National Geographic announced the winning photographs from its first “Pictures of the Year” photo competition. The contest, which opened to U.S. residents in early December, invited readers to submit a digital photograph in one of four categories: nature, people, places and animals. The contest required that photographs be largely unaltered. According to the rules, “only
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After graduating from college in 2011, I had $30,000 in student debt and was working a part-time waitressing job for $19.50 an hour. My quarter-life crisis made me realize I needed to figure out my finances fast. I didn’t want to continue being stuck in debt and living on $19,000 a year, so I started learning
Images of the Codex Sassoon, which Sotheby’s will auction in May. Courtesy: Sotheby’s A Hebrew Bible that’s more than 1,000 years old could sell for up to $50 million at auction this spring, which would make it the most valuable historical document ever auctioned. Sotheby’s in May will auction off the so-called Codex Sassoon, which
When I travel, I like to try to experience a city in a local way. So when I stayed in Downtown Vegas — more traditional and less flashy than “The Strip” — I went to yoga classes and coffee shops in residential areas. And when I went to Kerala, India, I chose a homestay in
A jersey that belonged to late basketball star Kobe Bryant, expected to fetch between 5-7 million USD, is displayed at Sotheby’s auction house in New York on February 1, 2023. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images An iconic Kobe Bryant jersey from his MVP season sold for $5.8 million on Thursday, setting a new
Mark Cuban may be entertained by chatbots like Microsoft-backed ChatGPT and Google’s upcoming Bard — but he isn’t ready to trust them. Online misinformation “is only going to get worse” as artificial intelligence platforms evolve and spread, the billionaire tech entrepreneur and investor said on a recent episode of comedian Jon Stewart’s podcast, “The Problem
In this article MS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Consumers in China plan to pay up when it comes to hotels, a Morgan Stanley survey found in late January. The research points to growing demand for high-end and luxury hotels in China now that the country has ended domestic travel restrictions — and a
Steve Wozniak doesn’t entirely trust dog videos on Facebook, self-driving cars or ChatGPT. On Wednesday, the Apple co-founder made an impromptu appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to talk about the increasingly popular artificial intelligence chatbot. Wozniak said he finds ChatGPT “pretty impressive” and “useful to humans,” despite his usual aversion to tech that claims to
In this article CPRI TPR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Florida, Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets, Coach leather goods sign outside entrance. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Tapestry, the company behind Coach and Kate Spade, beat analyst expectations Thursday for its second quarter earnings and raised its annual profit forecast. Though,
Elon Musk attends the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden drew loud cheers during his State of the Union address Tuesday night when he proposed a new tax on the rich. “Pass my proposal for a billionaire minimum tax,” Biden told Congress.
When the HBO black comedy “The White Lotus” premiered in the summer of 2021, it took viewers to Hawaii’s sunny Maui. It was a perfectly timed pandemic escape full of intrigue, satire, sex and bloodshed. The second season featured a mostly new cast — save for Jennifer Coolidge and her character’s quietly sinister husband, played
Jetcityimage | Istock | Getty Images If you’re trying to max out the yearly purchase limit for Series I bonds, your tax refund offers an opportunity to buy even more. However, you should consider your goals and weigh alternatives first, experts say. An inflation-protected and nearly risk-free investment, I bonds are currently paying 6.89% annual