Number

The cultural superstitions around numbers that still influence business today

|ByISAAC KAPLAN
“Cultural beliefs about numbers influence business decisions worldwide, shaping pricing, branding, and consumer behavior in subtle but powerful ways.”
A government-issued ID number links a person or organization to official records, varying by country and purpose.

What is a government-issued identification number?

|ByISAAC KAPLAN
WhatsApp.

Privacy takes a leap: The end of the phone number on WhatsApp?

Meta plans a major WhatsApp update letting users sign in with a username instead of a phone number for the first time, similar to Telegram’s long-standing model.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
Oxford scientists discover math proficiency technique. Illustration.

Struggling with numbers? Oxford scientists discover brain-boosting technique

Low-performing students improved arithmetic scores by up to 29% with mild electrical brain stimulation.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Happy 1³ + 2³ ...+ 9³, all! Think it’s going to be cool? 2025 is a perfect square

For most of us, 2025 is going to be the only perfect square year in our lifetime.

JANUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Think it’s going to be cool? 2025 is a perfect square.