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AI market size is expected to reach $1,339 billion by 2030. Check out 22 other AI related stats and trends.

Conduent data breach could be largest in U.S. history CSRA residents are among millions whose personal information may have been exposed in a massive Conduent data breach.

New detsils from the latest security breach in NAMR. www.wrdw.com/2026/02/20/c...

How much does a Super Bowl commercial cost in 2026? 30-second ad prices through history The cost of Super Bowl commercials continues to rise. Here's a look at how much a 30-second ad is this year.

As the Seattle Seahawks celebrates a Superbowl victory, the real winners maybe the networks… www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Nike says it is investigating possible data breach Nike says it is investigating a potential data breach, after a group known for cyber attacks reportedly claimed to have leaked a trove of data related to its business operations.

Nike says it is investigating possible data breach, they may not be the only ones. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Exclusive | JPMorgan Chase Reaches Deal to Take Over Apple Credit Card Goldman Sachs is expected to offload the credit-card balances at a more than $1 billion discount.

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Chancellor mandates e-invoicing by 2029 The government has used its 2025 Budget to announce the long-anticipated arrival of electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) to the UK.

The UK Chancellor announced a mandate for all business-to-business (B2B) e-invoicing to be implemented by April 2029. This will require businesses to use electronic invoicing for VAT, with a detailed implementation roadmap expected at a future budget.
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Visualizing America’s Wealth Distribution by Generation In this graphic, we break down $163.1 trillion in wealth by generation, highlighting the continued dominance of the Boomer generation.

Baby Boomers hold $83.3 trillion in assets, over half of all U.S. household wealth. www.visualcapitalist.com/americas-wea...

Using Your Credit Card at the Checkout Is Set to Get a Lot More Complicated — The Wall Street Journal Visa-MasterCard settlement follows long-running legal battle and gives merchants more flexibility on card acceptance

This would change spending patterns dramatically. apple.news/A7TXR0CZ6SDK...

The last-ever penny was minted today in Philadelphia | CNN Business The American penny passed away today after a prolonged illness. It was 238 years old.

Good bye to the 1 cent piece in NAMR. www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/b...

Fifth Third Bancorp to buy Comerica for $10.9 billion in all-stock deal Fifth Third Bancorp said Monday it will acquire fellow regional bank Comerica in an all-stock deal worth $10.9 billion.

Fifth Third agreed tobbuy Comerica fotkrvsbout 10.9B in stock. The largest domextic bsbk deal this year. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...

A trustworthy press is the immune system of democracy. - Craig Newman

I tested ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude vs Perplexity vs DeepSeek for one week — here’s the winner I used ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity & DeepSeek as my daily AI assistant — one per day. After a full week of real-life tests, here's the winner

Great article illuminating top players in AI apps tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/...

TransUnion data breach impacts more than 4.4 million Americans A July cyberattack on TransUnion exposed personal data from over 4.4 million people. The credit bureau began sending letters to affected individuals last week.

Credit bureau TransUnion has confirmed reports that it has suffered a significant data breach exposing the personal data of around 4.4 million US consumers.
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Guaranteeing Fair Banking For All Americans By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

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Change your Google password now, 16 billion login records have been exposed The 16 billion figure doesn't come from a singular compromised source. Instead, it's a vast compilation of exposed datasets coming to light

If you haven’t audited your passwords lately, this is a good time.

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Why AI acts so creepy when faced with being shut down Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 and OpenAI's models recently displayed unsettling and deceptive behavior to avoid shutdowns. What's the deal?

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Massive data breach exposes 184 million passwords for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more The file was unencrypted. No password protection. No security. Just a plain text file with millions of sensitive pieces of data.

Time to chsnge those passwords and adapt new best practices. www.zdnet.com/article/mass...

AI Agents Explained in Simple Terms for Beginners Learn what AI agents are and how they are reshaping technology with smarter, autonomous systems. Learn the differences between LLMs and AI workflows

flip.it/DbWrlI A quick read for anyone trying to build their base of A.I. knowledge.

See How Government Spending Is Up Even as Musk Touts Savings The Musk team’s estimated $150 billion in savings barely makes a dent in $6.8 trillion of expenditures largely on autopilot, a WSJ analysis finds.

YOY look at governmemt spending www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Capital One, Discover merger is officially a go - Bankrate Capital One’s acquisition of Discover has been approved by regulators. What does that actually mean for these two businesses?

Merger approved… this could be a game changer fir CapitalOne. www.bankrate.com/credit-cards...

Stocks close out choppy day after Trump calls for ousting Fed Chair Powell | CNN Business US stocks were mixed Thursday as President Donald Trump touted trade deal progress with Europe and China and investors digested a threat from the president to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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“Income seldom exceeds personal development.” – Jim Rohn

Home Value Change vs. Income Change (1965-2021)

Ranked: Top 20 Best-Performing S&P 500 Stocks (2005-2024) What We’re Showing This infographic highlights the top 20 best-performing S&P 500 companies based on annualized total returns (CAGR) from 2005 to 20…

Its been a great run for the SP500 and here are the performers leading the way.
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Apple will spend more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years Apple today announced plans to spend and invest more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years.

Apple will spend more than $500 Billion over next four years in US. www.apple.com/newsroom/202...

It is amazing to look back and see the evolution of payments over the years. Future generations will be just as bewildered at the thought of cash transactions.

RTP limit to rise to $10M for 2025 The Clearing House's move to increase to $10 million the amount that can be sent over its real-time network may attract more corporate use of the system.

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IRS announces Jan. 27 start to 2025 tax filing season; agency continues historic improvements to expand, enhance tools and filing options to help taxpayers | Internal Revenue Service IR-2025-08, Jan. 10, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service today announced that the nation’s 2025 tax season will start on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, and will feature expanded and enhanced tools to help tax...

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"It's good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things that money can't buy." -- George Lorimer

Mapped: U.S. Median Income in Blue, Red, and Swing States This graphic shows the median household income (2023) by state, categorized into blue (Democratic), red (Republican), and seven swing states.

Blue states generally have higher household incomes, driven by urbanized, diversified, and service-oriented economies. Many blue states exceed the national median of $81,000, with states like Massachusetts and Maryland reporting average incomes over $100,000.
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