Heart-driven innovator: 21-year-old start-up founder uses accessibility tech to help others

Discover Raymond Loong Ng, a 21-year-old SP graduate making waves in accessibility tech with two social enterprises and over $200,000 in funding. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Detroit Free Press

Using gift money for home down payment? What buyers need to know

There is an exception when it comes to gift money for a down payment on a new home. Gift funds are widely accepted across today’s mortgage programs, one expert said. For many buyers, especially ...
Deadline.com

Shinedown, Others Drop Out Of Kid Rock’s ‘Rock the Country’ Tour, Not Wanting To “Create Further Division”

Brent Smith of Shinedown performs during iHeartRadio 103.5 KISS FM's Jingle Ball on Dec. 8, 2025 in Rosemont, Illinois. Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images for iHeartRadio As Kid Rock prepares to lead ...
Wall Street Journal

Intensifying Tech Slide Sends Nasdaq to Worst Two-Day Drop Since April

Wall Street’s software jitters are turning into an AI slump. Declines in tech stocks intensified Wednesday, spreading from software into semiconductor shares and other companies linked to the ...

"This Time Around Is Completely Different": These Laid-Off Workers Are Revealing The Harsh Realities Of Today's Job Market, And I'm Honestly Terrified To Open LinkedIn Now

"I was in the middle of moving states for the job I was laid off from in November of '24, living in a long-term Airbnb while I was under contract on an apartment. The layoffs began on November 6th; ...
Tickle The Wire

DHS Using Polygraph Tests to Track Down Leakers, Sources Say

The Department of Homeland Security has begun administering polygraph tests to employees in an effort to identify those leaking information about immigration operations to the media, according to four ...
Engadget

ChatGPT is back up after an outage disrupted use this afternoon

If you had trouble using ChatGPT today, you aren't alone. The AI chatbot experienced a partial outage for many users this afternoon, with Down Detector saw reports reaching more than 12,000 reports ...
ZDNet

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

File and folder security is crucial in this day and age. There are apps you can use to heighten the security of your files. These apps are free and available for desktop and mobile devices. The need ...
CNBC

Nvidia's stock is down and AMD is up. The culprit may be Arista.

Shares of Nvidia fell on Friday, while rival Advanced Micro Devices rallied after Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal said her company is shifting some workloads. Ullal said that a year ago about 99% ...
CNBC

Realtors report a 'new housing crisis' as January home sales tank more than 8%

Sales of previously owned homes in January dropped a wider-than-expected 8.4% from December. The median price for a home sold in January was $396,800, up 0.9% year over year and the highest January ...
New Republic

DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email

The Trump administration is targeting free speech with a little-known legal tool: administrative subpoenas. The Washington Post reports that a retired Philadelphia man, Jon, 67, found himself in the ...
Lifehacker

Google Shut Down Its Dark Web Monitoring Tool, so Here's What to Use Instead

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...