Community competes with a host of different types of services competing for space in your text inbox, from Attentive to Twilio to Zendesk. And many… Read More »Are text messages the new social media? A start-up thinks so.
Enlarge / The iPhone SE from 2022. Samuel Axon According to a Wall Street Journal report, Apple plans to unveil a personal diary app at… Read More »Apple will launch a journaling app in iOS 17, but that’s bad news for some developers
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As rising waters surrounded her home on the morning of July 29, Carolyn Combs felt a sense of déjà vu. The year before, water had… Read More »The hidden costs of rebuilding after a flood
On Sunday, a “loud siren-like sound” will blare from mobile phones across Britain for up to 10 seconds as part of a test for a… Read More »Mobile phones across Britain will issue a ‘loud siren-like’ alert this weekend
The online personal finance company called SoFi first made a name for itself by rounding up money from Stanford alumni to help the university’s MBA… Read More »Why SoFi is suing to end the student loan payment pause
Former President Donald Trump put a new spin on the concept of hand-tossed pizza when he picked up slices and handed them out to a… Read More »Trump is delivering pizza to Florida residents, and Twitter users aren’t appreciating his delivery style
A new round of price increases for household products such as Gillette razors, Dawn dish soap and Swiffer dusters bolstered Procter & Gamble’s operating results… Read More »Double-digit price increases bolster earnings at Procter & Gamble
Enlarge / The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, U.S., on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Democrats are opposing the Republican-led Congressional Review Act resolution to… Read More »Access to abortion pill is spared; SCOTUS freezes lower court order
WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California has said repeatedly that he and his fellow House Republicans are refusing to raise the country’s borrowing limit… Read More »The debt ceiling debate is about more than debt
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that she has replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a… Read More »Alabama director of education ousted over ‘awakened’ training book
Lyft, which is struggling financially as it tries to compete with its rival Uber, said Friday it planned to cut major jobs. The layoffs, expected… Read More »Lyft will lay off about 1,200 people to cut costs
Volkswagen’s first North American battery plant for electric vehicles will be built in Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Canadian politicians made it… Read More »Canada lands Volkswagen battery factory with billions in subsidies
If you are a fan of hot sauces, you should try both sambal oelek and chili garlic sauce. But aren’t they the same, you ask?… Read More »Sambal Oelek vs. Chili Garlic Sauce
Enlarge / PIRG’s “Chromebook Churn” report casts a harsh spotlight on flaws in the repairability and longevity of Chromebooks. Sharon Harding Google is in the… Read More »“Chromebooks aren’t built to last”: Average device has 4 years of updates left
