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EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown 09/06/2023 12:15pm • LONDON (AP) — Six Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft faced fresh pressure Wednesday from the European Union, which moved to counter their digital dominance with far-reaching rules aimed at giving users more choices and making competition fairer. Google parent Alphabet, Facebo 8 Top-Performing Fidelity Funds for Retirement 09/05/2023 08:00pm • When constructing a portfolio, it's tempting -- particularly for novice investors -- to simply rank available funds based on their historical returns and pick the best-performing ones. However, this approach is rife with pitfalls, chief among them being the influence of recency bias -- the misguided Apple App Store - Top Apps 09/05/2023 12:02pm • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 3. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 4. Google, Google LLC 5. Max: Stream HBO, TV, & Movies, WarnerMedia Global Digital Services, LLC 6. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 7. Instagram, Instagram, Inc. 8. Consider an MBA Concentration in Technology 09/04/2023 08:00pm • Even companies like Whole Foods, CVS and The Home Depot can now be considered tech companies in one way or another, which is why students pursuing an MBA degree can benefit from a concentration in technology, some observers say. "We're at a moment in time where we're seeing tech in everything these Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts 08/31/2023 09:24pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts, preventing the state from becoming the first to impose such a restriction. U.S. District Judge Timoth Opening statements begin in website founder's 2nd trial over ads promoting prostitution 08/31/2023 09:20pm • PHOENIX (AP) — A founder of the classified site Backpage.com and four employees carefully strategized how to bring in ads for prostitution to maintain their top-earning platform, a prosecutor said Thursday at a federal trial in Phoenix. Attorneys for Michael Lacey and the other four defendants co How to use LinkedIn to find a job 08/31/2023 08:00pm • So you've got a LinkedIn profile, but you aren't exactly sure how to find jobs on LinkedIn. You may be familiar with LinkedIn's job board, but there are more ways to uncover job opportunities. 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Se 6 Index Funds for Less Than $55 08/30/2023 08:00pm • The world of index investing has seen tremendous growth over the past few years, offering investors a straightforward and cost-effective way to diversify their portfolios. Index funds -- particularly through exchange-traded funds, or ETFs -- have democratized investing, making it accessible to peopl 7 Best Tech Index Funds to Buy Now 08/30/2023 08:00pm • When it comes to technology index funds, the granddaddy of them all is the Invesco QQQ Trust (ticker: QQQ), the avatar for the closely watched Nasdaq-100 -- an index that isn't a pure play, but which defines many investors' perceptions of tech. Beating QQQ is a worthy target, with a five-year price 6 Best Cyclical Stocks to Buy Now 08/30/2023 08:00pm • Investing in the economic cycle is a funny beast. Most of the time, the cycle is your friend when times are good: People are buying stuff and consumer stocks are rising. When the market is worried about recession, as it was late last year, you need new friends. One answer to the boom-and-bust of the DC's Lincoln Theatre swaps 'Greased Lightning' for 'Grease with a Side of Mumbo Sauce' 08/30/2023 04:09am • Who needs traditional "Greased Lightning" when you have "Grease with a Side of Mumbo Sauce?" The D.C.-based spin on the musical "Grease" hits Lincoln Theatre for three shows on Sept. 8-10. "I was looking for my next play — and one of my wife's favorite movies is 'Grease,'" creator Lo Backpage founder faces 2nd trial over what prosecutors say was a scheme to sell sex through ad sales 08/29/2023 09:04pm • PHOENIX (AP) — A founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com will face his second trial on charges of facilitating prostitution and laundering money in what authorities say was a scheme to knowingly sell ads for sex on the site. Jury selection for Michael Lacey and four former Backpage e Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes expected to plead not guilty 08/29/2023 07:12pm • DENVER (AP) — A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison is expected to plead not guilty to charges including first-degree murder in October, his defense attorneys said Tuesday. Police said Craig, who began an affair before his wife's March 18 death, h