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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with William Gagnon, executive vice president and COO of Excel Dryer, a hand-dryer manufacturer based in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Their main product is the XLERATOR Hand Dryer. This story has been edited for length and clarity.We are a family-owned and operated company. I own…
What’s in a smile? If you’re training Meta’s virtual reality avatars, it could be $50 an hour.The tech giant is recruiting adults through data collection and labelling company Appen to spend hours in front of cameras and sensors to help “enhance the virtual reality of the future.”Meta’s avatars have come…
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Imagine raising five young children, watching the economy collapse into itself, and not changing your spending habits. I don’t have to, because it happened to me during the Great Recession of 2008. I have to say, I don’t recommend it. My naivete led to my financial downfall, a divorce, losing…
