Costco to Open Stores in Shanghai Kangqiao, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, with More Locations Likely to Follow
Costco has clearly seen strong results after opening its first store in mainland China last year in Minhang, Shanghai. The currently planned No. 2 through No. 4 stores are as follo...
How to Port Your Number in the U.S. and Get a Big Bonus (with a Real Example)
Number porting means switching from one carrier to another while keeping your existing phone number. In practice, it’s a very easy process: you can usually submit the request onlin...
Trump signed executive orders targeting WeChat (Tencent) and TikTok—what does this mean for me?
Last week, after Trump threatened to have part of TikTok sold in the U.S., today (August 6), he suddenly invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and issued...
Big News! Apple merges two gift cards, and iTunes gift cards and balances can now be used to buy Apple products (Apple.com)
Today Apple announced that its two gift cards, Apple Store Card and iTunes Gift Card, will be merged into one and can be used for App Store purchases, in-app purchases, and Apple.c...
The U.S. Orders the China Consulate in Houston Closed, China Retaliates, and Demands the U.S. Close the Chengdu Consulate
For anyone who has an appointment for a visa interview in Chengdu: since the U.S. Consulate in Chengdu is going to be closed, your visa appointment is very likely not going to be c...
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Google now lets one Gmail account have both a Fi number and a Voice number [Update 2: the GV number moved back from Fi appears to be permanent]
Update 2: This method can be combined with GV dual-number dual-standby to turn 1 into 5; see here. Using the GV dual-number setup, KUKU found that the number automatically moved ba...
Google Voice now supports dual-number dual-standby and can be made permanent: "paid mitosis" with Google Fi can turn 1 into 5
Google Voice can now be switched between two numbers and made permanent for a fee. Combined with Google Fi, one number can become five....
"Government Announces Withdrawal of New Policy": F-1 Students Must Leave the U.S. If Taking Only Online Classes in Fall; Harvard and MIT Have Sued the Government
Federal Government Voluntarily Withdraws New Policy in Court Today (July 14), at the start of the hearing in Harvard’s lawsuit in Massachusetts federal court, the federal governmen...
Apple iPhone class action settlement: at least $25 per device (6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus)
Apple was hit with a class action lawsuit over reducing iPhone performance on newer versions of iOS. As part of the settlement, it is offering at least $25 in compensation for each...
End of the road: Amazon Allowance will stop on July 30, so you can no longer auto-reload every month
Amazon Allowance used to be a great tool for automatically meeting credit card transaction requirements. You could set your own schedule and amount, and it would automatically load...
Campus Shutdowns: Can You Legally Get a Refund on Tuition, Housing, and Meal Plan Costs?
For reasons everyone already knows, most colleges and universities in the U.S. ended in-person instruction for the spring semester early this year and moved classes online. On top...
