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• Position: Hate crimes, age of millionaires and tech salaries

Riders of Boston's MBTA use the Transit app to plan trips and get real-time information on service, but little has been done with this treasure trove of data --until now. Daniel T. O'Brien, associate professor in the School of Public Policy at North-eastern University, is leading a team of researchers who are organizing the numbers into a much more accessible database. The findings will have implications beyond Boston, as the Transit app is used in more than 175 cities worldwide.

Hate crimes have risen nationally by 22% since 2013, according to a study by Safe-Home.org. Racial animosity accounts for 60% of all single-bias offenses, followed by religion (21%) and sexual orientation (16%). Some 51% of offenders were Caucasian; 83% were 18 and older. African-Americans were the most-targeted racial group, accounting for nearly 50% of all race-related incidents. Jews were the most-targeted religious group, accounting for 58% of all religious incidents, followed by Muslims at 19%.

The Senior List points out that you never are too old to make your fortune. Did you know, for instance, that KFC founder Harland Sanders became a millionaire at age 74?

Others who struck it rich later in life include: Judge Judy, whose famous TV show first aired when she was 54; Ray Kroc was 52 when he convinced the McDonald brothers to franchise the fast food restaurant; Henry Ford was 50 when he introduced the first mass-production moving assembly line for cars; and Laura Ingalls Wilder published her first book in the famous Little House series at age 65.

In metro cities, the average tech salary is nearly double--sometimes triple--the average state salary, relates a report by Business.org, which also found: nationwide, tech salaries are an average of 66% higher than other occupations; San Jose, Calif., pays tech employees the most in the nation, with an average annual salary of $117,000; Daytona Beach, Fla., has the...