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Ryanair will "reluctantly" allow parents to sit with their children for free after an investigation into the practice was opened, bringing the airline in line with European industry standards.Previously, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers charged a fee—typically $10.70 each way per adult—to allow up to four children aged 2 to 11 to sit next to an accompanying adult. Moving forward, families who do not pay to reserve seats will […]

Polestar said on Thursday that the Trump administration is forcing the electric vehicle maker to stop selling vehicles in the U.S. starting with the 2027 model year under a new regulation cracking down on China-linked automakers.The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) declined to grant Polestar authorization to sell cars under the Connected Vehicles Rules, which restricts the importation and sale of cars with connected vehicle technology linked […]

Dell Technologies on Thursday announced that shareholders granted their approval to the company's plan to switch its state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas.Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, announced the results of the shareholder vote, which was overwhelmingly in favor of the move, in a social media post on the X platform."Today, with 97% approval, Dell shareholders voted to bring our legal home to Texas," Dell said."This […]

The next era of mobile technology will turn everyday Americans into "walking cameras" as AI-powered smart glasses monitor everything they see and hear, according to Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon.During an appearance on "Mornings with Maria," Amon described a future in which ultra-fast 6G networks will allow smart glasses to stream information to AI models in real time. He said the shift could reshape both the technology industry and everyday life. "6G […]

The New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted 7-1 on Thursday to freeze the rent for rent-stabilized apartments.A summary of the rent-stabilized apartment guidelines adopted on Thursday indicates that "Together with such further adjustments as may be authorized by law, the annual adjustment for leases for apartments shall be" 0% for one-year and two-year leases starting "on or after October 1, 2026, and on or before September 30, 2027."New York City Mayor […]

Apple on Thursday announced that it raised prices on its iPad and MacBook devices because of rising memory and chip costs amid the rapid buildout of the AI industry.The tech giant excluded its primary cash cow, the iPhone, from the price hikes but will raise prices on the other devices as Apple said it couldn't afford to continue insulating consumers from the mounting cost of memory and storage chips."We have […]

California voters will decide in November whether to impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires under a ballot measure supporters say could raise about $100 billion to help offset federal Medicaid funding cuts, despite opposition from Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state leaders.The proposal would apply to California residents whose net worth exceeded $1 billion as of Jan. 1, 2026. Under the initiative, roughly 90% of the revenue would be […]

Days after the Mamdani-DSA socialist or communist victories in New York City, there was all manner of punditry speculation about a populist revolt, the breakdown of conventional political organizations, I guess in this case the Democratic party. Economic worries about affordability and probably other factors that undoubtedly have some merit.Yet to me, and I want to be very clear about this, the single strongest animating fervor that unites this Mamdani […]

As anxiety mounts over the long-term solvency of the Social Security trust funds, a growing number of Americans are rushing to claim their benefits early out of fear that the program will run dry.However, personal finance expert Suze Orman warns that following this viral advice will lock retirees into a permanent financial penalty that cannot be undone."There’s been some chatter on social media lately about Social Security that I think […]