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ZimaOS Review: A Free NAS Option for Moving Sensitive Files Off the Cloud
ZDNET tested ZimaOS, a free Linux-based NAS platform that shifts sensitive files from cloud services like Google Drive o...
Seoul's 'Maeum Convenience Stores' Offer Lonely Residents a Place to Talk
Seoul runs 19 'mind convenience stores' — welfare spaces, not shops — where lonely residents, including foreigners, can ...
Argentina's 'Brain Capital' Paradox: High Cognitive Confidence, Weak Daily Habits
Most Argentines trust their learning and adaptability, but only 24% hit the WHO's exercise target — an Insight 21 survey...
Abidjan Travel Guide: Where Business Meets 'Enjaillement' in Côte d'Ivoire
Forbes Afrique maps Abidjan's top hotels, tables, art spaces and nightlife for business travelers in the self-styled cap...
A Young Mom Finds Unexpected Kindness From Gen Z Strangers
After a string of dismissive encounters with older strangers, a young mother says Generation Z's small courtesies are re...
Can Knowing Less Make You Happier? The Case for Deliberate Ignorance
An advice column makes the case for 'deliberate ignorance' — and explains how skipping some data, from tracking metrics ...
DIY Kitchen Skincare: What the Honey-and-Charcoal Trend Really Offers
Healthline's DIY hub pitches kitchen staples like raw honey, oatmeal and charcoal as skincare fixes. We weigh the claims...
Why a Former Cruise Photographer Would Never Work Onboard Again
A former German cruise-line photographer describes three years of long shifts, sales pressure and a single 10-cent tip -...
MrBeast Tops Forbes' Highest-Paid YouTubers List With Record $54 Million in 2021
Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, earned a record $54 million from YouTube in 2021, as the top 10 creators pulled in about $...
She Moved to Cape Verde to Reinvent Her Life — and Found the Same Dating Patterns
A nomad who left Amsterdam for Cape Verde finds that changing countries changed her coordinates, not her relationship pa...
Forbes Makers Day 2026 to Focus on Mental Well-Being on September 12
Forbes Hungary's Makers Day 2026 moves to a Saturday and devotes a full day to mental well-being, happiness research and...
A 76-Year-Old Boomer on the Career Payoff of Never Stopping to Learn Technology
Beth Sobiloff went from typing class at 14 to freelance web design and a TV show — proof that staying curious keeps olde...
A one-year Shanghai plan became a decade — and a James Beard-nominated food series
Graeme Kennedy moved to Shanghai expecting to stay a year. A decade later he runs his own photography business and co-pr...
AI Boosts Output, but 72% of Workers Feel Less Tied to Their Company
Client data cited by a Turkish management strategist shows AI-era remote work raises productivity while eroding organiza...
How to Transfer Files Between Devices Without a USB Stick
Cloud sync, peer-to-peer apps and built-in wireless tools now replace the USB stick for most file transfers — here is ho...
Men Want Commitment Faster Than Stereotype Suggests, New Survey Finds
A 2,000-person survey of unmarried Americans finds men are more willing than women to speed up moving in together and ma...
UNESCO Adds Japan's 'Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara' to World Heritage List
Japan's foreign minister welcomes UNESCO's decision to list the Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara, citing their rol...
MedFoto 2026 Names Winners: French Photographer Oriane Jacquel Takes Top Prize
France's Oriane Jacquel wins the sixth MedFoto contest with '¿La última?', as 107 photographers and 1,332 images celebra...
Why Top Performers Quit Isn't in Any Report: The Quiet Signals Leaders Miss
A resignation is rarely about the money. The real loss happens months earlier, when a valued employee stops believing th...
Forbes Slovakia Names 2026 Top 32 Influencers, With Past Winners as Judges
Forbes Slovakia unveils its second annual ranking of the country's most responsible influencers, adding new names from e...
Daniel Vergara: Life Cinemas' Recipe for Standing Out in an Age of Information Overload
LIFE Cinemas' marketing chief Daniel Vergara explains how focus, consistency and popcorn built the chain's 'cinema for p...
Survey: 69% of Travelers Feel Pressure to Make Every Vacation Day Count
MyIQ's survey of 13,684 adults finds travelers spending more time planning than choosing destinations and feeling guilty...
Kokũ's Anthony Rojas: Relevance Requires Trust, Coherence and Long-Term Thinking
In a saturated market, says Kokũ director Anthony Rojas, brands win by earning trust through listening, coherence and a ...
After Japan's Campus Beauty Contests, Most Winners Choose Ordinary Jobs
A Toyokeizai feature follows former Japanese campus beauty contestants and finds most trade the spotlight for regular co...
Forbes Italia's August 2026 Business Horoscope: What the Stars 'Predict' for Work
Forbes' Italian edition has published a sign-by-sign business forecast for August 2026, mixing planetary dates with advi...
NHK's 2026 Morning Drama 'Kaze, Kaoru' Turns Meiji-Era Nurse Pioneers Into Fiction
NHK's 114th morning drama follows two trainee nurses building a profession in 1880s Japan, inspired by real-life pioneer...
Handelsblatt Weekend Letter: Why Business Keeps Coming Back to Human Connection
Handelsblatt's weekend letter argues that transformation, succession and communication all come down to human connection...
An Architect Couple Reimagined a Cape Cod Cottage Above Long Island Sound
Architects Eliot Lee and Eun Sun Chun gutted a dated, vinyl-sided cottage on a Baiting Hollow bluff, kept its foundation...
AI Insurance Startup Corgi Plans Three 24/7 Cafés in Manhattan
Corgi, a venture-backed AI insurance startup, is bringing its around-the-clock, work-first café concept to New York, wit...
Sleep Product Reviews: How to Match Mattresses, Pillows and Blankets to Your Needs
Healthline's latest sleep roundups compare mattresses, pillows and bedding for different sleep styles — here's how to us...