Here’s what a Fed rate cut this week could mean for your wallet
The Federal Reserve hasn’t lowered interest rates in four years, raising the federal funds rate 11 times since 2022. Now, much to the relief of Wall Street and many consumers, we appear to be on the...
View ArticleMichael Keaton is one of many famous actors who changed his name for...
People assign labels to other humans to help organize and personalize everyday life. Recent studies even show that we are not the only species on this planet to do so. Marmoset monkeys, bottlenose...
View ArticleThis will be Adobe’s biggest challenge in 2025
This story originally appeared in The Technology Letter and is republished here with permission. It’s back to pattern for Adobe, which had been selling off for many quarters on its earnings reports,...
View Article5 LinkedIn tools to make power networking easier
Love it or hate it, LinkedIn has become an essential platform for networking, job hunting, and building your personal brand. And while managing and optimizing your LinkedIn presence can be...
View ArticleHow innovation delivers uncompromising standards
Now more than ever, marketing agencies must resort to nimble strategies to serve their clients in a fast-paced online world. But moving too quickly—while simultaneously trying to balance scale,...
View ArticleTrump will soon be able to sell shares in Truth Social’s parent company....
For all the debate about just how rich former President Donald Trump is, one thing is clear: His ownership stake in Trump Media & Technology Group makes him a billionaire.The company behind the...
View ArticleShifting housing market: Where home prices are falling right now
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Most housing markets across the country are softening. As strained affordability...
View ArticleThe need to address transparency in content marketing today
Since the early days of the modern internet, the creation and consumption of digital content has been steadily rising. Unsurprisingly, this has led to an increased focus on content syndication in the...
View ArticleManage GenAI tools like a smart intern
Many conversations about how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will impact the workplace seem to focus on one of two opposing views: AI will replace humans, or AI projects should be abandoned...
View ArticleLooking for a job? Work at one of these 10 companies with the happiest employees
These days, finding happiness at work can seem like a luxury most workers can’t afford. Facing a competitive job market and rising cost of living, many employees are burnt out from navigating what...
View ArticleHeavy rain causes another historic flood on North Carolina’s coast
Parts of southeastern North Carolina were still underwater Tuesday after a storm that wasn’t quite organized enough to get a name dropped historic amounts of rain on an area that has suffered floods...
View ArticleSnap’s new AR Spectacles are fun. Too bad they’re not for consumers (yet)
We may yet live to see the day when it’s perfectly normal to see the world through eyewear that blurs the line between physical reality and digital imagery. But instead of coming into focus, the...
View ArticleFrom Bryce Hall to Logan Paul, the 2010s internet bros are being MAGA-pilled
Bryce Hall is a relic of the TikTok dance age. Now, he’s on stage with Donald Trump. He’s part of the late-2010s crowd of (mostly young) male influencers who have recently embraced the right. Logan...
View ArticleMeta bans Russian state media outlets for alleged ‘foreign interference’
Meta said it’s banning the Russia state media organization from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda. The announcement drew a...
View ArticleRetail sales gain in August as consumers continue to spend
Americans spent a bit more at retailers last month, providing a small boost to the economy just as the Federal Reserve considers how much to cut its key interest rate. Retail sales ticked up 0.1% from...
View ArticleWhat’s astroturfing? The deceptive campaign strategy, explained
Tobacco companies famously did it. Corporate giants still do it. Now, the Trump and Harris presidential campaigns have been accused of astroturfing—not rolling out synthetic grass on sports fields,...
View ArticleDJT stock: Donald Trump’s stock falls near all-time low
After getting a bump last week, shares of Trump Media and Technology Group (Nasdaq: DJT) are falling once again, nearing the lowest point since the parent company of Trump’s Truth Social platform went...
View ArticleThe exploding pager attack in Lebanon could signal a new, violent era of tech...
Hundreds of pagers detonated simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday as part of what’s believed to be a coordinated attack against members of Hezbollah, killing at least nine people and wounding some...
View ArticleTikTokers Matt and Abby Howard’s cruise ship controversy, explained
You don’t want to get on the wrong side of parenting TikTok. Just ask influencers Matt and Abby Howard. Controversy erupted after Abby in a since-expired Instagram Story said that she and her...
View ArticleKroger and Albertsons wrap up court hearing for their merger
Kroger and Albertsons were expected to present their closing arguments Tuesday in a U.S. District Court hearing on their proposed merger, which the federal government hopes to block. Over the course...
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