Good news, gamers: Playing ‘The Legend of Zelda’ helps mental health
Next time someone claims staying in and playing video games is bad for you, direct them to this study that suggests open-world games might actually improve your mental health. Researchers from...
View ArticleInstagram is in hot water for blocking LGBTQ+ content
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is facing backlash for its handling of LGBTQIA+ content on its platforms. Journalist Taylor Lorenz first reported in her Substack publication User...
View Article‘I sleep like a baby every single night’: Sleepmaxxing is all over TikTok again
Could mouth tape, magnesium spray, or a cushiony sleep mask be the key for deep sleep? Young social media users are picking up on the importance of a good night’s sleep following what’s felt like an...
View ArticleTrump unveils $20 billion investment in American data centers
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $20 billion new investment to build data centers across the United States. At a news conference at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said...
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Morgan Stanley: Rising inventory to push down U.S. home prices in 2025
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Morgan Stanley forecasts that nationally aggregated home prices are likely to fall...
View ArticleGirl Scout Cookie season is here: These two popular flavors are on the...
On Tuesday, Girl Scouts of the USA kicked off its 2025 cookie season. (As a former Girl Scout, I can say that finding inventive ways to sell cookies was my first experience as an entrepreneur.) Some...
View ArticleU.S. job openings unexpectedly rise by 8.1 million in November
U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in November, showing companies are still looking for workers even as the labor market has cooled overall. Openings rose to 8.1 million in November, the most since...
View ArticleMeta discontinues its $1,500 Meta Quest Pro headset. What could this mean for...
Two months after it announced plans to discontinue its high-end Quest Pro VR/XR headset, Meta has stopped selling its remaining inventory of the device, which saw prices of between $1,000 and $1,500...
View ArticleOregon issues new ‘wildfire hazard maps’ for homeowners living in high-risk...
Oregon homeowners who live in certain high-risk wildfire areas defined by the state must now meet new building codes and reduce vegetation around their homes under new “wildfire hazard maps” unveiled...
View ArticleChick-fil-A’s new recipe for ‘crispier’ waffle fries has customers up in arms
You might not need to be a supertaster to recognize that Chick-fil-A‘s popular Waffle Potato Fries taste different, according to customers who have been posting about it across social media. About two...
View ArticleThe Surgeon General just wrote you a prescription for happiness. Here’s what...
Outgoing United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy just released his Parting Prescription for America, a set of reflections on his personal and professional experiences after spending six of the...
View ArticleMeta adds Trump ally and UFC boss Dana White to its board
Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors, including Dana White, the president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship and a familiar figure in the orbit of incoming President...
View ArticleThe horrifying L.A. wildfires are being fueled by the worst conditions...
Southern California is facing a rare and dangerous juxtaposition of extreme winds and midwinter drought on Tuesday and Wednesday, a worrying example of the state’s expanding wildfire threat as climate...
View ArticleUber is replacing Lyft in a points partnership with Delta
Lyft and Delta are ending their points-earning loyalty partnership in April and the airline will start a new program with rideshare competitor Uber. Uber announced the multi-year strategic partnership...
View Article‘My goal is to spend under $1,000 this month’: The no-buy movement is making...
The no-buy trend isn’t anything new, but it gains fresh momentum every January, right on the heels of the holiday splurge. If you’re new to the trend, the concept is simple. While there’s no strict...
View ArticleWhy I’m making 2025 my year of dead-tree books
Over the past 17 years or so, I have happily paid for hundreds of e-books—everything from reference works to history to novels to comics. Having immediate access to all of them on a device that fits...
View ArticleFlying taxis could be carrying passengers in 2025, but hurdles remain
When he was still a boy making long, tedious trips between his school and his woodsy home in the mountains during the 1980s, JoeBen Bevirt began fantasizing about flying cars that could whisk him to...
View ArticleGet a job in AI or one of these industries if you want to be in one of the...
Job search platform LinkedIn recently released its annual Jobs on the Rise report, including a list of the top 25 fastest-growing jobs in the United States. To create the list, LinkedIn’s researchers...
View ArticleJapan links this Chinese hacking group to cyberattacks on its national security
Japan on Wednesday linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace, detailing their...
View ArticleAir Force contractor’s death may be tied to racial and gender discrimination
On the night Stephanie Cosme died, her sister and brother said they received a curt explanation from a U.S. Air Force official who met them at the hospital: The civilian contractor was failing to...
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