Technology

New companies like Techless and Sleke are offering scaled back phones or software to help you ditch your screen addiction. Some old-school brands, like Nokia, are also attracting new customers.

But it remains to be seen whether it’s the hero, or the antihero.

The periodic table’s second element is used in the manufacture of mirochips and operation of MRIs, among many other products. But the rest of the world is facing a major shortage.

After two bankruptcies in the 2010s, RadioShack is relying on renewed interest in old-school products.

Americans lose an estimated $10 billion a year from scams carried out by fraud centers in Southeast Asia.

Every year, almost 40,000 more people leave the profession than join it.

The companies stand to benefit in many ways. But there are downsides.

When Facebook broke ground in 2010, Prineville, Oregon, had a dying timber industry and double-digit unemployment. Now, its economy's on a tear.

Universal pilot programs in the San Francisco Bay Area gave participants roughly $1,300 monthly for a year.

The dating app is being acquired by a private equity firm — and going private again — after shares declined 90% from their peak. This may give it a second chance in experimenting how it monetizes, says Sarah Kunst, managing director at Cleo Capital.