News and spins

Did you hear? Spotify is making a Car Thing. Yes, seriously, it’s called the Car Thing. It acts as an intermediary device that connects to your phone and your car so you can listen to Spotify through your car’s stereo even if the devices aren’t normally compatible. Read more…

Mesh lingerie bags protect their contents from snagging, stretching, and generally getting beat up in the washing machine—but despite the name, they’re not just for lingerie. When used correctly, mesh bags will keep a wide variety of delicate clothing in tip-top shape for years to come. Here’s how to use them. Read more…

Hi! I’ve been writing Lifehacker’s esteemed Tech 911 advice column for three years and running, with a new installment arriving every Friday at 9 a.m. ET (save for the occasional vacation day). I’d like to keep up that pace—but to get us through this summer, I need more of your tech questions. Anything you’ve got,……(Continue Reading)

Grab made waves earlier this week after confirming its intention to go public in the United States in partnership with Altimeter Growth Corp. This partnership is the biggest blank-cheque company deal on record, and the proposed transaction will give Grab a market value of about US$39.6 billion (S$53.1 billion). According to Grab, the merger with…(Continue Reading)

Caitlyn Lim Aiting, a young economics graduate from the National University of Singapore (NUS), grew up in an entrepreneurial household. Both her parents have started their own businesses — her father operates a luggage industry in Vietnam, and her mother used to run a fashion apparel outlet in Orchard Road. Now, she’s following in their…(Continue Reading)

If you’ve walked down Robinson Road or One Raffles Place, a bright yellow storefront would’ve probably caught your eye. Coffee drinkers holding flashy yellow cups are likely to have been seen in the vicinity too. Flash Coffee, the well-loved coffee chain from Indonesia, made its entrance into Singapore last October and now has five outlets…(Continue Reading)

On the days I crave fried rice, finding a healthy version of it isn’t something I think about. Stores I’d usually gravitate to are hawkers like Uncle Soon Fried Rice for their spicy sambal and punchy wok hei, or any other nearby Chinese restaurant. Kenneth Lai knew his dishes couldn’t compete with these affordable mom…(Continue Reading)

Apple is planning to reformat its serial numbers for Macs and MacBook this year. Currently, Macs use the same 12-digit alphanumeric serial codes as other Apple products, but Apple will soon switch them to randomized strings between 8 and 12 characters long. Read more…

Generally speaking, texting is an effortless, productive way to communicate. Sure, it can become tiresome when I find myself in a group chat that is degenerating into a flurry of missives that I don’t care about; in these instances. the ability to mute an annoying thread is a godsend. But there’s another annoying… Read more…

Chrome 90 is here, and a number of fun features you’re getting are all automatic—no action needed on your part. Others require you to dig into some settings or adjust Chrome flags to view them. That’s the cat-and-mouse game you’ll find in any Chrome release, and we’re up for the hunt. Read more…