When Melissa Fuentes imagined the Christmas gifts she’d buy for her 9-year-old Tatiana, she figured she’d want Barbies, Bratz dolls or a scooter – the kinds of things she found under her tree growing up in the ’90s. Instead, something unexpected made it to the top of the list this year: skin care. “I would … Read more
Cesar Cadenas/ZDNETZDNET’s key takeawaysThe Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i is one of several new Chromebook Plus models, priced at just under $500.Thanks to its flexible hinge design and sharp-looking display, it’s a fantastic machine for digital content creators.Just don’t expect the most immersive-sounding speakers and well-ventilated design with this mid-range system. Back in early October, Google … Read more
An organiser of a Black Lives Matter protest used her profile to raise money for charity she then spent it on herself, a judge said as she was jailed for two and a half years. Xahra Saleem, now aged 23, gained a high public profile as a member of the BLM march in Bristol in … Read more
roberthyrons/Getty Images Generative AI has captured the general public’s attention, but that sense of excitement doesn’t mean executives believe it’s ready to be deployed in the business Just one in ten technology leaders globally report having large-scale implementations of AI, according to Nash Squared’s annual Digital Leadership Report, which is the world’s largest and longest-running annual … Read more
Inflation accelerated in September but consumer spending was even stronger than expected, according to a Commerce Department report Friday. The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which the Federal Reserve uses as a key measure of inflation, increased 0.3% for the month, in line with the Dow Jones estimate and above the 0.1% level for … Read more
Italy’s far-right-led government has approved a budget for next year that aims to bolster public health services, encourage families to have more children and put more money in the pockets of low- and medium-wage earners ByCOLLEEN BARRY AP business writer October 16, 2023, 8:29 AM Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni speaks during a press conference at … Read more
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are clearly goin’ strong … we’ve learned the 2 will be spending the entire weekend together after both scored some massive wins this week. Multiple sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Taylor and Travis will be together this upcoming weekend — Travis and the Chiefs played Thursday night, … Read more
Claim: Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska spent $1,100,000 on Cartier jewelry and got a salesperson fired in the process during a visit to the U.S. with her husband, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in September 2023. Rating: On Oct 4, 2023, a claim went viral that said Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, had spent $1.1 million in New … Read more
Comment on this storyComment KYIV — Ukrainian officials are insisting that aid to their country is not in jeopardy, despite concerns over a new U.S. spending bill that excluded some $20 billion in assistance for Kyiv. “There are funds,” Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, wrote on Facebook after the vote Saturday in … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Senate Republicans will vote against advancing the chamber’s bipartisan stopgap spending bill as members see an emerging bill coming from the House as the main way to avoid a government shutdown. McConnell told reporters that the House bill, which is a 45-day continuing resolution that includes disaster aid … Read more