Melissa Thompson

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Melissa Thompson writes about a wide range of topics, revealing interesting things we didn't know before. She is a freelance USA Today producer, and a Technorati contributor.

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Editor Claims He was Fired Because of Katie Roiphe Essay

James Marcus, former Harper's Editor, claims that his time with the publication came to a sudden end after he was fired over Katie Roiphe's...

Five Ways to Borrow Money Responsibly

When a business owner takes out a loan to fund their business or keep it afloat while building the business, it can be easy...

How to Start a Recruitment Agency

Recruitment agencies, also known as staffing agencies, are agencies that interview and screen applicants for their clients. Their goal is to fill job vacancies;...

Salah Set to be on the Receiving End Against Roma

Mohamed Salah is set to play two matches against his former club in the Champions League for Liverpool and Roma appear to be targeting...

Fresno’s Southeast Water Treatment Plant to Begin Operation This Summer

The City of Fresno's Southeast Water Treatment Plant is near completion after years of planning, approvals and construction. The Plant is scheduled to begin...

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How Buy Now, Pay Later Debt Changes Your Bankruptcy Decisions

Does buy now, pay later debt count when you're deciding whether to file for bankruptcy? More and more, yes, even when the balance never touched your credit report. Split-pay loans from apps like Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm, and Zip have become

The Debt Collector’s AI Voice Agent: How Synthetic-Voice Dunning Calls Are Colliding With Decades-Old Consumer Protection Rules

Most consumers assume the friendly voice on a collection call belongs to a person following a script. It is often a script following a person. A synthetic voice, cloned or generated by an AI agent, working a call list on behalf of a collect

The Black Box in the Crossover: What Vehicle Event Data Recorders Capture in the Seconds Before a Fatal Pedestrian Crash

A pedestrian killed by a crossover has, on average, about 20 seconds of the driver's inputs sitting inside the car that hit them. Throttle position. Brake pressure. Steering angle. Whether the seat belt was buckled and whether stability con

When the CFO Leaves: How Growing Companies Keep the Books on Track

Most owners assume a CFO exit is mainly an HR headache. Post the job, run the search, backfill the seat. The seat is the easy part. What breaks first is the reporting cadence: the month-end close nobody owns, the covenant calculation that u
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