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We spent $75,000 transforming our basement into an in-law suite for my mom. Living together works for our family, and we all save money.
I never thought I’d live with my mom again. But in 2024 — as my husband and I struggled to find a house in Connecticut that we could afford, and my mom was looking for a way out of Florida — I had an idea: What if the three of us combined our incomes and
I tried all 14 Starbucks fall drinks, including its new Chaider. Here are the 4 I’d get again.
Did you wake up this morning to a slight chill in the air? Perhaps you spotted a lone leaf falling from a tree and received your first targeted Halloween ad on Instagram? And so, you headed to your local Starbucks and discovered that, yes, it’s time: The fall drinks are back. The international…
Many of the Chinese bots X says posted anti-data-center content had no followers or engagement, a researcher found
China is trying to influence the AI data center debate in the United States. How effective it’s been is another question. X said on Thursday that it uncovered a 200,000-strong Chinese bot farm and that a couple hundred of those accounts posted disparaging content about data centers “in a manner…
These 20 US airports don’t use TSA screeners — and Trump wants more to go private
Under President Donald Trump, the Transportation Security Administration is seeking to replace federal TSA screeners with private contractors in more airport security lines. Twenty US airports already use private screeners through the TSA’s Screening Partnership Program, or SPP, which launched in…
I quit my job at 22 to flip houses. I’m making money, but I wouldn’t do it again.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teagan Trapp, 24, a Canadian based in Kelowna, British Columbia, who buys and sells real estate in the US through his company Blue Peak Ventures. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, all my…
‘Oreogate’ on Instagram went viral. But was it all a fake ad for an AI company?
The situation is relatable to anyone who has been in a parent WhatsApp chat: one person says something ridiculous, and everyone else has to react with varying degrees of politeness or directness. Side chats ensue, tensions start to boil. Oreogate is a series of viral Instagram posts from user…
Elon Musk’s X says it found a China-backed, anti-AI plot — on Elon Musk’s X. Did it actually influence Americans?
Some tech types believe that China has duped Americans into hating AI data centers. Now those voices believe they have proof: A report from Elon Musk’s X, posted Thursday night, that said it found 200 accounts “posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and…
Trump is trying again to limit a major student-loan forgiveness program for public servants
The Trump administration is once again trying to limit eligibility for a major student-loan forgiveness program. On Thursday, the Department of Education appealed a June ruling that blocked its plan to narrow the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from taking effect. PSLF forgives student debt…
AI optimism and ‘a quieter Fed’: 3 takeaways from Kevin Warsh’s first Jackson Hole speech as chair
Kevin Warsh told us more about his big plans for the Federal Reserve. The newly minted chair gave his first keynote address at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on Friday morning to a group of investors, economists, and journalists. From AI optimism to monetary policy outlook, here are Business…
A US military laser weapon is taking out cartel-linked drones at the southern border. It defeated 3 this week.
US forces stationed at the southern border used a laser weapon to shoot down three cartel-linked drones this week, the military said Thursday. Drug cartels have been increasingly using uncrewed aerial systems to support operations. US troops at the border have responded with a range of…