• Irish banks are making big profits, people can too if they were more active in moving savings

    Bank of Ireland allows savers to put away €2,500 a month, while Permanent TSB and AIB allow €1,000 a month.

  • Facebook is trying to make 'poking' cool again

    Remember when you would “poke” your friends on Facebook to get their attention, annoy them or just start a poke war? Well, Facebook is trying to bring back that experience with some small updates to the poking feature. The company announced on Tuesday that it recently improved the platform’s suggestions on who to poke and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • This is how you can make your brain remember the most important things

    How much of your childhood do you remember? I think of myself as having a pretty good memory, but the many years of my childhood exist in my mind as a handful of moments. Having kids has made me think a lot more about the memories we make and keep and how we often have very little control over what we retain and what we forget. The human brain can feel complex and mysterious, and even those of us who think we are good at remembering forget most of our lives. “Forgetting is the universal human...

  • The Two Investments That Made Me a Multi-Millionaire (And You Can Make it Too!)

    I am often asked about my journey as a financial educator who aims to help people build wealth outside of the traditional system. Specifically, what were the critical decisions that

  • How much difference can one degree of warming make?

    A vicious cycle of warming temperatures and reduced snowpack in northern forests is more severe than climate models have shown and could lead to increased fire risk and permanent damage to ecosystems.

  • 13 Surprising Foods You Can Make in a Slow Cooker

    Soup, stew, and chili have all had their moment to shine, and just about everyone knows these as the quintessential slow cooker recipes. The culinary world, in all its creativity, has found plenty of other uses for the slow cooker by now that’ll give you all the more reason to justify this space-hogging kitchen appliance. Whether you’d like some assistance with breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert, the slow cooker can be your secret weapon. Here are 13 surprising ways you can put your slow...

  • here is the BIGGEST mistake passengers can make when coming onboard

    Lucy Sotherton, 28, from Birmingham, has been working on cruise ships for nine years - and has revealed a particularly unpleasant habit of some guests that can be frustrating to staff.

  • Worried About Retirement? 3 Perks That Can Make It More Enjoyable

    Retirement doesn’t have to give you anxiety if you take advantage of these perks. If you’ve been in the workforce for decades, you might be looking forward to kicking your feet up and living retirement on your terms. But as you get closer to the big moment, your nerves may start to set in as […]

  • Battle of Eagles: Can Finidi make it two straight wins?

    After guiding the Super Eagles to a victory over Ghana in the ‘Jollof derby’, interim coach Finidi George will hope to make it two wins from as many games as Nigeria face Mali in a battle of the Eagles at Stade de Marrakech on Tuesday (today), The PUNCH reports. Both nations will be facing off Read More

  • UMaine teams are making playoff runs, but you can’t bet on them here

    The law that enshrined sports betting here bars wagering on collegiate teams based in the state, regardless of where games are played.

  • Court examining if companies can be prosecuted for profiting from exploited workers

    A Dutch court is currently considering whether the Public Prosecution Service (OM) should prosecute two Dutch companies for potentially profiting from exploited North Korean workers. According to the Article 12 procedure filed by an international network of NGOs, two Dutch companies had ships or parts for ships built at a Polish shipyard known to use exploited workers.

  • Here’s how Reddit can become profitable after its IPO, according to Redditors

    Reddit is the solution to many of life’s minor problems. Need fan theories about the finale of True Detective: Night Country? Go on Reddit. Recently moved to a new city and want to join a running club? Reddit awaits. The so-called front page of the internet is a massive multiverse of message boards, boasting over 100,000 distinct communities. As some of its 73.1 million active daily users like to say, there’s a subreddit for almost anything. (Literally, in fact.) So, perhaps the solution to the...