Sharing is Caring! Dead-internet theory suggests that the internet has been almost entirely taken over by artificial intelligence.: If you search the phrase i hate texting on Twitter and scroll down, you will start to notice a pattern. An account with the handle @pixyIuvr and a glowing heart as a profile picture tweets, “i hate
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Two bills aimed at furthering the adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain are now law in the state of Texas. Texas House Bills 4474 and 1576, passed by both chambers in the state legislature in May and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in June, officially took effect on Sept. 1. H.B. 1576 establishes a
Co-Founder & CMO at Poplar Homes, a tech-enabled property management company with 2,200+ doors under management across 10 major metros. Property management is going through an evolution right now, and tech providers have stepped up to the plate to disrupt the industry. There are plenty of incentives as to why. Among them, rental market share continues
As wildfires tear across America’s West, the immediate risk is to life and property, but they will eventually affect water supplies. That’s one reason large corporations are beginning to help fund forest restoration in order to mitigate their water risk. The water supply for many communities, including large cities, starts in mountains and national forests.
sponsored The Play-to-Earn NFT based Polker.Game‘s native token $PKR has been officially listed on the popular centralized exchange BitMart. Polker.game has been in the spotlight recently as Akon, the American R&B superstar and record producer gave his official endorsement of polker stating that the “game is revolutionary” and that Polker is “hands down.. the best
The first quarter of 2021 saw almost all states record their highest ever year-over-year increases in personal income, with national personal income rising an almost unheard of inflation-adjusted 14.4%. That data came courtesy of a new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts. State personal income matters to state governments because tax revenue and spending demands
With the stock market seemingly hitting new record highs every day and mortgage rates near record lows, you may be wondering if you should pick up a second home for your future retirement. Perhaps, a vacation home you can enjoy now while you wait for the day you reach financial freedom and decide to end
Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) – Both gold and silver have moved marginally higher ahead of the European open this morning. The yellow metal is 0.08%
The Fed knows they risk collapsing asset prices should rates… Michael Pento with Patrick V. on Silver Bullion TV SBTV spoke with Michael Pento, founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies, about how the Fed’s Taper Tantrum specter will affect markets. If the last taper exercise could not raise rates beyond 2.5%, the Fed knows they risk
Splitwise is a free app that allows consumers to split expenses with friends. If a group needs to share the cost of a particular bill, Splitwise ensures that anyone who pays is reimbursed the correct amount and with a minimal number of transactions. Splitwise, users can send an email notification when a bill is due,
The introduction of new technologies often sparks moral panics. Socrates warned that writing degraded understanding. In the 19th century, passengers worried that women’s uteruses might fly out of their bodies if they travelled too fast on railway trains. And the lobbyist Jack Valenti told the US Congress that the video cassette recorder was as dangerous
Democrats want to drive carbon emissions out of the US power grid. But groups representing thousands of smaller electric utilities are wary of being conscripted in the campaign. The Democratic-led US Congress last week approved a $3.5tn budget framework set to include a “clean electricity payment programme”, which would reward utilities that sell more zero-carbon
In this article SCHW Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s good to be in an up market. A new Schwab report on self-directed brokerage accounts within 401(k) plans indicate that active traders have
Small businesses, especially those in financial and professional services, typically rely heavily on in-person meetings, events and conferences to foster connection and visibility with their networks. After all, being present and active in the community is often vital for small business growth and customer retention. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 delta variant has already led to the
Facebook (FB) periodically infuriates advertisers for whatever shenanigans it is deemed to have crossed the line with, but despite the short-term impact, that has never really impeded its spectacular growth rate. However, in the changing digital advertising landscape, there are now better positioned companies ready to siphon away ad spend, so says Rosenblatt Securities analyst
