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Social Security Check at 62 vs. 70: How Much Can You Get?

Choosing between claiming Social Security at 62 or waiting until 70 can create a wide gap in your monthly income. Starting early gives you more years of payments, while delaying may increase the amount of each check. The tradeoff comes down to how long you expect to collect benefits and…

The Pope’s AI advisor says the technology can be worse for kids than cocaine

AI’s impact on young minds can be worse than an addiction to nicotine or cocaine, said a moral theologian who advises the pope.In a Wednesday interview with the BBC’s “Newsnight,” Paolo Benanti said AI technologies could be “super manipulation tools.””The emotional bending that such a kind of machine can produce…

Social Security at 62 vs. 65: What Is the Break Even Point?

Claiming Social Security at 62 gives you three extra years of payments, but each monthly check is permanently smaller than it would be if you had waited until 65. Delaying benefits means giving up that early income in exchange for a larger monthly payment later. The break-even point shows when…

Trump says he’s banning MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from the White House

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he was banning MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from the White House for their reporting on him, a sharp escalation in his antagonism toward the press.”Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President…

Why Travelers Keep Forgetting Everything (and How to Stop It)

To get an idea of how forgetful travelers have become lately, consider what happened to Ally Murphy and her husband on a recent flight from London to Atlanta. After collecting their luggage, they caught a shuttle to their hotel. “After boarding the bus, I realized I had forgotten one suitcase,”…

GM is making parts for Patriot missiles now

General Motors is adding missile parts to its manufacturing résumé.On Thursday, major defense contractor Lockheed Martin announced that GM Defense — the automaker’s military subsidiary — had delivered housing components for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor, a missile used by the Patriot air-defense system. The companies entered into a…

Inside airlines’ panic as FAA pushed new AI tool

Airline industry officials have finally stopped panicking about the Federal Aviation Administration’s soon-to-launch artificial intelligence tool for managing flights and easing congestion in air travel, multiple people familiar with the situation told POLITICO.Weeks of industry confusion over the FAA’s vague description of its much-hyped plans eased in the past week…

What You Need to Do Now to Retire Comfortably Later

Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.comYou probably don’t need us to tell you that the earlier you start saving for retirement, the better. But let’s face it: For a lot of people, the problem isn’t that they don’t understand how compounding works. They start saving late because their paychecks will only stretch so…