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Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With high inflation over the past year and many people looking for ways to keep budgets in check, some are turning to social media as a forum to share and find ideas to save some cash. TikTokers like Daniela Martinez and Ana Marcks are among the many online video […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company developed the widely used AI conversation program ChatGPT, warned federal lawmakers Tuesday that artificial intelligence could pose significant risks to the world if the technology goes wrong. “We understand that people are anxious about how it could change the way we live. We are, […]

Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images (TALLHASSEE, Fla.) — PEN America, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting free expression, and Penguin Random House, one of the country’s largest book publishers, filed a lawsuit Wednesday targeting a Florida school district for removing certain books from the shelves of public school libraries. Authors and parents of children affected by […]

MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Oscar Mayer is rolling into a new era, changing the name of its iconic Wienermobile to the “Frankmobile.” The name change is the 27-foot-long hot dog vehicle’s first in nearly 100 years. Kraft Heinz, the parent company of the cold cut brand, said in a press […]

LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billionaire Elon Musk blasted Jeffrey Epstein, who he referred to as a “dumb crook,” after he was subpoenaed as part of a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands against JPMorgan Chase & Co., which officials said “financially profited” from deposits made by Epstein. In its filing, […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — With time running short to address the debt ceiling or risk default ,President Joe Biden is cutting his upcoming foreign trip short amid the ongoing debt talks, a source familiar told ABC News Tuesday. Biden is set to depart Wednesday to meet with G-7 leaders in Japan, […]

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — With time running short, President Joe Biden and congressional leaders will meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss the debt ceiling as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed a default could trigger a recession. Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer […]

Former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank Gregory Becker takes his seats as he arrives for a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, May 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C. — Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators from both parties slammed former Silicon Valley Bank CEO Greg Becker at a hearing on Tuesday, accusing him of […]

Jorge Villalba/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Parents on TikTok are spreading the word about Target’s lenient return policy that applies to over 45 of their private label brands, including their children’s clothing line Cat & Jack. TikTokker Sandra Puente shared a recent shopping trip to Target where she said she returned Cat & Jack items […]

RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vice Media, the youth-oriented publisher of prominent online outlets such as Vice and Motherboard, filed for bankruptcy on Monday, underscoring the fraught economic environment for digital media companies as economic growth slows and the advertising market softens. The group of sites, which includes food outlet Munchies and fashion news brand […]