Miscellaneous
Charlotte Tilbury, Britain’s Favorite Lipstick Mogul, Is Invading Los Angeles (#GotBitcoin?)
Charlotte Tilbury is beloved in her native England for her madcap persona and famous friends—whom, like author J.K. Rowling (a “peachy nude-rose”), she names lipsticks after. For her next act: Los Angeles. Charlotte Tilbury, Britain’s Favorite Lipstick Mogul, Is Invading Los Angeles (#GotBitcoin?) At 10:30 a.m., Charlotte Tilbury is in…
California Proposes Wildfire Fund To Off-Set Fire-Related Liabilities (#GotBitcoin?)
Governor’s plan is designed to help companies cover fire costs that have threatened their solvency. California Proposes Wildfire Fund To Off-Set Fire-Related Liabilities (#GotBitcoin?) Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a multibillion-dollar wildfire fund to help California’s utilities cover mounting fire-related liability costs that have threatened their financial health. The fund…
Profit From Southern BBQ In South America
Not everyone's idea of paradise includes palm trees and relaxing on the beach. When my husband, Jim, and I decided—during a shared midlife crisis—that we should retire and move abroad, we chose something a little more unconventional than the Caribbean. Profit From Southern BBQ In South America We first discovered…
Millions Of Business Listings On Google Maps Are Fake—And Google Profits (#GotBitcoin?)
Millions of pushpins on Google Maps point to false business addresses created by firms pretending to be nearby. Millions Of Business Listings On Google Maps Are Fake—And Google Profits (#GotBitcoin?) Out of habit, Nancy Carter, a retired federal employee, turned to Google for help one August evening. She ended the…
Smart-Home Tech As A Selling Point, Not A Cost Cutter
Smart thermostats, window blinds and kitchen appliances might not save buckets of money in the long run, but they can bump a home’s resale value. Smart-Home Tech As A Selling Point, Not A Cost Cutter (#GotBitcoin?) Homeowners Rick Alsagoff and Bruce Alton cut energy costs by the clock—and keep track…
Bitcoin’s Lightning Labs Mobile App Gets 2,000 Downloads In 24 Hours (#GotBitcoin?)
San Francisco-based Lightning Labs, focused on a layered scaling solution for bitcoin, released its first mobile app on Wednesday. Bitcoin’s Lightning Labs Mobile App Gets 2,000 Downloads In 24 Hours (#GotBitcoin?) According to Lightning Labs application developer Tankred Hase, roughly 2,000 users downloaded the app across both iOS and Android.…
Phoenix Provides Us A Glimpse Into Future Of Housing (#GotBitcoin?)
High-tech flippers such as Zillow are using algorithms to reshape the housing market. Phoenix Provides Us A Glimpse Into Future Of Housing (#GotBitcoin?) Armed with loads of cash and the latest in machine learning, investors are reshaping the $26 trillion market for U.S. residential real estate, starting in Phoenix, the…
There Is No Perfect Travel App—But These Will Help (#GotBitcoin?)
My travel app should know where I want to go, how I want to get there, and what I want to do when I land. Right now, most apps are still learning. There Is No Perfect Travel App—But These Will Help (#GotBitcoin?) HONG KONG—The low point, if I had to…
You Want To Retire Someplace Safe. But Here’s How You Can Tell (#GotBitcoin?)
Columnist Glenn Ruffenach also answer readers’ questions on Social Security benefits. You Want To Retire Someplace Safe. But Here’s How You Can Tell (#GotBitcoin?) My husband and I plan to move when we retire, and we want to include safety as a factor in choosing a home and community. Any…
As China Tariffs Loom, Some U.S. Companies Say Buying American Isn’t An Option
Business owners struggling to find alternatives to Chinese imports urge Trump administration to drop tariff plans. As China Tariffs Loom, Some U.S. Companies Say Buying American Isn’t An Option Stephen Pelkey said he has scoured the globe to find fireworks that match the quality of what he buys from China,…
The Man Behind ‘Fortnite’ Reveals Secrets To Massive Success (#GotBitcoin?)
At age 20, Tim Sweeney founded Epic Games in his parents’ basement. His company now owns one of the most popular videogames on Earth. But he doesn’t want the credit. The Man Behind ‘Fortnite’ Reveals Secrets To Massive Success (#GotBitcoin?) By age 30, Epic Games Inc. founder and CEO Tim…
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Finds Self on Receiving End of Fake Video (#GotBitcoin?)
CEO appears to question social-media company’s data practices. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Finds Self on Receiving End of Fake Video (#GotBitcoin?) Facebook Inc. is getting its own taste of video fakery less than two weeks after the company was slammed by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for declining to take down…