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Why are prices on the rise right now?

You may have noticed your paycheck is struggling to keep up with rising costs. The prices you pay for everyday items were nearly 5.5% higher...

Why Spotify needs a ‘dislike’ button

Spotify’s whole business model relies on keeping you listening and being able to predict what songs you’ll want to hear next. But Cornell researchers recently...

How did the Surfside condo in Florida fail?

Concrete buildings don’t just collapse out of the blue. Even earthquakes aren’t supposed to bring them down. So why did the Champlain Towers South building in...

Scientists develop toolkit to test Apple hardware security

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software toolkit that allows users to test the hardware security of Apple devices. During their proof-of-concept...

Why are so many Americans leaving their jobs right now?

The numbers don’t lie. Americans are leaving their jobs in hordes, and many of those who haven’t left yet say they’re thinking about it. A Microsoft...

Over one million kids left public schools in fall 2020

Public K-12 schools in the United States experienced a loss of roughly 1.1 million students in the fall of 2020, research finds. Districts that began...

TV ads inspire retail stock investing, shows study

Stock trading volumes in the United States have soared over the last year and much of it seems to be driven by retail investors. With...

Should you sell your palm print to Amazon?

Amazon is offering $10 in store credit to anyone who hands over their palm prints for use at the company's register-free brick and mortar...

Who you bargain against can impact your home price

When putting a house on the market, who has the edge when it comes to selling for a profit? Chances are—unless you're a full-time real...

How to predict a stock market bubble in real-time

A new method for identifying financial bubbles could help policymakers avert catastrophes like the burst of the 2007 housing bubble in the US. It...