Hirurg | E+ | Getty Images With the start of tax season approaching, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are split on the future of Direct File, the IRS’ free tax filing program. Direct File, which recently expanded to limited taxpayers in 25 states, processed roughly 140,000 returns in 2024 during the pilot that launched mid-season. The […]
Bitcoin gains as Trump reportedly plans crypto executive order
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin rejoined the crypto rally on Friday amid reports that President-elect Donald Trump could release an executive order making crypto a national priority as soon as day 1 of his new term. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by more than 4% at $104,792.59, according […]
Award-winning British actress Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dead at 95
Joan Plowright, an award-winning British actress and widow of Laurence Olivier, has died. She was 95. “She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire,” Plowright’s family shared in a statement. The Tony Award-winning actress died Thursday at Denville Hall, a retirement home for […]
Mark Zuckerberg Turns His Back on the Media
There was a time when Mark Zuckerberg didn’t regard mainstream media as the enemy. He even allowed me, a card-carrying legacy media person, into his home. In April 2018, I ventured there to hear his plans to do the right thing. It was part of my years-long embed into Facebook to write a book. For […]
Pro-Bitcoin lawmakers pack Congress as partisan gridlock looms
As Donald Trump prepares to take office, the crypto industry enjoys unprecedented support in Washington — but could partisan bickering spoil its chances?
Why now is an ideal time to do a financial reset, advisor says
More than half of U.S. consumers planned to make a financial resolution for 2025, according to a December poll by Discover Personal Loans. Even if you didn’t ring in the new year with some money goals in mind, it’s not too late to set some, experts say. In fact, now is a great time to […]
Nintendo announces Switch 2 console with bigger screen and controllers
The Nintendo Switch 2 docked with a TV behind it. Nintendo Nintendo on Thursday said its long-awaited new Switch 2 hybrid will be available this year, touting a bigger screen and controllers, as the company looks to breathe new life into its struggling hardware business. The business showed off the Switch 2 in a video trailer. The start of the clip […]
Zach Bryan’s ex Brianna LaPaglia says Sports Illustrated photo shoot is ‘favorite f— you’ to country singer
Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia “is not asking for anyone’s permission.” The 25-year-old podcast host made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut on the cover of the January digital issue, and while the social media influencer sees the photo spread as an opportunity to move forward after a difficult breakup with ex-boyfriend Zach Bryan, she also wants a […]
What Happens When You Turn Your Life Over to an AI Assistant?
Gemini [archival audio]: Key body-weight exercises, squats, stand with feet shoulder-width apart, lower your hips as if sitting in a chair, keeping your back straight and chest up. Go as low as you can comfortably. Michael Calore: Lunges for each leg, three sets of 10, plank, three sets holding for 30 to 60 seconds, which […]
Sex robots, agent contracts a hitman, artificial vaginas: AI Eye goes wild
AI agent plans assassination on dark web, are social robots just sex robots, artificial vagina prize, Brad Pitt deepfakes and more: AI Eye