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WhatsApp's mass adoption stems in part from how easy it is to find a new contact on the messaging platform: Add someone's phone number, and WhatsApp instantly shows whether they're on the service, and ...

A common fear among drivers is accidentally shifting to reverse while on the move, which many assume could be catastrophic for the vehicle. But can you really hurt your gearbox if you — or some nosey ...

Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

Stock-split euphoria has played a role in sending the benchmark S&P 500 to new heights. An industry titan with macro tailwinds and an enviable share repurchase program is ripe for the picking by ...

Hope you didn't try to bury the Cleveland Guardians, even if you had a reason to. This team was 11 games back of the Detroit Tigers coming into the final month of the season, was 12.5 games back on ...

Have you ever spent countless hours wrestling with Excel formulas, trying to convert “one thousand two hundred” into “1,200” or vice versa? For years, this task has frustrated professionals across ...

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The Chicago Cubs got Jameson Taillon back on the mound on Wednesday night and beat the Atlanta Braves, 3-2. The Cubs (83-63) didn’t get much length from Taillon, who was making his first start after ...

In an age of constant communication, receiving phone calls or messages from unknown numbers has become increasingly common. Whether it's a missed call from an unfamiliar number, a potential scam or a ...

For some people, the number 13 is considered unlucky and they try to avoid it. But those people aren’t Taylor Swift. Think Friday the 13th and how some buildings don’t have a 13th floor. The superstar ...