Tech
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6-Year-Old Orders $1,000 Worth of Food on Grubhub With Dad’s Phone
Kids get bored easily but tossing them a smartphone to cure their restlessness isn’t always a good idea. Just ask the parents of the 6-year-old Michigan boy who ordered $1,000 worth of food from Grubhub. Keith Stonehouse handed his phone…
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Netflix’s New Password-Sharing Policy Sparks Outrage Among Subscribers
After putting it off for years, Netflix has finally revealed its new password-sharing policy. Subscribers can only share their accounts with people who live at the same address, according to the company’s website. It’s important to note, however, that the…
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Costco Fans Call the Retailer’s App ‘Unusably Bad’ — Here’s Why
From its dirt-cheap hot dogs to its quality bulk goods, Costco does a lot of things well. But when it comes to its mobile app, the wholesaler is stuck in the past. The Costco app is so poorly designed that…
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Tight Grocery Budget? Redditors Say This App Is a ‘Tremendous Help’
With eggs more than doubling in price in the past year, many families are feeling the pinch of inflation at the grocery store. To cut down on costs, budget-conscious Redditors on r/Frugal and r/PovertyFinance have turned to Flashfood, a Canadian…
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Frugal Redditors Are in Love With This Money-Saving Recipe App
Let’s be honest: When it’s the end of the week, you’re tired, and your fridge looks empty, nine times out of 10 you’re going to order takeout. After all, who can come up with a recipe using just a few…
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Metaverse Jobs: The Future of Work in a Virtual World
The Metaverse — a virtual world where users can interact in a computer-generated environment — is no longer just the plot of outlandish sci-fi movies. The growing popularity of virtual reality and artificial intelligence has led to the creation of a…
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Amazon Does Away With Its Charity Donation Program Amid Widespread Layoffs
Since its inception in 2013, Amazon’s charitable giving program, AmazonSmile, has donated at least $449 million to a variety of charities, but its decadelong run is coming to an end…
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Amazon Out of Its Prime as Memberships Seen Slipping
Amazon once again registered as the world’s largest retailer in 2022, but the ecommerce giant also appears to have recorded its first drop in Prime memberships. The number of individual…
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Big Companies Helping to Fight Climate Change and Protect the Environment
Plenty of companies have made forays into going green, but not all of them have made good on their promises beyond marketing ploys or Earth Day gimmicks. But there are…
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Jobs That’ll Soon Be Lost to Automation
Workers have long feared losing jobs to newcomers, but the threat has changed in the digital age as technology poses a new form of competition. With 2.3 million robots already…
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DoorDash Will Return Your Unwanted Holiday Gifts for Just $5
With the holiday season in the rearview mirror, you may have a stack of unwanted gifts that need to be returned. But after all the shopping, wrapping, cooking, cleaning, hosting,…
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This Streaming Guide Helps You Find Which Movies and TV Shows to Watch Next
Not knowing what to do with yourself after binging an awesome TV show or film series? Or maybe you’re spending more time trying to find a new show than actually…
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How to Use Apple AirTags
If you’re always misplacing keys or wallets (guilty), Apple AirTags could be the solution. The small, circular tracking devices, which sell for $29 each, can be attached to almost anything you…
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Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About the Ford F-150
Stop us if you’ve heard this one: The rugged, reliable Ford F-150 is the bestselling truck in America. And it’s been that way since the White House was occupied by a…
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Big-Name Companies Where Workers Are Fighting to Unionize
Only about 10% of U.S. employees were union members in 2021 — a drop of about half from 1983, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But these days, with…
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The Weirdest NFTs That People Have Bought
Just understanding the “non-fungible token” is difficult, even for the tech savvy, but that doesn’t keep NFTs from selling for millions of dollars. Their purpose, after all, is to manufacture…
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Instacart Offering SNAP Users Discount on Annual Membership
If you used Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase groceries via Instacart within the last six months using an electronic benefit transfer card, the grocery delivery service is offering…
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Walmart Customers Can Now Shop by Text
Add shopping at Walmart to the things you can now do by simply sending a text message. The world’s largest retailer’s latest way to shop is available to both iOS…
