Before the convenience of modern technology, there were plenty of menial jobs for even the most simple tasks. Here are 20 of the most obscure.

As part of your home inspection, take a look at your fire extinguishers, ensuring that the pressure gauge is in the green, and that all working parts, including the nozzle and hose, appear to be in ...

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says AI will reach "human-level performance" in white-collar work. He predicts most tasks in that field can be automated within the next 12 to 18 months. Several ...

AI has had a top-to-bottom effect on the American workforce, cited as the force behind mass layoffs and a valued skill in workers at the same time. In 2025, consulting firm Challenger Gray & Christmas ...

The Super Bowl is tomorrow, meaning that a regular assortment of high-profile pre-game parties have been taking place in the Bay Area this weekend, as various brands and bands take advantage of the ...

Billie Joe Armstrong encouraged ICE agents to quit their “shitty ass job” at Green Day’s pre-Super Bowl concert Friday in San Francisco. Taking the stage at Pier 29 ahead of their Super Bowl pregame ...

There is a new kind of work platform on the internet, and it flips the usual script in an unsettling way. Instead of humans using artificial intelligence, AI agents are now hiring humans and paying ...

Nahda Nabiilah is a writer and editor from Indonesia. She has always loved writing and playing games, so one day she decided to combine the two. Most of the time, writing gaming guides is a blast for ...

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock moved in pre-market trading Wednesday morning after the company announced it will cut 16,000 jobs globally. This marks the company's second major layoff round in three ...

AI Max is Google’s latest foray into semi-keywordless targeting. While you need keywords for the system to have a starting place, Google uses signals beyond keywords in deciding how to show ads to ...

The beginning of a new tax year means you can start making portfolio moves that won’t require a tax payment for well over a year. You also have one full year’s worth of recent spending history, ...

Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...