When Drew Sanderford was a student at the University of Virginia, he was, like many undergraduates, uncertain of exactly what he was interested in and what his future career path would look like. So whether Sanderford – who would go on to spend a portion of his professional career in […]
Hong Kong A potential crisis is brewing in China’s real estate market. China Evergrande Group, the second-largest property developer in the country, will miss at least some of its debt payments this month and is at serious risk of default, Reuters reports. Evergrande has a total of $305B in liabilities […]
This article is reprinted by permission from The Escape Home, a newsletter for second homeowners and those who want to be. Subscribe here. © 2021. All rights reserved. So you want to buy a vacation home, but you’re waiting for the market frenzy to calm down long enough to allow […]
The China Evergrande Group headquarters in Shenzhen, China. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images Text size Remember that guy who ran for mayor of New York City by shouting, “The rent is too damn high?” Chinese authorities have taken his lament to heart, setting “reference prices” for secondary apartment sales in half a […]
It seems like Joe and Melissa Gorga are working to get their finances in order. The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars are selling three New Jersey homes they own after downgrading to a $950,000 Franklin Lakes pad, The Post can report. These simultaneous listings come seven months after they officially […]
getty Almost everyone these days—including professionals in any role as well as consumers who love to read about the newest gadgets—would like to keep up with the latest tech news. However, it can be difficult to find a source that uses simple language and terms a layperson can easily understand. […]
Colombia-based call center workers who provide outsourced customer service to some of the nation’s largest companies are being pressured to sign a contract that lets their employer install cameras in their homes to monitor work performance, an NBC News investigation has found. Six workers based in Colombia for Teleperformance, one […]
Agence France-PresseSep 16, 2021 14:34:10 IST The UN called Wednesday for a moratorium on artificial intelligence systems like facial recognition technology that threaten human rights until “guardrails” are in place against violations. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned that “AI technologies can have negative, even catastrophic effects […]
A Senate panel plans to bring tech executives back to Capitol Hill following a revealing report from The Wall Street Journal about the impact of Facebook’s Instagram platform on teens’ mental health. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection, announced the hearing in […]
The Apple rumors were wrong. For many who follow tech news closely, Apple’s event on Tuesday had a few big surprises — not because there were completely unexpected announcements, but because we didn’t see things we really thought we’d be getting. Rumors that had enough smoke to be almost a […]