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Zohran Mamdani picked 5 winning AI tools for NYC classrooms — and shut out ChatGPT and Claude

He also banned all forms of AI for students through eighth grade.

Chris Morris

Billionaire Peter Thiel got early access to a museum with the Bayeux Tapestry on display.

News • 23m ago

Peter Thiel jumps the line to see world-famous Bayeux Tapestry — and people are fuming

The rich and famous have always held such privileges, but Thiel may be a bit of a unique case.

Becky Robertson

News • 23m ago

Peter Thiel jumps the line to see world-famous Bayeux Tapestry — and people are fuming

The rich and famous have always held such privileges, but Thiel may be a bit of a unique case.

Becky Robertson

Life • 46m ago

NYC deli manager who gives cash prizes to local kids with good grades gets $500K in funding on GoFundMe

Staten Island "Grades for Grabs" program has gone viral and helped kids improve their grades, and it started with a promise to just one student.

Rebecca Payne

Life • 46m ago

NYC deli manager who gives cash prizes to local kids with good grades gets $500K in funding on GoFundMe

Staten Island "Grades for Grabs" program has gone viral and helped kids improve their grades, and it started with a promise to just one student.

Rebecca Payne

HAPPENING NOW

Hand of a patient using the injectable GLP-1 medication Zepbound.

Insurance • 1h ago

Medicare's $50 GLP-1 Bridge plan won't cover a morbidly obese NJ man because his sleep apnea disqualifies him

The Medicare Bridge pilot program is extremely limited and excludes many people who would benefit from drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound.

By Laura Boast

Insurance • 1h ago

Medicare's $50 GLP-1 Bridge plan won't cover a morbidly obese NJ man because his sleep apnea disqualifies him

The Medicare Bridge pilot program is extremely limited and excludes many people who would benefit from drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound.

By Laura Boast

News • 1h ago

Florida woman has been wrongly declared dead for 2 years — canceling her bank account, credit card and even her vote

Thousands of people each year find themselves in the same position as Priscilla Slack: legally dead but physically alive, and somehow unable to prove it.

By Kit Pulliam

News • 1h ago

Florida woman has been wrongly declared dead for 2 years — canceling her bank account, credit card and even her vote

Thousands of people each year find themselves in the same position as Priscilla Slack: legally dead but physically alive, and somehow unable to prove it.

By Kit Pulliam

On the left, Mark Cuban and on the right, Ted Cruz.

News • 3h ago

'Do you prefer people dying?': Mark Cuban tells Ted Cruz a 'true capitalist' would raise taxes, slash healthcare costs

Cuban is currently in a social media spat with Senator Cruz over healthcare costs in America.

By Eric Esposito

News • 3h ago

'Do you prefer people dying?': Mark Cuban tells Ted Cruz a 'true capitalist' would raise taxes, slash healthcare costs

Cuban is currently in a social media spat with Senator Cruz over healthcare costs in America.

By Eric Esposito

News • 4h ago

Scott Bessent blames Ukraine for gas prices — a former Ukrainian official says the Iran war matters 'significantly more'

Scott Bessent is pointing partial blame at Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy infrastructure — a claim a former Ukrainian official calls overstated.

By Joseph Zeballos-Roig

News • 4h ago

Scott Bessent blames Ukraine for gas prices — a former Ukrainian official says the Iran war matters 'significantly more'

Scott Bessent is pointing partial blame at Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy infrastructure — a claim a former Ukrainian official calls overstated.

By Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Keith Mackenzie-Betty tried to sell his used Toyota Tundra online.

Managing Money • 4h ago

A Massachusetts man says eBay withheld over $11,000 from his $23,750 truck sale — then told him to hand over the keys

Selling online can come with an unexpected catch: Marketplaces may hold your money long after a buyer has paid, leaving sellers waiting on their cash.

By Mike Crisolago

Managing Money • 4h ago

A Massachusetts man says eBay withheld over $11,000 from his $23,750 truck sale — then told him to hand over the keys

Selling online can come with an unexpected catch: Marketplaces may hold your money long after a buyer has paid, leaving sellers waiting on their cash.

By Mike Crisolago

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Investing • 5h ago

He’s lost hundreds of thousands in stocks like SpaceX and Beyond Meat — and he’s not stopping. Is the ‘high’ worth it?

Akshay Sapra turned Uber earnings and borrowed money into nearly CA$2 million day-trading stocks like Nvidia and AMD. Then he lost it all — including a recent CA$250,000 SpaceX bet gone wrong.

By Godwin Oluponmile

Investing • 5h ago

He’s lost hundreds of thousands in stocks like SpaceX and Beyond Meat — and he’s not stopping. Is the ‘high’ worth it?

Akshay Sapra turned Uber earnings and borrowed money into nearly CA$2 million day-trading stocks like Nvidia and AMD. Then he lost it all — including a recent CA$250,000 SpaceX bet gone wrong.

