Phone addiction? Problematic smartphone use may be bad for your brain. How to unplug

The average American spends around four hours a day on their smartphone, according to the latest string of surveys. That’s more than a month and a half of time each year – swiping, scrolling, and... Read more »

Larry Tesler: Computer scientist behind ‘cut-copy-paste’ dies

A pioneering US computer scientist whose accomplishments included inventing the widely relied on “cut, copy and paste” command died at age 74. The death of Lawrence “Larry” Tesler was announced on Twitter... Read more »

Megxit’ effect could turn Vancouver Island ‘into the next Martha’s Vineyard’

The Kennedys put Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on the map. The Bush family made Kennebunkport, Maine, a tourist destination. And now, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex may be doing the same for... Read more »

Morgan Stanley buying E-Trade for about $13 billion

Morgan Stanley is buying online brokerage E-Trade for about $13 billion. Discount brokers like E-Trade have engaged in a vicious fight for customers since late last year, when Charles Schwab Corp. announced... Read more »

Bloomberg would sell company if elected, campaign says

Mike Bloomberg would put his namesake financial information company into a blind trust and then sell it if he is elected president, a campaign official told NBC News on Tuesday. If Bloomberg wins in... Read more »

What a Franklin Resources-Legg Mason marriage means for investors

Franklin Resources and rival Legg Mason are joining forces. So what does the $4.5 billion combination of two of the world’s largest asset managers mean for you? Average investors shouldn’t expect the acquisition... Read more »

‘Gun Girl’ Kaitlin Bennett’s appearance on Ohio University campus sparks protests

Conservative activist Kaitlin Bennett, also known as “Gun Girl,” incited large-scale student protests Monday when she appeared on Ohio University’s Athens campus to film a video. Bennett had arrived on campus to... Read more »

Baby Yoda toys from Disney ‘The Mandalorian’ to hit store shelves next month

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Baby Yoda toys from Walt Disney Co’s streaming TV hit “The Mandalorian” will reach store shelves next month, the company said on Thursday, after missing the 2019 holiday... Read more »

Story of Model Taya Brooks

I was born on 6th August, 2003 in Shepparton, Victoria (Australia). I grew up in the small rural town of Barooga on the NSW border. I moved to Melbourne at the age... Read more »

Amid opaque tariff process, questions arise as to why some companies receive exemptions

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