According to a recent UN report, e-waste is on the rise across the world, with gadgets accumulating in the trash at a rate five times faster than they’re recycled. A new CNET Survey reveals one potential reason why the problem may persist in the US: three in four adults (75%) don’t have a definite plan … Read more
One indicator many people use to determine how well they’re doing in life is to compare themselves with their parents. After all, your parents’ socioeconomic situation can be pretty prescriptive of how you’ll fare in life. To do better than them is a common goal for families from a variety of backgrounds. But these days, … Read more
Roughly half of adults are stressed about personal finance, a new survey spanning various advanced economies found. D3sign | Moment | Getty Images At least half of adults in a range of major economies report being stressed about their personal finances, and say inflation is one of the main reasons. A significant number also say … Read more
Kate Middleton PR is striving to shut down public rumours around the royal’s absence. The Princess of Wales, who is living a low-key life after her abdominal surgery, is teasing conjecture about her sudden disappearance. PR expert Edward Coram-James notes: “TikTok trolls are predicting Kate-Gate, the suggestion being that the Princess of Wales has gone … Read more
There’s no question that the education system has changed drastically over generations. In decades prior, certain things deemed “normal” at school would send parents into a frenzy today. Andrea Chu / Getty Images I recently asked older adults in the BuzzFeed Community: “What “normal” things used to be common in school that are unheard of … Read more
Older adults found some relief from inflation last year following the largest cost of living adjustment for Social Security’s cost of living adjustment in 40 years. But the tax man’s coming now, and people may want to find ways to reduce their taxable income. One way is to take the extra standard deduction. Everyone knows … Read more
Monica Perez, 65, chats with her robot friend, ElliQ. Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET If you walked into Marie Defrancesco’s New York home, you would find an 82-year-old woman living completely alone. With no other people or pets around, you might believe that Marie has no one to interact with. But out of the corner of your eye, you … Read more
Vaccines for Covid-19 and influenza may slightly increase the risk of strokes caused by blood clots in the brains of seniors, particularly when the two vaccines are given at the same time and when they are given to adults who are age 85 and older, according to a new study. The safety signal was detected … Read more
Play video content The adults in the room when a 3-year-old shot herself with an unattended gun tried covering up the bloody incident … at least according to the woman who called 911. In the dispatch audio, obtained by TMZ, the caller says she’s not at the home but has been informed about the shooting … Read more
The world is loud. For some folks, relying on the place you reside, your job and different elements, it is even louder. Add loud musical festivals and even your summer time exercise playlist to equation, and you’ve got ripe pickings for a inhabitants research on how noise will have an effect on listening to over … Read more