NEW YORK – We’ve made our way to 2024. We’ve played passenger princesses. We’ve baked enough sourdough to cover the world with our bubbly starters. We’ve worked it out and boarded it. All this. There is a lot to leave behind as the new year approaches. Here’s a small tip of the iceberg of what […]

A woman who lived on a small private island in San Francisco Bay for a year rent-free has revealed what it was like to live in isolation, even enduring two months without electricity. Desiree Heveroh moved to East Brother Light Station – one of the oldest continuously operating lighthouses in the US – in 2020. […]

An electrician is keeping busy this festive season with a new side hustle – turning on other people’s Christmas lights. Josh Thornton, 28, came up with the business idea last year after helping a family decorate their home for Diwali. They said the father usually turned on the lights himself, but he was ill and […]

A Delaware judge ruled Monday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is still not entitled to a $56 billion compensation package, despite the electric vehicle company’s shareholders voting to reinstate him. The decision by the judge, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the Court of Chancery, follows her January ruling that called the pay package excessive and struck […]

What do American workers want for vacation? Bonding and appreciation, says new study. The survey of 2,000 American employees found that 55% feel more appreciated during the holiday season than any other time of the year. For the holidays, two in three (65%) said they would attend their workplace’s holiday party this year. Many said […]

You thought the Japanese toilet was advanced? Japanese showerhead firm Science Co. has put the “pod” in Tide pod after inventing an AI-powered “washing machine of the future” that aims to give people the ultimate bath. “We are about 70% there,” company chairman Yasuaki Aoyama said while discussing when the device will be available at […]