Anonymous online student gossip has been a problem for years. The Streetchat app and JuicyCampus website, both now defunct, allowed users to share unchecked, malicious rumors about their peers. The anonymous messaging app Yik Yak had similar features until it shut down in 2017, following complaints of bullying and harassment. Yik Yak relaunched last year…
In news that shouldn’t really come as a surprise to anyone, most popular mobile applications collect sensitive personal data and share it with third parties, new research has claimed. TechShielder researchers analyzed apps with the most downloads in 2021, sifting through their privacy policies to better understand how they handle data harvesting, storing, and sharing….
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, is stepping down from his role at the hedge fund. Insider spoke with Dalio in 2021 on the state of capitalism and the American dream. Dalio said that capitalism, in its current state, is driving too much inequality and antagonism. On Tuesday, billionaire Ray Dalio…
Peter Bahouth in his treehouse Airbnb. Peter Bahouth Peter Bahouth built treehouses on his property in Atlanta, Georgia, 24 years ago. He started renting the unique home on Airbnb and now has guests booked two years in advance. The Airbnb has become so popular that Bahouth was able leave his job and pursue hosting full-time. …
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Migrants arrive at the Port Authority bus terminal in New York, the United States, on Sept. 27, 2022. Michael Nagle/Xinhua via Getty Images New York City’s mayor declared a state of emergency Friday over the influx of migrants being bused in. Mayor Eric Adams said the city expects to spend $1 billion on what he…
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Mejuri; REI Minimalists are the hardest bunch to shop for. After all, what do you get the person who doesn’t want stuff? The answer is quite a lot: Being a minimalist doesn’t mean they don’t want anything. It just means they’re…
Maja Hitij/Getty Images Elon Musk said “full-on communism” taught in schools led to his estrangement from his teenage daughter. There’s “a general sentiment that if you’re rich, you’re evil,” Musk told the Financial Times. Musk’s daughter recently filed to change her name, saying she doesn’t want to be related to Musk. Elon Musk blames what…
Savanna Durr/Insider Upgraded Points ranked the best US cities to visit for a ‘canna-cation’ based on 26 factors. Cannabis tourism is a $17 billion industry, reports say. Activities include ganja yoga, paint-and-puff, and a cannabis-infused dinner. Cannabis may not be legal in every US state, but the places that permit recreational use have carved out…
Microsoft Word users can enable a dark mode in the program with a few clicks. Gorkem Yorulmaz/Getty Images To enable dark mode in Microsoft Word, switch the theme to “Black” in the Account menu. You can make the document white or black using the “Switch Modes” button in the ribbon’s View tab. For documents to…