What will happen to Paramount+ and HBO Max under the new Skydance?
The deal merging Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. closed on Tuesday, bringing with it new questions about the future of the companies’ flagship streaming services: Paramount+ and HBO Max. What will...
View ArticleJaguar finally launched its new EV. Here’s what people are saying
Jaguar has officially presented the new 2028 Jaguar Type 01 in New York, and the sky hasn’t fallen after all. Two years ago, when the British brand dropped its pastel concepts, the internet unleashed...
View ArticleAI chatbots are ignoring this prompt from wealthy users, in a phenomenon...
AI chatbots are already a trusted source of shopping advice. Roughly 70% of American consumers report using AI for shopping, with nearly two-thirds saying AI had influenced a recent shopping decision,...
View ArticleSocial Security $90 checks: You might get an extra direct deposit from the...
The government is sending a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million Social Security recipients to help with their Medicare Part B coverage premiums, President Donald Trump announced in a...
View ArticleForget set-jetting. ‘Lore-tripping’ is the weird new way Gen Z is traveling
When planning a vacation, many might look for a warm spot to escape the cold weather, a romantic destination for an anniversary, or maybe a cultural hotspot for art geeks. But Gen Z seems to have...
View ArticleYoung workers are turning toward AI-proof jobs
Entry level jobs are an endangered animal, at least in professions exposed to disruption from AI. While new grads are still seeing opportunities in fields like real estate, utilities and construction,...
View ArticleWho controls California politics? A new index tracks the state’s top...
When it burst into widespread use as a result of the 1976 movie All the President’s Men, the phrase “Follow the money” referred to political influence or corruption and how to track it. Fifty years...
View ArticleThe ‘American dream’ just hit a staggering new price tag
In what won’t feel like news to many Americans, a new report underscores that the affordability crisis is real—and getting worse. It costs 4.1% more this year to achieve the eight hallmark life...
View ArticleWhy Trump’s use of a trans slur on Truth Social is even more insidious than...
Keeping up with every vector of Trump-generated outrage is like playing a never-ending rigged game of whack-a-mole. For instance, in what might be considered a microcosm of this entire era, much of...
View ArticleFCC considers loosening rules on political robocalls with AI voices before...
The Federal Communications Commission is considering a request by a conservative group to loosen rules on political robocalls, including those with artificial intelligence-generated voices, before...
View ArticleCrypto is moving from wallet to worksite
A contractor finishes a job on Friday. The crew wants to get paid, customers want to settle invoices, and business partners want access to money over the weekend. These are ordinary business problems,...
View ArticleRFK Jr. is embracing AI, confusing his MAHA allies and medical experts
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built a national following by channeling the energy of Americans who are worried about the influence of corporations, including makers of vaccines, drugs,...
View Article‘We’re actually an intelligence organization now’: Inside USA Today’s...
When the nation’s largest newspaper chain announced a deal with Palantir in August, USA Today Co. CEO Mike Reed framed it as a necessary modernization step for a print-heavy publisher. The company,...
View ArticleDonald Trump is launching a new AI task force. Here’s who he’ll have to keep...
Donald Trump didn’t become one of the world’s most recognizable businessmen by worrying too much about keeping everyone happy. What Trump wants, Trump tends to pursue, consequences be damned. But his...
View ArticleRegulating AI and curbing debt need urgent action around the globe, says IMF...
Countries both rich and poor must take faster action to cut debt and counter growing inequality as their economies weather a triple whammy from the artificial intelligence boom, heavy borrowing and...
View ArticleVenmo just turned splitting the bill into a credit card rewards category
Splitting the dinner bill with your friends could soon earn you a little extra cash. Venmo is overhauling its credit card rewards with a new perk designed specifically for splitting the bill. Starting...
View ArticleA $100,000 mortgage can be harder to get than a much bigger one. Here’s why
Getting your foot in the door of one of the lowest-priced homes on the market has become increasingly challenging—and rising prices are only partly to blame. Financing options for a mortgage with a...
View ArticleThe drone delivery business has a ground problem
For more than a decade, the story of drone delivery was about improving the technology and getting federal permission for the drones to take to the airwaves. Could companies get the Federal Aviation...
View ArticleThe AI gender gap is about more than women. It’s about a broken system
When I was designing the cover of my book, Ambitious Mother, I tried to get a little help from artificial intelligence. We had worked hard on the visuals with the design team, and after many drafts I...
View Article78% of U.S. homebuyers now use AI to help buy a home
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. In today’s article, we’re sharing the full results from the Zoodealio-ResiClub Real...
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