Xbox CEO Phil Spencer said Microsoft’s layoffs were “painful” in an email to staff. Video game blog Kotaku obtained a copy of Spencer’s email to staff working in Microsoft’s gaming division. Microsoft is just one of many major tech firms…
Australian architecture practice Alexander & Co has overhauled this oceanside home in Sydney to make it more suitable for family life. Before its renovation, the five-bedroom house had a disjointed floor plan that was proving inefficient for its two young…
Good morning. I’m senior reporter Phil Rosen, writing to you from a fast-warming winter in Southern California. I see betting on something to win as an optimists’ ideal path to wealth. The investor makes money, the company makes money, and…
Former Rep. Peter King in a New York Times op-ed questioned the effectiveness of George Santos. “How do committee witnesses take his questions seriously?” King wrote in the Times essay. King argued that Santos could very well threaten the reelection…
Interiors studio Crystal Sinclair Designs has renovated a loft apartment in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighbourhood to include a mezzanine with a wall of books and a bedroom behind a glass partition. Upstate New York studio Crystal Sinclair Designs overhauled the space…
Many pet adoption advertisements focus on the positive qualities a pet has to offer. But for Ralphie, a dog currently with the Niagara SPCA, the shelter decided to use a different strategy. A popular Facebook post shared over 700 times…
In January 1968, North Korean commandos slipped across the border into South Korea. They were headed to Seoul on a secret and daring mission to kill South Korea’s president. A half-century later, Pyongyang is finding new ways to threaten South…
Music is a powerful tool. It can pump us up during our workouts and sports, it can help us when we’re feeling blue, and it can even help us get a better night’s sleep. Studies have shown that music can…
Teaching your dog to stay is one of the most important skills your dog can learn. Stay is not only a basic manners cue, but it makes living with a dog easier by successfully communicating not to dart out a…
The conflict in Ukraine has emerged as the first major war involving drone use on both sides. Experts say that drones have made artillery even more lethal, and are changing the face of warfare. The debate over whether drones would…
