San Francisco falls from 27th to 126th in ranking of best US cities
San Francisco has plummeted in the rankings of America's best cities, as rising costs of living, rampant crime, homelessness and business exodus take a toll. The once-shining City by the Bay has fallen from 27th place last year to 126th place. Latest research from the Milken Instituteevaluates metropolitan areas across the country. Precipitous fall from […]
There’s a secret currency converter on your smartphone
Change it here anywhere. International travelers who want to know their destination's local currency now have access to a handy new tool to make their lives easier, built into every iPhone. Gone are the days when you had to use Google every time you looked up prices at a foreign supermarket or restaurant. A clever […]
TikTok tells US employees their jobs are ‘secure’ even if app is banned: internal memo
TikTok plans to continue paying its U.S. employees even if the Supreme Court doesn't overturn laws forcing or banning the short video app's sale in the U.S., company executives said Tuesday. This was said in an internal memo seen by Reuters. This hugely popular platform is owned by China-based ByteDance, which has 7,000 employees in […]
ChatGPT will now allow you to schedule reminders and recurring tasks — here’s how
ChatGPT schedules a reminder to read the New York Post every morning. OpenAI has introduced a new feature called Tasks for ChatGPT users, allowing them to set reminders and recurring requests. OpenAI has introduced a new beta feature for ChatGPT users that allows them to set reminders and recurring requests. Peshkova – Stock.adobe.com ChatGPT is […]
American ‘TikTok refugees’ flock to Chinese-owned RedNote to protest ban
HONG KONG — As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, American TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, which is the most downloaded app in the United States. Some people who call themselves “TikTok refugees” are protesting the ban and claiming that Chinese apps are being chosen as an alternative to […]
Man who threw away $750 million worth of Bitcoin says it’s ‘game over’ if Trump doesn’t intervene
A man who threw away $750 million worth of Bitcoin in the trash has accepted for the first time that it's “game over” after a judge rejected his bid to dig it up. James Howells said losing his lawsuit to get his property back was “heartbreaking” and said he would spend the rest of his […]
Lawyer drops Meta over CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Neo-Nazi madness’
A lawyer representing Meta Inc. in an intellectual property case says the company has dropped as a client over Mark Zuckerberg's decision to eliminate fact-checking on social media platforms. Mark Lemley, also a law professor at Stanford University, claimed that meth bosses are embracing “toxic masculinity and neo-Nazi insanity.” “I fired Meta as a client,” […]
iPhone alarm glitch leaves Apple users late for work
If you fall asleep, you lose. Apple users are sounding the alarm about a glitch that's causing them to be late for work. According to various iPhone enthusiasts, their morning alarms are no longer going off, nearly nine months after Apple acknowledged the problem and claimed it was working on a fix. According to the […]
I’m a career coach — here’s how ChatGPT can be your secret weapon in getting a pay raise
A career coach reveals six ways to secure a raise in 2025 and recommends using ChatGPT to protect against backlash. Melissa Stone, 43, a human resources professional with over 20 years of experience, debunked the industry's tricks and shared how employees can follow six easy steps to get a raise. She says employees should document […]
China app RedNote adds over 700K new users as TikTok ban looms
Days before a proposed ban on the popular social media app TikTok in the United States, Chinese social media app Red Note has been flooded with new users. The little-known company is rushing to capitalize on the sudden influx while walking the fine line of managing English-language content, people told Reuters. More than 50,000 American […]