DEAR ABBY: Being bored due to the quarantine, I signed up to Classmates.com to look for old friends. Moments later I received a response from a male classmate. We graduated the same year. I really don’t remember him, although he said he remembered me. Jeanne Phillips Anyway, we started texting and exchanging graduation pictures. He […]
10 things in tech you need to know today
Summary List Placement Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. Have an Amazon Alexa device? Listen to this update by searching “Business Insider” in your flash briefing settings. TikTok widened its view of hateful ideologies. The app […]
Amazon tests out electric cargo bikes for delivery in European cities as it tries to reduce congestion
Summary List Placement Amazon has expanded its trials of electric cargo bikes for delivery to Europe, after experimenting with the concept in New York last year. The company confirmed to Business Insider earlier this month that it was experimenting with electric carbon bikes as a way to reduce emissions in European cities. A spokesman said: […]
Whicker: Brandon Lowe, as in pow, gives Rays the power surge they need
First off, it’s Brandon Lowe, rhymes with “Somehow.” For most of this playoff grind he has been trying to get a hit somehow. He was 0 for 18 in five games against the Yankees and 4 for 26 in seven games against Houston. He was the final member of the American League champions to remove […]
West Oakland injury shooting under investigation
OAKLAND — Police were investigating an apparent injury shooting Wednesday night in a West Oakland neighborhood, authorities said. At 10:10 p.m., police responded to reports of ShotSpotter activity in the city’s Acorn neighborhood. Officers who arrived at the scene discovered that a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound to his left arm had obtained […]
Hunter Biden emails were reportedly shopped around in Ukraine for $5 million, while Giuliani met with officials and businessmen there last year
Summary List Placement The purported Hunter Biden emails shared by the New York Post last week were shopped around in Ukraine for $5 million last year, while Rudy Giuliani met with officials and businessmen there, Time Magazine reported Wednesday. Two people told Time that they were approached with emails allegedly belonging to former Vice President […]
Airbnb is joining forces with iconic ex-Apple design chief Jony Ive
Summary List Placement Airbnb is teaming up with Jony Ive, the iconic former Apple design chief, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced in a blog post Wednesday. “Jony and his partners at LoveFrom will be engaging in a special collaboration with me and the Airbnb team,” Chesky said. “We have made the decision to work together […]
INSURTECH DISRUPTORS: Here’s exactly what full-stack insurtechs are doing to beat incumbents on customer acquisition, personalization, and claims processing
Summary List Placement This is a preview of the Insurtech Disruptors research report from Business Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. Business Insider Intelligence offers even more fintech coverage with Fintech Pro. Subscribe today to receive industry-changing finance news and analysis to your inbox. Insurtechs globally are challenging the status quo of the insurance industry. By using […]
Fremont police arrest probationer as mail-theft suspect
FREMONT — A 44-year-old man was in county jail after detectives arrested him this week on suspicion of multiple mail thefts, authorities said Wednesday. According to a statement, police said investigators had sought the man in connection with several theft cases from May where mail was taken from U.S. Postal Service trucks and burglarized from […]
Brandon Lowe homers twice, Rays hold off Dodgers 6-4 to even Series
ARLINGTON, Texas — Brandon Lowe busted out early and Tampa Bay’s bullpen hung on late. Rays and Dodgers, tied after two in Texas. Lowe shook loose from his extended postseason slump with two opposite-field homers, and Tampa Bay held off Los Angeles 6-4 on Wednesday night to square the World Series at one game apiece. […]
Lowe homers twice, Rays hold off Dodgers 6-4 to even Series
By STEPHEN HAWKINS ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Lowe busted out early and Tampa Bay’s bullpen hung on late. Rays and Dodgers, tied after two in Texas. Lowe shook loose from his extended postseason slump with two opposite-field homers, and Tampa Bay held off Los Angeles 6-4 on Wednesday night to square the World Series […]
The many, many, many letters of Mister Rogers
Illustration by Alex Cochran Fred Rogers possibly wrote individual letters to hundreds of thousands of people. Yet this resource — his most abundant — has somehow remained in obscurity. Why? Jeanne Marie Laskas couldn’t stop returning to Fred Rogers. “That’s what I … went to him for, was another shot of wisdom. Another, another, another […]