Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchApp offers Australian diners solution to restaurant background noise
An Australian app is setting out to help diners tired of battling background noise when they visit restaurants. The app allows users to search and re…
2 years, 1 month ago
High rents are forcing small businesses into tough choices like raising prices or changing location
While many costs have come down for small businesses, rents remain high and, in some cases are still rising, forcing many owners into some uncomforta…
2 years, 1 month ago
Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coa…
2 years, 1 month ago
Consumers should immediately stop using this magnetic game due to ingestion risks, agency warns
The Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning people to immediately dispose of a magnetic game because it poses serious ingestion risk…
2 years, 1 month ago
UK college class uses AI instead of human teachers
A private college in the U.K. is about to start its first class taught using artificial intelligence instead of human teachers. David Game College i…
2 years, 1 month ago
Fake online reviews and testimonials are a headache for small businesses. They hope the FTC can help
Online reviews and testimonials are key ways that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products. But fake reviews and testi…
2 years, 1 month ago
Stockholm sees rise in food waste recycling, following new national law
A new law means that all Swedes are now legally required to recycle their food waste. Many cities across the country have been doing so for decades,…
2 years, 1 month ago
Jumping lights, driving down one-way streets, Ugandan motorcycles provide employment and traffic chaos
Cheap motorcycles in Uganda are both a blessing and a curse for the capital Kampala—they provide employment for the country’s young population but ar…
2 years, 1 month ago
Cruise will dispatch some of its trouble-ridden robotaxis to join Uber’s ride-hailing service
Cruise’s trouble-ridden robotaxis are joining Uber’s ride-hailing service next year as part of a multiyear partnership bringing together two companie…
2 years, 1 month ago
‘Tiny forests’ spring up in urban areas to combat climate change
They often cover just a few square meters of urban space, and now they’re growing across Australia to cool neighborhoods down on hot days. “Tiny for…
2 years, 1 month ago