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☆ Take these 5 free popular online courses to improve your happiness and well-being
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Online course provider Coursera has compiled the most popular free-to-access classes focused on mental health. But you don't have to audit a class at your local college or hunker down in the library to keep learning new things. Some extremely helpful online courses are available free of charge. The Science of Well-Being (Yale University)Over the course of 10 weeks, Yale's most popular class covers misconceptions about happiness and explores what you can do to experience more of it. Plus, sign up for CNBC Make It's newsletter to get tips and tricks for success at work, with money and in life.

Persons: Coursera, Laurie Santos, enrollees, Tsang Organizations: Yale University, University of Michigan, Arts and Science, University of Toronto, The University of, McMaster University, Universiteit, Universiteit Leiden, CNBC Locations: Universiteit Leiden

☆ Millennial Internet Is Dead; RIP Neopets, Club Penguin, and Webkinz
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Aimee Pearcy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

At Club Penguin, I adopted colorful pets called puffles and purchased kitsch furniture for my virtual igloo. "I was big on Club Penguin, Wizard101, Moshi Monsters, and this obscure one called Ourworld," he told me. Club Penguin, which ran from 2005 to 2017, stands out as one of the era's most beloved virtual worlds. "That same generation logged into Club Penguin to play with friends." In 2017 it shut down Club Penguin and replaced it with a mobile version, Club Penguin Island.

Persons: millennials, Gen Zers, Dylan Maleno, Lance Priebe, I'd, Jake Hahn, they're, Sara Grimes, weren't, Flappy Bird, Disney, Toontown, they've, MMOs, Roblox, Ashley Hernandez, " Hernandez, Neopets, Dominic Law, Aimee Pearcy Organizations: Penguin, Disney, University of Toronto's, of Information, Fortnite, Facebook, The New York Times Locations: Pennsylvania, Wizard101, Moshi, Illinois, Fortnite, New York City

☆ Canada's bold plan to make housing more affordable is showing signs of working — and could be a model for the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Like the American federal government, Canada's national government doesn't have a lot of control over housing policy. Related storiesOverall, the federal push has already been quite successful in changing the housing policy landscape across the country, Moffat said. Over the last several years, an influx of new immigrants, rampant investor speculation, and rapidly rising construction costs have also sent prices up. It would also impose a fine on cities that tolerate "NIMBY" — the anti-development "Not in My Backyard" philosophy — opposition to housing construction. Some American fans of Canada's Housing Accelerator Fund suggest it could be a model for US efforts to incentivize denser and more abundant housing construction.

Persons: i'm, it's, Mike Moffatt, Moffat, —, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Matti Siemiatycki, Siemiatycki, there's, densification, Pierre Poilievre, hasn't, Joe Biden's Organizations: Service, Business, Smart Prosperity, University of Ottawa, Housing, Liberal, Infrastructure Institute, University of Toronto's, of Cities, Concordia University, Conservative Party, Investment, Jobs Locations: Canada, Ottawa, British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, California, United States

☆ You should update your iPhone. Apple just fixed some iOS security vulnerabilities that had researchers worried.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple announced its new iOS update after researchers discovered vulnerabilities. Experts say iPhone and iPad owners should update their devices to iOS 16.6.1 as soon as possible. To install the update, open Settings on your iPhone, then select "General" followed by "Software Update." You should see the iOS 16.6.1 software update there; tap to begin the installation. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Why Apple is having so many problems right nowIf you don't see the update, go back to the General page, then tap "About" to check your iOS version number.

Organizations: Apple, Service, University of Toronto's, Pegasus, NSO, Lab Locations: Wall, Silicon

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 7 - Researchers at digital watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Thursday they found spyware they linked to Israeli firm NSO that exploited a newly discovered flaw in Apple (AAPL.O) devices. Citizen Lab did not provide further details on the affected individual or the organization. Apple issued new updates on its devices after investigating the flaws reported by Citizen Lab. An Apple spokesperson said it had no further comment, while Citizen Lab urged consumers to update their devices. A NSO spokesperson said it did not have any immediate comment on the Citizen Lab research.

Persons: Mike Segar, Citizen Lab, John Scott, Railton, Apple, Zeba Siddiqui, Christopher Bing, Jamie Freed Organizations: Apple Inc, Apple, REUTERS, Citizen, NSO, Citizen Lab, University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs, U.S, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York, U.S, Washington

☆ A self-made millionaire shares her top 18 'recession money rules': 'Don't panic' and 'prepare to borrow'
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-06 | by ( Ann Kaplan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

To boost your chances of surviving an economic downturn, here are my top 18 recession money rules:1. If a rate reduction isn't an option, consider transferring your debt to a lower interest rate card. During a recession, many people need to borrow money to get through difficult times — and that's okay. Although no job is completely safe during a recession, certain jobs like those in essential services offer more security. Don't panic — recessions don't last forever.

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