Carol Yepes | Moment | Getty Images For many students and their families, federal student aid is key for college access. And yet, the Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 calls for significant cuts to higher education funding, including reducing the maximum federal Pell Grant award to $5,710 a year from $7,395, as well as […]
‘Bitcoin Family’ changed security after recent crypto kidnappings
The Taihuttus on a ski trip to Sierra Nevada in southern Spain. They sold everything they owned in 2017 to bet on bitcoin — and now travel full-time as a family of five. Didi Taihuttu A wave of high-profile kidnappings targeting cryptocurrency executives has rattled the industry — and prompted a quiet security revolution among […]
Chris Pratt shows off dramatic transformation with fake mustache on set
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chris Pratt looks unrecognizable. On Friday, the “Parks and Recreation” alum took to Instagram to share his new, rugged look while on the set of Amazon’s “The Terminal List” for season 2. “I just wanted to say, isn’t this hair and makeup incredible?” Pratt, who plays U.S. […]
Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
My first meeting with Bill Atkinson was unforgettable. It was November 1983, and reporting for Rolling Stone, I had gained access to the team building the Macintosh computer, scheduled to launch early the next year. Everyone kept telling me, “Wait till you meet Bill and Andy,” referring to Atkinson and Andy Hertzfeld, two key writers […]
10 Signs an Airdrop Is a Scam — and How to Stay Safe
Key takeaways In 2024 and 2025, fake airdrop scams targeting Hamster Kombat, Wall Street Pepe and others led to millions in user losses, contributing to over $9.9 billion in global crypto scam damages. Fake airdrops impersonate legitimate projects, tricking users into revealing private keys, signing malicious contracts or paying upfront fees that lead to irreversible […]