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[ad_1] Editor’s Note: This article, which originally ran on February 19, has been updated to reflect a Supreme Court decision handed down on June 6. CNN  —  When people think of Social Security, they typically think of monthly benefits — for the roughly 69 million retirees, disabled workers, dependents and survivors who receive them today. But efforts by the Department of Government Efficiency this year to access the Social Security Administration’s data systems should conjure up thoughts of data on hundreds of millions of people. Why? Because the SSA’s multiple data systems contain an extensive trove of personal information on…

[ad_1] June is a busy month for company events where executives try to sell investors and Wall Street analysts on the vision for the second half of the year and beyond. That creates opportunities for options traders, according to Goldman Sachs. John Marshall of Goldman’s derivatives research team said in a note to clients that buying call options ahead of corporate investor days and analyst days tends to be a winning strategy. “Our research shows that call buying around analyst days has been a systematically profitable option buying strategy over the past 25 years. Buying calls 5 days before the…

[ad_1] This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Eileen Perry, a 57-year-old from North Carolina. Perry entered a home equity agreement with the financial services company Unlock to access her home equity. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.I’m originally from New Jersey, where I lived with my husband and my son. In 2023, my husband passed away suddenly from pancreatic cancer. He left me well-off enough that I was able to buy a home in North Carolina for $260,000 outright, in cash.Unfortunately, timing is everything. I had an on-the-job injury; I broke my back, and…

[ad_1] It’s getting clearer who the winners will be in key parts of the generative AI race, according to Elad Gil, a top startup investor.”In coding, it seems like it’s consolidated into 2 or 3 players,” he said recently on my favorite AI podcast, “No Priors.”He highlighted Cursor, Codium (now called Qodo), Cognition AI (the startup behind Devin), and Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot.A clear sign of progress in the tech industry is when a giant platform decides to use an outside service rather than its own product. Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and others have thousands of engineers who can whip up new…

[ad_1] Of all the words in the dictionary, Sarah Franklin says “balance” is perhaps her favorite – especially when it comes to companies embracing AI. Franklin leads the Jack Altman-founded employee performance software company Lattice, which is now worth $3 billion. Both on stage at SXSW London and in conversation with TechCrunch, she spoke a lot about balance — the opportunities in finding it, and the risks of not having it during this AI revolution.  “We put people first,” Franklin told TechCrunch, referring to Lattice, which has started to adopt more AI and automation features.  Although some companies are touting…

[ad_1] CNN  —  The historical echoes in “Good Night, and Good Luck” are extraordinary. Some might even say they’re eerie. On Saturday at 7pm ET, viewers around the world can see for themselves when CNN televises the blockbuster hit Broadway play starring George Clooney. The play transports viewers back to the 1950s but feels equally relevant in the 2020s with its themes of unrestrained political power, corporate timidity and journalistic integrity. Add ‘Good Night, Good Luck’ on CNN to your calendar: Apple / Outlook or Google The real-life drama recounted in the play took place at CBS, the same network…

[ad_1] CNN  —  The staggering and exceedingly public rupture in the world’s most consequential and unprecedented partnership was a long time coming. But the surreal state of suspended animation that consumed Washington as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk traded escalating blows on social media obscured a 48-hour period that illustrated profoundly high-stakes moment for the White House. Trump’s entire economic agenda is sitting on a knife’s edge. Its most critical components are running up against deadlines and locked in a series of complex negotiations with limited margin for error. In two days, Musk managed to undercut, attack or inflame…

[ad_1] The writer is professor of economics at Harvard University and author of ‘Our Dollar, Your Problem’US fiscal policy is running off the rails, and there seems to be little political will in either party to fix it until a major crisis occurs. The 2024 budget deficit was a mind-blowing 6.4 per cent of GDP; credible forecasts suggest that the deficit will exceed 7 per cent of GDP for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term. And that is assuming there is no black swan event that once again causes growth to crater and debt to balloon. With US debt…

[ad_1] OpenAI’s head of marketing, Kate Rouch, has announced she’s stepping away from her role for three months while she undergoes treatment for invasive breast cancer. In a post on LinkedIn, Rouch says that Gary Briggs, Meta’s former CMO, will serve as interim head of marketing during her leave. “Earlier this year — just weeks into my dream job — I was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer,” wrote Rouch. “For the past five months, I’ve been undergoing chemo at UCSF while leading our marketing team. It’s been the hardest season of life — for me, my husband, and our two…

[ad_1] When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreAfter spending hundreds of dollars on a brand-new Nintendo Switch 2, the last thing you want is to scratch the screen. After all, it makes up about 70% of the entire console! It’s no wonder that screen protectors are already some of the most popular Switch 2 accessories.Switch 2 screen protectors come in a few different varieties, and some include cases. Either way, they’re a worthwhile investment if you want to keep your Switch in a bag with other items or just love games that…