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Watch this funny video that reveals a universal truth in job interviews: that “What’s your biggest weakness?” is a trap and we all know it.

Is there any situation more open to misunderstandings than when you’re interviewing for a job? It turns out, yes. We gathered some of New York’s finest comedians to show what is said versus what you really hear when being interviewed for a job. From the stress-test type interview to the overly familiar friendly interviewer, we help you decipher what it all really means. Enjoy, and good luck!

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The workers who eat together succeed together.

People who work for Silicon Valley tech companies get ridiculously nice perks—chief among them, their own gourmet cafeterias. Google, Apple, Facebook, and many others have eateries where coworkers share meals. Of course, this costs companies money, so a workplace cafeteria may not seem worth it if you’re not a tech giant with loads of money. But new research suggests that tech companies might actually be onto something big: a recent study from Cornell University found that having your employees eat together could be incredibly valuable—it may help them perform better as a team.

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The FFZERO1 makes a Tesla look like your grandma’s car.

If you’ve ever wondered what kind of electric car Batman would make if he got together with designers from the 22nd century, it would probably look exactly like the FFZERO1 concept car just unveiled by Faraday Future at CES. Besides its absolutely insane design, the electric vehicle concept features projected specifications including a carbon fiber body encasing a single seat which allows for only one passenger. Underneath the hood you’ll find a 4 Quad Core Motor with over 1,000 horsepower that goes from 0 to 60 in three seconds and reaches a top speed of over 200 mph.

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It’s nowhere near perfect, but this free Android app is a must-try for everyone, blind or sighted.

Standing with my eyes closed in the bathroom, I aim my phone in the air. It vibrates, more and more, until it’s buzzing with excitement. “Toilet,” it announces in a female robot voice. “Shower,” it adds a few moments later. My phone is seeing for me, and it’s scary-remarkable. Like the first time Dragon Dictate understood my speech, or Facebook picked my head out of a crowd.

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An organization is teaching caregivers to bring patients joy through favorite tunes from their past.

Something incredible happens when an Alzheimer’s patient recognizes music from their past. Their face brightens, their feet start tapping, and, sometimes, as in the clip below, they even start singing along. People who seemed shut off from the world are suddenly part of it again.

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ESports advertisers seen as way to subsidize the increasing cost of game development.

Activision Blizzard, makers of the popular Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo gaming franchises, has announced that it has acquired eSports organizer Major League Gaming (MLG) in hopes to become the ESPN of the growing world of eSports.

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Much more than marketing, the experience lets users feel what it’s like to survive on Mars, just like Mark Watney. Yes, there are potatoes.

If you’re in the middle of creating what could well be Hollywood’s most ambitious consumer virtual reality project yet, you’d think having a concrete plan for how to get from beginning to end would be crucial.

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A huge name in athletic wear introduces a system with its own fitness band. And scale. And heart-rate monitor. And shoes. And more.

It isn’t tough to come up with arguments against entering the fitness wearable market in 2016. After all, any company that does so is a decided latecomer to a crowded market. The first Fitbit debuted more than seven years ago; Nike, which helped ramp up the category in 2012 with its FuelBand, has already backed out of it in favor of partnering with tech-savvy companies such as Apple.

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Hackers leave hundreds of thousands without power in Ukraine.

The first known cyber attack to cause widespread public blackouts has occurred in Ukraine, it is believed. On December 23, an electricity blackout left about half the homes in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine without power, according to local reports at the time. It is now believed by security researchers that the blackout was achieved by hackers using malicious code known as the BlackEnergy Trojan.

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Bernooli promises its technology can make anyone feel like an experienced mixologist.

These days, it seems everything is connected, from our thermostats to our locks to our cars. So why not our cocktails?

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