Ghost

A $100 billion “ghost city” became a home for tech entrepreneurs, but the experiment lasted less than two years after it began

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A $100 billion “ghost city” became a home for tech entrepreneurs, but the experiment lasted less than two years after it began

Forest City was meant to become a futuristic metropolis near Singapore, but its empty towers and quiet streets earned it a very different reputation. That unusual setting later attracted a group of technology entrepreneurs who saw the underused development as an opportunity to test a new way of living and working. In 2024, Network School … Read more

Scientists rediscover a ‘ghost’ green mamba hidden in a Polish museum for decades after its 1885 discovery

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Scientists rediscover a ‘ghost’ green mamba hidden in a Polish museum for decades after its 1885 discovery

A green mamba specimen from São Tomé Island that dates back to 1885 has been found after decades of being regarded as lost, which gives scientists a rare opportunity to revisit the identity of one of the Gulf of Guinea’s most mysterious snakes. Adolfo Möller found the specimen during an expedition to the island, after … Read more

‘Ghost Job’ Ads Are Getting So Bad That Lawmakers Want to Ban Them

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These so-called ghost jobs are a longtime source of frustration and anguish for people slogging through an increasingly anonymous and impersonal job-search process.

The cycle of heartbreak is familiar to job seekers everywhere: They see an ad for a role with great pay and potential, spend time customizing a cover letter and resume, hit submit, and then…nothing. These so-called ghost jobs are a longtime source of frustration and anguish for people slogging through an increasingly anonymous and impersonal … Read more