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High-net-worth Californians are increasingly setting their sights on Las Vegas as they look to reduce their tax burden and protect their finances as a proposed wealth tax looms in the Golden State. New data shows that by the end of 2025, more than 23% of Realtor.com listing views for Las Vegas homes came from Los Angeles, making it the leading source of out-of-market interest.San Jose accounted for more than 8% of […]

As artificial intelligence changes how Americans do their jobs, a growing debate is unfolding in Washington over what it means for workers’ futures.Congress has yet to pass sweeping AI legislation, but lawmakers are closely watching as the technology evolves at breakneck speed.That urgency intensified this week after a viral X post from Matt Shumer, CEO of HyperWriteAI, racked up more than 75 million views and over 100,000 likes, warning of […]

SpaceX and NASA launched a new crew Friday to the International Space Station nearly one month after prior crew members were evacuated following a medical emergency in orbit. NASA said the SpaceX Crew-12 mission lifted off at 5:15 a.m. from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.  "The spacecraft will take about 34 hours to autonomously dock with the space station’s Harmony module at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, while traveling 17,000 […]

Inflation remained elevated in January as the pace of consumer price growth stayed above the Federal Reserve's target rate as policymakers weigh affordability concerns.The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday said that the consumer price index (CPI) – a broad measure of how much everyday goods like gasoline, groceries and rent cost – rose 0.2% on a monthly basis in January and trended down to 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. That […]

Federal regulators said nearly 23,000 pounds of raw ground beef are being recalled over potential E. coli contamination.The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Class1 recall Wednesday, warning that the product poses a high risk of causing "serious, adverse health consequences or death."The affected packages were produced on Jan. 14 by Idaho-based CS Beef Packers and were shipped to distributors in California, Idaho and Oregon.Officials said the products were intended for […]

Russia has blocked the U.S.-based messaging app WhatsApp, the Kremlin announced Thursday, claiming the Meta-owned company failed to comply with local laws.The move follows six months of pressure on WhatsApp and comes after Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram were banned in Russia in 2022 following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine."Due to Meta's unwillingness to comply with Russian law, such a decision was indeed taken and implemented," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters.RUSSIAN […]

President Donald Trump fired Gail Slater, his top antitrust enforcer, on Thursday over concerns she was failing to aggressively pursue his affordability agenda, according to multiple sources.Slater announced her departure on X on Thursday, saying she was leaving with "great sadness and abiding hope" and that it was the "honor of a lifetime to serve" in her role. But her ouster was unsurprising to those familiar with the antitrust division.Slater, […]

After years of controversies and tepid results at the box office, Disney’s 2025 live-action "Snow White" remake has reportedly netted an approximately $170 million loss.Forbes reported on Tuesday that filings indicate the recent controversial live-action "Snow White" remake cost a whopping $336.5 million, yet met with low returns after years of controversy.The outlet explained that this can be discerned thanks to the fact the movie was filmed in the United Kingdom. […]

Elon Musk on Thursday slammed Anthropic, accusing the artificial intelligence (AI) company's models of being "misanthropic and evil."Musk's comments came in response to a post on X in which Anthropic — led by CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei and best known for its Claude family of large language models — announced it had closed a $30 billion funding round at a $380 billion post-money valuation. In his reply, which drew at […]