Month: November 2025
The Rise of Pay-Advance Apps
A growing number of workers are relying on apps such as EarnIn, Brigit and Dave for a quick infusion of cash to cover costs between their paychecks. Now around for about a decade, pay-advance apps enable users to access relatively small amounts of cash before their paycheck hits their bank account. When payday arrives, the
Taiwan puts $40 billion toward buying US weapons
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities called Taiwan Dome, as the U.S. pressures the island to increase its defense spending.Currently, Taiwan has set an increase in its defense budget to 3.3% of its
Oil Trades Sideways
Oil futures are treading water with the market focused on developments around the U.S. peace plan for Russia-Ukraine, which if successful could take away a lot of risk premium that has been holding up prices in the face of oversupply concerns. “Crude oil remains trendless as the bear grip intensifies,” Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital
abduction of schoolchildren Nigeria
Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigerian government has told them nothing about rescue efforts and the stress has been so high that one parent has died of a heart attack. “Nobody from the government has briefed us about the abduction,” said Emmanuel Ejeh,
Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign
France’s top court on Wednesday upheld Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his 2012 reelection bid, in another blow to the former president’s legacy and reputation. The decision by the Court of Cassation makes definitive Sarkozy’s conviction to a year in prison, half of it suspended, for fraudulently overspending on the failed campaign.
Apple cuts dozens of jobs
Apple is reportedly cutting dozens of sales jobs to eliminate redundancy, Since Apple’s primary goal is reportedly to improve the way it presents its products to businesses, schools, and governments, eliminated roles include account managers serving these institutions, as well as employees who manage product demos and briefing centers for them.While the exact number of
Roblox to enhance child safety
Roblox, one of the world’s leading gaming platforms, has announced that children will no longer be able to chat with adult strangers. This new measure is part of an expansion of the platform’s safety protocols, which have come under scrutiny for allowing inappropriate interactions between minors and adults.Starting in December 2023, Roblox will implement mandatory
Research to establish whether AI chatbots affects human beings
AI chatbots have been linked to serious mental health harms in heavy users, but there have been few standards for measuring whether they safeguard human well-being or just maximize for engagement. A new benchmark dubbed HumaneBench seeks to fill that gap by evaluating whether chatbots prioritize user well-being and how easily those protections fail under
Israel receives human remains from Hamas
Israel on Tuesday said it received human remains that Palestinian militants handed over to the Red Cross, but it was not immediately clear if they were one of three hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains will be taken for forensics testing and identification. The handover
Ukraine “agrees” to peace talk deal
Ukraine has agreed to the US proposal to end the war with Russia with only “minor details” outstanding, a US official said, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said more work needed to be done. The country’s national security chief said they were looking forward to organizing a visit to the US by Zelensky this month