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Home Improvement Contractor Scams: The Red Flags to Watch for 09/26/2023 08:00pm • If you own a home, there's a pretty good chance you'll need a contractor at one point or another. Unfortunately, finding a good one is easier said than done. According to a new study, one in 10 Americans has fallen victim to a contractor scam. The types of scams run the gamut, but baby boomers tend Apple exec defends the decision to make Google its default search engine on iPhones and Macs 09/26/2023 05:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A top Apple executive defended the tech giant���s decision to make Google the default search engine on Apple iPhones and Macs, saying there was no ���valid alternative.������ Testifying in the biggest antitrust trial in a quarter century, Eddy Cue, Apple���s senior vice president Business Highlights: Biden makes historic picket-line visit; Trump fraud lasted years, judge rules 09/26/2023 04:49pm • ___ Biden urges striking auto workers to ���stick with it��� in historic picket line visit VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) ��� President Joe Biden has joined picketing United Auto Workers in Michigan on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers. It���s a demonstration of support for organ YouTube prankster says he had no idea he was scaring man who shot him 09/26/2023 01:05pm • LEESBURG, Va, (AP) ��� A YouTube prankster who was shot by one his targets told jurors Tuesday he had no inkling he had scared or angered the man who fired on him as the prank was recorded. Tanner Cook, whose ���Classified Goons��� channel on YouTube has more than 55,000 subscribers, testified nonch Apple App Store - Top Apps 09/26/2023 11:41am • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. Lapse - Disposable Camera, Lapse 3. Retro Bowl College, New Star Games 4. McDonald���s, McDonald���s USA 5. Wendy���s, Wendy���s International, LLC 6. Google, Google LLC 7. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 8. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 9. What Musk's X is the biggest purveyor of disinformation, EU official says 09/26/2023 09:30am • LONDON (AP) ��� A top European Union official said Tuesday that the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news and urged owner Elon Musk to comply with the bloc's laws aimed at combating disinformation. Ahead of upcoming elections, Google, TikTok, Microsoft an 10 of the Best Vanguard ETFs to Buy 09/25/2023 08:00pm • Few investment firms have made the same impact on the lives of retail investors as Vanguard has. Founded in 1975 by John Bogle as an enterprise owned by fund shareholders, Vanguard has evolved to become a household name in the U.S. investment industry. With numerous first-mover advantages like launc AI is on the world's mind. Is the UN the place to figure out what to do about it? 09/25/2023 09:16am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence got barely a mention at the U.N. General Assembly's convocation of world leaders. But after the release of ChatGPT last fall turbocharged both excitement and anxieties about AI, it's been a sizzling topic this year at diplomacy's RNC's livestreaming partner for the GOP debate is a haven for disinformation and extremism 09/25/2023 12:01am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The second Republican presidential debate will be broadcast Wednesday on Fox Business Network and Univision, but the exclusive online livestream will take place on Rumble, an alternative video-sharing platform that has been criticized for allowing��� and at times promoting ��� far- Should You Buy Arm (ARM) Stock? 09/24/2023 08:00pm • On Sept. 14, Arm Holdings PLC (ticker: ARM) began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker ARM. After pricing its initial public offering at $51 per share, the stock traded as high as $69 before dropping back below its IPO price less than a week after it began trading. Arm is a semiconductor design co Leading Egyptian opposition politician targeted with spyware, researchers find 09/24/2023 11:59am • BOSTON (AP) ��� A leading Egyptian opposition politician was targeted with spyware multiple times after announcing a presidential bid ��� including with malware that automatically infects smartphones, security researchers have found. They say Egyptian authorities were likely behind the attempted hac This CFO wants more Black women on corporate boards ��� and she's taking action through film 09/24/2023 11:01am • A new movie, co-produced by a film maker with ties to the D.C. area, explores the importance of having African American women on corporate boards and how overall board diversity influences the C-suites of major companies. OnBoard the Film is currently making rounds on the festival circuit and gener As foreign minister speaks at UN blocks away, Venezuelan asylum-seekers strain New York City 09/23/2023 07:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Ysamar L��pez stood beneath the old hotel's canopy, exploring New York City's unfamiliar streets on Google Maps and making a plan to set out into the rain. The Venezuelan woman arrived late the prior evening after a two-day bus ride from Texas capping weeks of overland travel. She Data Doctors: Tips for clearing browsing data 09/22/2023 08:42pm • Q: Will I lose all my saved passwords if I clear the cache in my browser? A: Routinely clearing the cache in your browser is a recommended maintenance task, but in some cases, it can make changes you may not like beyond stored passwords. What is Browser Cache? A cache refers to a temporary stor Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption 09/22/2023 08:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Powerful Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian government of Egypt and trying to thwart the criminal prosecution of a friend in exchange for gold bars and cash under a corruption indictment that accuses him of using his foreign af