“The power to change one’s life comes from a paragraph, a lone remark,” James Salter wrote in his 1975 novel, “Light Years.” An encounter with a single “slender” line of writing, as he put it, can send a reader spinning off on a new trajectory; her life becomes divided into a before and an after …
A 26-year-old pig farmer in China has gone viral because she is educated and beautiful but has chosen an agricultural lifestyle for a monthly salary of 6,000 yuan (US$830). The woman, surnamed Zhou, from Yunnan province in southwestern China, holds a bachelor’s degree and was a literature major. She has worked on the farm for …
Palmer Luckey — the Oculus VR headset creator who was controversially fired from Facebook in 2017 after he donated $10,000 to a pro-Donald Trump group — has called on Meta “to make everything public” about the still-murky circumstances behind his exit. Facebook has repeatedly denied that Luckey, who sold Oculus to Meta for $2 billion …
TINDER users have been warned about malicious fraudsters who are out to steal their money. Statistics show that roughly 7.6 million people in the United States use the dating app Tinder. Tinder users have been warned about malicious fraudstersCredit: Getty Founded in 2012, the platform has been solidified as the premier service for finding love. …
To talk about the era that was peak MySpace—roughly 2006-2008—is to date oneself egregiously. And yet it must be spoken about: in a pre-social media age, it gave us to much to talk about and think about. Who was in your top 8? What 30-second blast of emo music would greet visitors upon entering your …
Financial positives of divorce can be great While divorce proceedings typically bring pain and stress, experts look at the financial upside to “uncoupling.” A Facebook user recently had an interesting request: Track down her husband so she can divorce him. “Last year, when I was pregnant with our youngest baby he decided being a husband …
Politics exclusive By Steven Nelson Published April 9, 2024, 3:59 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan invited three former Biden White House officials to appear at a May 1 public hearing to discuss their pressure on companies to censor online content — as the Supreme Court considers whether the administration violated …
You also get no help in selecting these photos. The company does not use AI to prompt or resurface memories, the way that pretty much every other photo app does. “There’s a big difference between passive reminders and actively chronicling the moments that matter to you,” says Retro founder Nathan Sharp in an email. Retro’s …
The headline claimed heavy missiles had struck Tel Aviv, triggering panic among users worldwide. On 1st April, Israel targeted a building within the Iranian Embassy complex in Damascus, killing two generals and other officers of the Quds Force. Later, at a public funeral held for the slain commanders and officers, Iran declared its intention to …
Outage reported worldwide There were hundreds of thousands of reports across the US and UK that WhatsApp was down. Nearly 3,500 users in India were also reporting outages and 7,000 in Brazil struggled to access the app, according to Downdetector. WhatsApp acknowledged the outage on X, formerly Twitter, and is working to find a solution. …