In an increasingly complicated digital world, virtual private networks (VPNs) have never been so important. But often, they don’t come cheap. Luckily, that’s where the vast market of free VPNs can help. The best VPN services can help boost your online privacy by encrypting your traffic and masking your IP address from the sites or
Some American students are swapping Greek life and GPAs for cobblestone campuses and a degree across the pond. Awareness of the British university route is steadily rising, said Meredith Guthrie, lead consultant at Meritage Advisors, a consultancy that provides UK university admissions guidance for prospective American students. “The application process for UK universities is seen
Tomek Wrzesinski has spent more than 20 years selling supersized boats to the uberwealthy, and he’s found one nearly foolproof way to get a client to bite. It starts with sending a cryptic weekend text message: “Maybe I have something for you. I just need to check if it’s still available. It’s an off-market offer.”
British Airways passengers spent seven hours on an airplane only to end up back where they started. Flight 54 departed Johannesburg last Saturday, bound for London, a journey that typically lasts around 10-and-a-half hours. It took off more than five hours behind schedule, at 2:45 a.m. local time. While it isn’t clear how many people
If you’ve shopped for cell service in recent years, you’ve probably heard of Straight Talk. The Verizon-owned MVNO uses Verizon’s nationwide network to provide its customers with connectivity for data, calls, text, hotspot, and more. To make shopping simpler, I’ve broken down Straight Talk plans and prices below. The carrier offers a simple lineup of
Alex Karp’s crusade against frontier AI labs continues. During Palantir’s second-quarter earnings call on Monday, the CEO and cofounder reiterated his view that leading AI labs could absorb enterprises’ data, intellectual property, and expertise into their models and ultimately use that to compete with their customers. “They deserve to colonize your enterprise,” Karp said, characterizing