The CMA CGM Marco Polo, an Explorer class container ship is aided by a tug boat as it crosses under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, to enter New York Harbor as seen from Brooklyn, New York, U.S., May 20, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The world economy runs on global supply chains. But that system is now
Sharing is Caring! by Charles Hugh-Smith The incentives must change from “waste is growth” to hyper-efficiency, conservation, right to repair and manufactured objects engineered to last a generation or longer and be recyclable at scale. Humans like novelty but don’t like change. It’s easy to confuse the two. When we say, “I need a change,” what
Three time NBA champion Stephen Curry has snapped up a Bored Ape Yacht Club nonfungible token (NFT) for 55 Ether worth around $206,000 at the time of publication. The Golden State Warriors star purchased an NFT depicting an ape with blue fur wearing a plaid suit on Aug. 28. Curry’s wallet on OpenSea shows a
In a previous study we conducted, we analyzed and identified the richest counties in the United States. in every state. Now, it’s time to look at the other end of the spectrum, namely, analyzing and identifying the poorest counties in the U.S. Using data from the U.S. Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey five-year estimates, we
Peter Thiel Adam Jeffery | CNBC Peter Thiel, the tech billionaire who co-founded PayPal and Palantir and backed Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, has filed plans to build a large complex on a 193-hectare (477-acre) estate that he owns on the South Island of New Zealand. Thiel, an early investor in Facebook who sits on
Iran’s Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has rejected claims blaming illegal cryptocurrency miners for the continuing electricity shortages in the country. The department believes the state-run utility company, Tavanir, has overestimated their role in the power deficit. Illegal Miners Burn Less Energy Than Tavanir Estimates, Ministry of Industries Says An official from the Iranian
A funny thing happened on the way to that $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug: Payers are reluctant to pay, providers are reluctant to prescribe, and the price is coming down—at least for some patients. It is a tale that could push Congress to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Reuters reports that Biogen BIIB , which sells
Widespread Puerto Rico power outages this week are highlighting the extended age of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s infrastructure and its impact on the economy. The outages affected 33% to 37% of the authority’s customers since Monday and will continue to afflict many for a few more days, according to PREPA. Demand has been
Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE: AEM) announced today that it has agreed to subscribe for 13,333,333 units of Candelaria Mining (TSX-V: CAND) in a non-brokered private placement at a price of $0.45 per unit for total consideration of approximately $6,000,000. With the investment Agnico Eagle will now own 23,453,333 common shares and 6,666,667 warrants, representing approximately
Investors should prepare themselves for a scenario where gold and silver… by Stewart Thomson of Graceland Updates 1. Why is Jay Powell so adamant that inflation is temporary? 2. If the Fed acknowledges that higher inflation is ingrained, it must raise rates and kill its QE welfare programs for stock, bond, and real estate investors. That’s the last
Modern divorces bring with them interesting (and potentially painful) problems to resolve—like who gets to decide the fate of any frozen embryos or who gets custody of shared pets. It also involves traditional issues, such as child custody and visitation rights. Deciding how to share or divvy up rights to living and potential living beings
European companies have been hit with a rise in shareholder protests over pay at annual meetings this year as big investors sought to punish businesses they think funnelled too much cash to executives during the pandemic. According to a report by Georgeson, a corporate governance consultancy, there was an 18 per cent rise in shareholder
Apple said on Wednesday that it would loosen strict payment rules for certain app developers including Netflix and Spotify, allowing them to include links to their websites that would enable the companies to bypass the fees imposed by the iPhone maker. The concession was prompted by an investigation into Apple’s App Store by the Japan
(Bloomberg) — Pressure is increasing on managers of ESG-labeled investment funds to show they’re being truthful with customers about what they’re selling. The heat was turned up last week when the Securities and Exchange Commission and BaFin, Germany’s financial regulator, initiated a probe into allegations that Deutsche Bank’s asset-management arm had misstated the environmental —
For investors seeking a strong growth option, and willing to take on some added risk, the biotech sector offers an unparalleled opportunity. There are few sectors that can bring returns the way that biotech can. These companies, while they must initially labor under famously high overhead and research costs, are also known for seeing huge