The new year is almost here, which means your Social Security checks are getting a cost of living adjustment increase of 3.2%. The first round of January payments will start getting disbursed this week for some beneficiaries. If you’re not sure how much more money you’re getting, you can check here. Keep reading to find out when … Read more
‘I believe in this’: A 52-year-old Austin man says he has no retirement savings and $50K-$60K in bad debt — and now he seems to be stuck in a pyramid scheme. Here’s the reality check he got It’s easy to forget how rapidly your financial situation can change. One day you’re making millions of dollars, … Read more
Shakira called it quits with her partner of 11-years, Gerard Pique, with whom she shares two kids, in 2022 Shakira finds love again a year after Gerard Pique split: Check out her new partner Shakira has reportedly found love again a year after she parted ways from her partner of 11-years, Gerard Pique, in 2022. … Read more
Generative artificial intelligence is everywhere you look these days, including on the web: advanced predictive text bots such as ChatGPT can now spew out endless reams of text on every topic imaginable and make all this written content natural enough that it could plausibly have been written by a human being. Zillow Says You’ll Buy … Read more
House Speaker Mike Johnson took his daughter, Hannah, to a purity ball when she was a teenager. Hannah made a virginity pledge to her father during the ball. The ceremony was filmed by a German television outlet, which first aired it in 2015. When it comes to parenting, Louisana’s Mike Johnson is all about abstinence. … Read more
Jack Wallen/ZDNET Every so often, I’ll go to unlock my iMac, only to find either the mouse or the keyboard unresponsive. Sometimes, I’ll click or type until the machine finally wakes up. Sometimes, however, clicking and typing has no effect. What gives? Also: How to group apps together in MacOS Launchpad (and why you should) … Read more
The only thing that was certain about Shohei Ohtani’s free agency was the fact that he was going to be a very wealthy man. There were a number of teams reportedly in the final group of potential suitors attempting to sign the two-time American League MVP, including the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, and (perhaps … Read more
CNN’s Kasie Hunt wasn’t having it with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim that he never made remarks about vaccines that he indeed made earlier this year. Kennedy, a conspiracy theorist known for his anti-vax views, spoke to the anchor after a recent poll showed 21% of registered voters will either “definitely” or … Read more
Willie Nelson – Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Paramount+ has announced a documentary focused on Willie Nelson entitled Willie Nelson & Family. The film will chronicle the dramatic ups and downs of one of country music’s most fascinating and beloved artists. The film is set to debut on … Read more
OpenAI was founded on a promise to build artificial intelligence that benefits all of humanity—even when that AI becomes considerably smarter than its creators. Since the debut of ChatGPT last year and during the company’s recent governance crisis, its commercial ambitions have been more prominent. Now, the company says a new research group working on … Read more