TikTok just laid off hundreds from its global workforce. Here’s why
Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday, as it shifts focus towards a...
View Article‘She’s using our chat as her personal emotional support hotline’: What to do...
There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what...
View ArticleZillow’s new climate risk insights may spur the next big shift in the housing...
With hurricanes dominating the headlines in recent weeks, and for good reason, homeowners and potential buyers are likely thinking more carefully about the threats that extreme weather and climate...
View ArticleHow Latin American holidays shifted away from colonial legacies
This is the season of patriotism in Latin America as many countries commemorate their independence from colonial powers. From July to September, public plazas in countries from Mexico to Honduras and...
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Why Elon Musk’s Cybercab promises leave plenty of room for doubt
Tesla introduced the long-awaited Cybercab Robotaxi at its flashy We, Robot event on October 10—which was aptly set in Hollywood, California. The two-scissor-door, two-passenger vehicle features no...
View ArticleFisher-Price issues massive recall of infant swings following five fatalities
Fisher-Price is recalling more than 2 million infant swings due to safety concerns. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued the recall on the company’s Snuga Swings this week due to...
View Article7-Eleven will close more than 400 stores as the list of struggling retailers...
7-Eleven is closing 444 of its “underperforming” convenience-store locations across North America, as a result of decreased traffic and slower sales, including cigarette purchases. Reached by Fast...
View ArticleHurricanes Helene and Milton demonstrate why employers need to have natural...
Shortly after the devastation of Hurricane Helene—which killed hundreds of people across the Southeast—Florida residents are now reeling from the impact of yet another deadly storm. Millions are still...
View Article‘I’ve never been more excited about anything’: Why Marc Benioff is all in on AI
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says that Microsoft has done the AI industry a “tremendous disservice” by overhyping the capabilities of products like Copilot. Benioff argues that Agentforce, Salesforce’s...
View ArticleAnne Hathaway just apologized for an old ‘awful’ interview. She shouldn’t...
Entertainment reporters tend to quickly learn a lot of harsh truths when they start interviewing celebrities for a living. For instance, when a glamorous movie star says, “That’s a great question,”...
View ArticleWho gets to own ‘America’ online?
The handle @America is a valuable account name on any social media network—and in many cases, it’s also become a right-wing calling card. As the presidential election looms, America and its imagery...
View ArticleAurora borealis watch: Northern lights may be visible again tonight. Here’s...
If you missed last night’s spectacular northern lights, fear not. There could be another chance to view the aurora borealis on Friday night. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
View ArticleAfter Hurricane Milton, here’s how to improve evactuations during disasters
As Hurricane Milton roared ashore near Sarasota, Florida, tens of thousands of people were in evacuation shelters. Hundreds of thousands more had fled coastal regions ahead of the storm, crowding...
View ArticleHow food prices in the U.S. compare to rest of the world
Though cynics may question her motives, Kamala Harris’s recent call to ban price gouging on groceries has received a lot of attention—and for good reason. The cost of food has been a big concern for...
View ArticleWhy Russia is recruiting African women to make attack drones
About 200 women ages 18 to 22 from across Africa have been recruited to work in a factory alongside Russian vocational students assembling thousands of Iranian-designed attack drones to be launched...
View ArticleWhat to do if you lose your phone
Phones hold so much of our digital lives—emails, social media and bank accounts, photos, chat messages and more—that if they ever get stolen or go missing, it can cause major disruption beyond just...
View ArticleWomen can climb glass cliffs and win. This is how we flip the script
President Joe Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris saw Google searches for glass cliff triple, and conversations around this loaded term are back in the headlines. But with Harris now...
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How to use Passwords, Apple iOS 18’s new iPhone password management app
Apple iOS 18, launched in September, is one of the most important updates to the iPhone’s operating system in the device’s history. Why? Because it lays the groundwork for Apple Intelligence, Apple’s...
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This AI can think like an engineer—and it just designed a spaceship engine
Looking at all the stuff surrounding Lin Kayser in his Dubai office, it’s easy to assume he’s a rocket scientist working on a spaceship to escape Earth’s gravity. Drawings, plans, and prototypes...
View ArticleWhy it’s dangerous to have a company without hierarchy, according to pioneers...
Many entrepreneurs are inspired by romantic conceptions of how great startup life can be, and are looking for an exit path from the typical culture of a big company. They dream about getting rid of...
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