Sales tax free week at the Connecticut Post Mall, in Milford, Conn. Aug. 19, 2024. Connecticut Post/hearst Newspapers | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Every year, a handful of states offer shoppers a temporary tax break to encourage spending. This year, some of those “sales tax holidays” are happening as President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to […]
Nvidia AMD 15% of China chip sales revenues to U.S. FT reports
A smartphone with a displayed AMD logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. Florence Lo | Reuters Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to give the U.S. government a share of revenues from certain chips sold in China, the Financial Times reported, in an unprecedented arrangement with […]
Alicia Silverstone, Teri Hatcher choose to age naturally without plastic surgery
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alicia Silverstone and Teri Hatcher don’t follow Hollywood’s beauty standards — by choice. Silverstone, 48, recently admitted she hasn’t gone under the knife and is interested in watching herself change as she ages. The “Clueless” star, who also maintains a vegan diet, joins a host of stars […]
Join Our Next Livestream: What GPT-5 Means for ChatGPT Users
Few recent software releases have been as hyped as OpenAI’s launch of its GPT-5 model. “GPT-5 is the first time that it really feels like talking to an expert in any topic, like a PhD level expert,” said CEO Sam Altman in a recent press briefing. Is this new release as big of an upgrade […]
Crypto Exec Warns About Rising Tide of Wrench Attacks
Alena Vranova, founder of SatoshiLabs, warned of the increase in wrench attacks, physical assaults and abductions carried out against Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto holders in an attempt to steal their private keys. “Every week, there is a Bitcoiner, at least one in the world, who gets kidnapped, tortured, extorted, and sometimes even worse,” Vranova told […]
Using buy now, pay later loans for concert tickets
Fans enjoy Taylor Swift’s performance during The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Aug. 7, 2023. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Many Americans have become accustomed to breaking up big purchases with buy now, pay later loans — including tickets for concerts and other live events. Going to […]
Trade Desk tanks on CFO departure, Q2 results and Amazon competition
Jeff Green, CEO of The Trade Desk. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Shares of The Trade Desk plummeted 39% on Friday, their worst day on record, after the ad-tech company announced the departure of its CFO and analysts expressed concerns about rising competition from Amazon. The Trade Desk, which went public in 2016, suffered its steepest […]
Apple Martin bears striking resemblance to mom Gwyneth Paltrow in beach day pics
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Like mother, like daughter. Apple Martin turned heads during an outing in the Hamptons, looking strikingly similar to her famous mother, Gwyneth Paltrow. 21-year-old Martin flashed her toned figure in a red gingham triangle bikini while walking along the shoreline, drawing comparisons to photos of Paltrow doing […]
The Vibes-Based Pricing of ‘Pro’ AI Software
Lauren Goode: All right. Actually not. But last fall I went to an event for Worldcoin, which is Sam Altman’s other company. It was a super weird vibey crypto eye-scanning thing at a warehouse in the Mission District of San Francisco. Michael Calore: The orb? Lauren Goode: This party had everything. Yeah. But there was […]
Bo Hines, Leader of the White House Crypto Council, Steps Down
Bo Hines, the executive director of US president Donald Trump’s White House Crypto Council, announced he is stepping down on Saturday. Hines, who was appointed by the president to lead the advisory group in December 2024, said he is stepping down to rejoin the private sector and thanked the crypto community for its “unwavering” support. […]