart since going public at the end of June.

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Blue Apron chief financial officer Brad Dickerson told investors that the company is still training workers, and it could be months before the new facility is fully operational. Read more…

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Parents save more for their sons’ college educations than their daughters’

Women earn less than men. They invest less than men. They end up in college majors that lead to jobs with lower salaries. 
And it all starts with their parents’ college funds. 
Two studies recently found that parents save less for their dau…

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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ set a box office record for Marvel – it made that much money

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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ broke records for Marvel— coming in at $121 million its opening weekend, domestically. The Disney-owned studio is the first to produce 3 $100 million-plus domestic openings in one calendar year— following the success of “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2” and “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” Read more…

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Vidrovr raises $1.25M to bring smarter video search to publishers

Joe Ellis, Dan Morozoff As video becomes increasingly important to the media business (to the point where it’s become a cliché), a startup called Vidrovr aims to help publishers find the most relevant videos to go along with their content. So if I’m writing an article about, say, controversial comments from a tech CEO, I could use Vidrovr to search for footage of other times that the CEO discussed the… Read More

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Taking a shower with Rua is better for the environment (or so says this Kickstarter campaign)

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Who says that you have to turn up the water to have a better shower? Rua is a Kickstarter campaign that wants to deliver you a fuller shower and ta…

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UK bulk spying challenge in European Court of Human Rights

 Legal representatives of the UK government faced a raft of questions today from judges sitting in the European Court of Human Rights hearing a challenge to intelligence agencies’ bulk collection practices brought by a coalition of civil and human rights campaigners. Read More

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The Parrot Bebop 2 Power lets you boldly go where no drone has gone before

 Parrot, the original household drone company, recently released the Bebop 2 Power, an upgraded version of the Bebop 2 with a better camera, better controls, and more battery life. This fierce flier can swoop for up to sixty minutes with the included batteries and a first-person view is available using Parrot’s VR glasses and a cellphone. I was quite please with the drone’s… Read More

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