Summary List Placement The Senate Small Business committee voted on Wednesday to confirm President Joe Bidens choice of Isabel Guzman to head up the US Small Business Administration. “I am honored to return to the SBA at a crossroads moment for small businesses,” Guzman in a speech accepting her nomination in January. She joins an […]
WA man who allegedly travelled 800 miles with stolen gun to Bay Area to ‘handle’ stockbroker, claimed to be Italian monarch, gets six years
OAKLAND — A Washington resident who was convicted of illegal gun possession after a four-hour trial last year has been sentenced to six years in prison. James Allen II, 35, apologized in court before U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Wednesday morning, admitting he was going “nowhere good” last July when authorities found him, asleep in […]
How GitHub’s new chief security officer plans to make the entire tech industry more secure
Summary List Placement GitHub has hired Mike Hanley as its first ever chief security officer, the company announced Wednesday. Hanley will be tasked with overseeing internal security at the Microsoft-owned firm, as well as helping to guide developers who use the world’s biggest open-source repository to better secure their software. Developer security is currently a […]
I flew Southwest for the first time since it stopped blocking middle seats. The friendly service didn’t make up for inconsistent social distancing practices (LUV)
Summary List Placement Southwest Airlines was a standout for most of the pandemic as it was one of the few airlines blocking seats to promote social distancing. Only 67% of seats were sold on its flights, allowing all rows to have at least the middle seat open. That policy was abandoned in December, however, after […]
Square CFO says 1 million users of its Cash App service bought bitcoin for the first time in January
Summary List Placement Square CFO Amrita Ahuja said one million users bought bitcoin for the first time last month through Cash App, its mobile payment service that allows users to invest in the cryptocurrency. “We had 3 million people transact in bitcoin through Cash App in 2020 and one million who were new to bitcoin […]
Today’s mortgage and refinance rates in Alabama
Summary List PlacementTable of Contents: Masthead StickyBuying a home in Alabama According to Zillow, the typical home value in Alabama is below the national typical home value of $269,039 in the US. The typical home value in Alabama is $158,808, and rates have increased 8.9% over the past year. Alabama first-time homebuyer programs The Alabama […]
Outsourcing everything from snow removal to grocery delivery is the smartest money decision I’ve made during the pandemic
Summary List Placement The world since COVID looks a little different for each one of us. As an Airbnb host, some of my income has been affected due to COVID shutdowns. And as a freelance writer, I’ve had to take a break to handle some family issues. My income hasn’t been totally decimated, but I’d […]
JOIN US ON MARCH 10: How to navigate the future of streaming-video advertising
Summary List Placement 2020 may have been a watershed year for streaming video. Viewership skyrocketed on Netflix and other services. Legacy-media heavyweights launched challenger brands like Peacock and HBO Max. And streaming was estimated to have taken a larger share of TV-ad spending pie. As more marketers set they’re sights and budgets on streaming, we’re […]
The Curfew Dream Blanket is infused with calming CBD, but the effects I felt were minimal at best and wore off quickly
Summary List Placement The Dream Blanket ($295) from Bear Mattress sibling brand, Curfew, is the world’s first CBD-infused blanket. The blanket is very soft and comfortable. It feels like a perfectly broken-in sweatshirt. Ultimately, though, the added benefits of the CBD are too negligible to recommend it as a sleep aid. I spoke with […]
GameStop’s CFO didn’t resign — he was pushed out after the board ‘lost faith’ in him, sources say (GME)
Summary List Placement On Tuesday afternoon, GameStop announced the resignation of Chief Financial Officer Jim Bell. But sources close to the company told Insider that Bell didn’t quit — he was forced to resign by the company’s board as part of the ongoing push by activist investor (and new board member) Ryan Cohen to reshape […]
Luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. is reportedly ending its $7 million annual lease with the Trump Organization
Summary List Placement The Trump Organization is losing a tenant named Tiffany, and it’s not the boss’s daughter. Tiffany & Co. is leaving a Trump-owned building and returning to its flagship location, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg reported on Friday that the fine jewelry retailer would be ceasing to lease retail space in the building on […]
What you need to know about NFTs, the collectible digital tokens that are selling for up to millions online
Summary List Placement Non-fungible tokens or NFTs — products that operate as digital assets — have grown to encompass a $250 million market, according to a 2020 report from tech tracking company L’Atelier BNP Paribas and nonfungible.com. NFT investments rose 299% in 2020, gaining popularity as cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin continued to boom, according to the […]