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The renowned physicist says that our advances in science and technology are only bringing about “new ways things can go wrong.”

Stephen Hawking is (yet again) a harbinger of bad things to come: During the BBC’s yearly Reith Lectures, the physicist said the science and technology advances made by the human race would likely be its undoing. In response to a question about how the world would end, Hawking pointed to nuclear warfare, global warming, and genetically engineered viruses as examples of how man-made threats could bring about its demise.

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Verizon became the third wireless provider to offer select content that doesn’t count against monthly data caps. Is this fair to everyone?

Anyone even remotely following technology news in recent weeks probably caught the firestorm between some advocates of net neutrality (no special preference for content providers) and T-Mobile’s self-described “foul mouthed” CEO, John Legere. At issue is whether T-Mo’s Binge On program, which exempts certain content from eating into customers’ data buckets, gives those video providers an unfair advantage over video sources that don’t participate in the program. AT&T also has a cap-exempt data program, called “Sponsored Data,” though it has only four obscure companies participating.

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The company estimates about half of those who took the Holacracy-related severance wanted to “pursue other passions.”

A version of this article originally appeared on Medium; it has been edited for length and clarity.

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Netflix added 17 million subscribers last quarter. Most of those were outside the U.S.

Video streaming service Netflix added 17 million subscribers last year, according to earnings numbers released by the company on Tuesday. By the beginning of January 2016, Netflix had surpassed 75 million users. The company said it expects to add 6 million more in the first quarter of this year.

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A definitive list of our idiocy.

Human beings accomplished some pretty incredible things in 2015. We landed a reusable rocket. We legalized love (as if love needed our permission to begin with). We flew by Pluto and sent back high-res images from more than 3 billion miles away. For all intents and purposes, we rocked 2015.

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Preparing your taxes as a freelancer can be complicated, and there is a chance you are leaving thousands of dollars on the table.

It’s safe to say that most freelancers live in a constant state of dread and anxiety as we wait for pitches to be accepted, contracts to be approved, and checks to arrive in the mail. This time of year, however, can cause the most anxiety as federal tax returns can take away not only the joy in what we do, but much of our income from it.

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Earning potential, career opportunities, and the number of job openings factor in to rank on Glassdoor’s in-demand jobs for 2016.

This is shaping up to be a year of opportunities. There are over 100 occupations that have more openings than have been filled by qualified candidates, creating a job-seeker’s market. No wonder we’re able to , apply via social media, and work from anywhere in greater numbers than ever before.

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