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[ad_1] I am the daughter of an immigrant mother from the Philippines. I became a lawyer because my mother wanted me to be one, not because I wanted to be one. While legal work pays well, I felt unfulfilled. So when I had kids, I encouraged them to do what they truly love. My mom’s dream career for me was a lawyerMy mother came to the United States at age 16 and worked hard to give me as many advantages as possible here. She paid for me to attend great schools. She wanted me to become a doctor, but I…

[ad_1] For those of you wondering if AI agents can truly replace human workers, do yourself a favor and read the blog post that documents Anthropic’s “Project Vend.” Researchers at Anthropic and AI safety company Andon Labs put an instance of Claude Sonnet 3.7 in charge of an office vending machine, with a mission to make a profit. And, like an episode of “The Office,” hilarity ensued. They named the AI agent Claudius, equipped it with a web browser capable of placing product orders and an email address (which was actually a Slack channel) where customers could request items. Claudius was…

[ad_1] Warren Buffett has announced his latest charitable donation — a whopping $6 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway shares.The 94-year-old Berkshire chairman announced Friday that he would donate about 12.4 million Class B shares to five foundations.Most of the shares — about 9.4 million ($4.6 billion worth) — are headed for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, which was founded by the Microsoft cofounder and his ex-wife.The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, named after Buffett’s first wife, is set to receive about 943,000 of the shares, while roughly 660,000 are destined for each of the Sherwood Foundation, the Howard G.…

[ad_1] From takeout to doctor visits, soaring costs mean single Americans need every advantage they can get.That’s especially true when it comes to buying a home. As of June, the US median listing price was $440,000, according to Realtor.com, a steep cost for many Americans who live from paycheck to paycheck or are severely cost-burdened, meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing.Finding an affordable home as a single buyer can be tough, but data can help you understand where the opportunities might be.To determine where single people can buy homes and still live comfortably, Realtor.com combined…

[ad_1] I pushed my overflowing grocery cart to my car, my receipt fluttering like a flag of surrender in my hand. The total: $345.It was the most I had ever spent in a single shopping trip. As I drove home, I could only hope my kids would be there to help me unload all this food. I certainly knew they would eat it all.With three hungry kids, groceries add up fast, especially in the summer. I’d been navigating that for years. But with two home from college and one in high school, grocery spending is now at an all-time high.Summer…

[ad_1] The trillion-dollar investment cycle into generative artificial intelligence is only just beginning, and is already starting to pay off, according to John Belton, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds. Tech companies are set to invest roughly $1 trillion in capital expenditures into AI infrastructure over the coming years, causing some investors to worry the businesses may be spending too much for not enough payoff. In 2025 alone, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms and Microsoft are planning to spend as much as $320 billion combined on AI technologies and data center buildouts. However, early signs suggest investors have yet to…

[ad_1] Some stocks are due to cool down after this week’s big market rally, according to one popular metric. The S & P 500 reached an all-time high and closed at a record Friday, marking an incredible turnaround after investors’ more intense tariff and trade concerns have dissipated. Though President Donald Trump said that trade talks between Canada and the U.S . have been terminated, traders managed to look past that development and all three of the major averages ended the week on a strong note. Stocks that have soared during this rally could see a pullback in the coming…

[ad_1] Bank of America recently named five stocks that have room to run in the second half, according to analysts. The firm says buy-rated companies such as Apple are compelling and have plenty of upside. The other names include Hinge Health , Roku , Datadog and Jabil. Roku The TV streaming service is firing on all cylinders following a recent advertising partnership announcement with e-commerce giant Amazon. “The combination of Roku’s scale, with nearly half of all TV streaming time in the US occurring on Roku, with Amazon’s breadth of data is powerful,” analyst Brent Navon and team wrote. He…

[ad_1] CNN  —  A large sum of riches descended upon Venice, Italy, over the last few days for the lavish wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. Opulence has been on full display as some of the famous attendees arrived at the canal city by private planes, helicopters and yachts before they were whisked away on water taxis to ferry them to the festivities. Pinpointing the combined wealth of this closely guarded guest list would be a painstaking and exhausting exercise but an estimate of their total net worth would likely be in the neighborhood of $435 billion. Much of…

[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg is showing off wrist candy from his pricey watch collection in his everyday looks.After years of dressing in humble hoodies, the billionaire has beefed up his wardrobe with a custom gold chain and a collection of luxury watch brands. Zuckerberg, who Forbes estimates is worth nearly $250 billion, recently paired a basic T-shirt with a limited-edition watch. An iteration of the same model sold at auction for $254,000 in April, Sotheby’s said.Zuckerberg’s F.P. Journe Chronomètre Bleu Byblos is one of 99 of that model made in 2014 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the watchmaker’s boutique in…