By Godwin Oluponmile

A woman brushing her teeth in front of the mirror.

Life • 5h ago

Would you pay $500 for an AI-powered toothbrush that flosses for you? Inventor James Dyson is betting on it

The CameraJet analyzes 28 images per second as it looks for gaps in your teeth.

By Chris Morris

Life • 5h ago

Would you pay $500 for an AI-powered toothbrush that flosses for you? Inventor James Dyson is betting on it

The CameraJet analyzes 28 images per second as it looks for gaps in your teeth.

By Chris Morris

Lauren and Robert are having money problems — and aren't on the same page — despite $685K net worth.

Managing Money • 6h ago

A retired Navy vet's $700K inheritance couldn't fix years of financial resentment — now he's back at work

A $700,000 inheritance helped build their dream home. But a costly scam, a $150,000 pool and years of resentment exposed deeper problems with how this couple handles money.

By Emma Caplan-Fisher

Managing Money • 6h ago

A retired Navy vet's $700K inheritance couldn't fix years of financial resentment — now he's back at work

A $700,000 inheritance helped build their dream home. But a costly scam, a $150,000 pool and years of resentment exposed deeper problems with how this couple handles money.

By Emma Caplan-Fisher

On the left, a grocery aisle at Walmart and on the right, Colleen German.

News • 6h ago

A hacked Walmart account left this Florida woman $2,000 in the hole. Now she's accusing Walmart of reversing her refund

Walmart account takeover fraud spiked 427% in 2023 alone.

By Laura Boast

News • 6h ago

A hacked Walmart account left this Florida woman $2,000 in the hole. Now she's accusing Walmart of reversing her refund

Walmart account takeover fraud spiked 427% in 2023 alone.

By Laura Boast

Life • 7h ago

Walmart's limited-edition rotisserie chicken purses are selling out fast — but you may still get to snag one

Walmart is showing what happens when loss leaders meet fast fashion

By Kit Pulliam

Life • 7h ago

Walmart's limited-edition rotisserie chicken purses are selling out fast — but you may still get to snag one

Walmart is showing what happens when loss leaders meet fast fashion

By Kit Pulliam

News • 21h ago

The $1 coin with Trump’s face on it is here — and it's already making history

A new $1 coin featuring Trump's portrait is now on sale, timed to America's 250th anniversary — with 250,000 special "July 4th" versions randomly mixed into the rolls.

By Victoria Vesovski

News • 21h ago

The $1 coin with Trump’s face on it is here — and it's already making history

A new $1 coin featuring Trump's portrait is now on sale, timed to America's 250th anniversary — with 250,000 special "July 4th" versions randomly mixed into the rolls.

By Victoria Vesovski

MapQuest employees working away at the company's headquarters in Denver.

News • 23h ago

MapQuest surges past ChatGPT to No. 1 free app after defying Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario

Apple and Google, meanwhile, are weathering some blowback from users.

By Chris Morris

News • 23h ago

MapQuest surges past ChatGPT to No. 1 free app after defying Trump's order to rename Lake Ontario

Apple and Google, meanwhile, are weathering some blowback from users.

By Chris Morris

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order that aims to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.

News • Sep 02

Trump calls data center opponents 'backwards and poor' as $700-billion AI buildout faces bipartisan backlash

Even some in the president’s own party have criticized his messaging on the increasingly controversial issue.

By Joseph Zeballos-Roig

News • Sep 02

Trump calls data center opponents 'backwards and poor' as $700-billion AI buildout faces bipartisan backlash

Even some in the president’s own party have criticized his messaging on the increasingly controversial issue.

By Joseph Zeballos-Roig

A childcare worker teaches a group of young kids.

News • Sep 02

Oklahoma daycares are so broke they've stopped providing baby wipes — and dinner. What happened?

A recent report found the average cost of child care nationally has climbed more than 20% since 2022.

By Rebecca Payne

News • Sep 02

Oklahoma daycares are so broke they've stopped providing baby wipes — and dinner. What happened?

A recent report found the average cost of child care nationally has climbed more than 20% since 2022.

By Rebecca Payne

A worker harvesting coffee. Adverse weather conditions around the world have interrupted the crop's supply.

News • Sep 02

Why coffee prices have soared — and Brazil’s troubled harvests are partly to blame.

Extreme weather in Brazil has battered coffee harvests, helping drive up the cost of your daily caffeine fix as Trump’s tariffs have made the situation worse.

By Sam Bourgi

News • Sep 02

Why coffee prices have soared — and Brazil’s troubled harvests are partly to blame.

Extreme weather in Brazil has battered coffee harvests, helping drive up the cost of your daily caffeine fix as Trump’s tariffs have made the situation worse.

By Sam Bourgi