Jeff Bezos just lost his status as the world’s second-richest person, dropping to No. 3 as Indian business mogul Gautam Adani rapidly climbs the ranks of Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. Story Published at: September 19, 2022 at 04:21AM
An Indian tycoon has ousted Jeff Bezos as world’s second-richest person
Google mistakenly sent an engineer almost $250,000
A man mistakenly received a payment of almost $250,000 from Google — even though he hadn’t done any work for the company.Story Published at: September 18, 2022 at 08:29PM
The 40-year evolution from :-) to 😂
At 11:44 a.m. on September 19, 1982, Scott Fahlman made internet history by stitching together a colon, a hyphen and a close parenthesis. Story Published at: September 18, 2022 at 10:02AM
Fried chicken was cheap comfort food for South Koreans. Now a meal can cost $22
Clark Park, a 35-year-old YouTuber, is one of many people in South Korea fed up with high food prices.Story Published at: September 17, 2022 at 01:20AM
British pound hits a 37-year low
The British pound slumped to a 37-year low on Friday after new data showed that shoppers are pulling back spending as inflation squeezes household budgets, underscoring fears that the economy may already be shrinking. Story Published at: September 16, 2022 at 01:57PM
Why deleting something from the internet is ‘almost impossible’
Most people may live out their digital lives with the assumption they can delete their posts, messages and personal data from services whenever they choose. But a tech hearing this week threw that core assumption into question.Story Published at: September 18, 2022 at 01:44PM
1 in 5 of China’s urban youth are unemployed. That’s a huge headache for Xi Jinping
The future looked promising for Cherry in May last year, when she secured a prestigious internship at a major software firm, while still studying at a university in Wuhan. The company told her that she could start working for them full time, once she graduates. Story Published at: September 19, 2022 at 07:17AM
27 people dead and 20 others injured after Covid quarantine bus overturns in China, local authorities say
A bus transferring dozens of people to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou overturned in a ravine early Sunday morning, killing 27 and injuring 20, local authorities said in a news briefing.Story Published at: September 19, 2022 at 01:44AM
Hungary can ‘no longer be considered a full democracy,’ says EU Parliament
Hungary can “no longer be considered a full democracy,” the European Parliament said in a statement following its adoption of a report on Thursday.Story Published at: September 16, 2022 at 01:53PM
As Singapore mourns the Queen, there’s little discussion about its colonial past
It has been close to six decades since the British monarchy symbolically ruled Singapore, but Queen Elizabeth II’s death still elicited grief and reflection in the Southeast Asian nation.Story Published at: September 17, 2022 at 04:19AM