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REAL ESTATE
Rent Guidelines Board backs rent hikes for NYC’s stabilized apartments between 1.75% and 7.75%
Tenants called for a rent freeze during a preliminary vote by the Rent Guidelines Board on April 30. Photo courtesy of New York State Tenant Bloc. Rent for nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments in New York City will likely rise again, as the city’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) backs increases for the fourth straight year. In a preliminary vote on…
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CRYPTO
Devs introduce Ethereum R1 layer-2 scaling solution
A group of developers within the Ethereum ecosystem, operating independently of the Ethereum Foundation, have announced Ethereum R1 — a layer-2 (L2) scaling solution for the Ethereum network that does not include a native token. According to the announcement, the project relies entirely on donations, does not have venture funding, and does not have any pre-mined token allocations or a…
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FINANCE
Why Nebius Group Stock Soared Today
Capital spending plans from major tech players on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is good news for Nebius. The company is confident it will experience a huge jump in revenue this year. Its next update on May 20 will be critical for investors. Shares of Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS) are flying today. After surging more than 13%, the artificial intelligence (AI)…
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ECONOMY
Will Peak Demand Roil Global Oil Markets?
Matthew Higgins and Thomas Klitgaard “Peak oil”—the notion that the depletion of accessible petroleum deposits would soon lead to declining global oil output and an upward trend in prices—was widely debated in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Proponents of the peak supply thesis turned out to be wrong, given the introduction of fracking and other new extraction methods. Now…
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MARKET
No, Donald Trump. This is not Joe Biden’s stock market. It’s yours.
This is Trump’s economy, too. He needs to own it. Source link
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MONEY
16 Best Side Hustles for Retirees
Wondering what is the best side hustle for retirees? Retirement is a time to relax, yes, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop earning money. Many retirees look for side hustles to make extra income and stay active. Whether you want to make extra money to pay for extra expenses, save for travel, or… Wondering what is the best…
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SOCIAL MEDIA
TikTok Will Enable Users to Divert Leads to Other Messaging Apps
TikTok’s added a new goal for its Promote ads, which is its own version of Meta’s “Boost” option, with brands now able to optimize for DMs from potential customers via third-party messaging apps, and not just the TikTok inbox. As you can see in this explainer (posted by social media expert Matt Navarra), now, you can aim to drive DM leads…
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GADGET
The best way to compost your food scraps
Composting was a big — and daily — part of my life for five years when I lived off-grid. Granted, we were composting more than just food, but I learned a lot about what goes into making a healthy compost pile. Mostly, it’s a lot of work — and now that I live in a city, I don’t do it…
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MOBILE
Tecno Camon 40 Pro battery life and charging test results are in
We have been testing the Tecno Camon 40 Pro (the 5G variant) and wanted to share our battery life findings. The phone is equipped with a 5,200mAh battery (with 45W wired charging) and features a curved 6.78” OLED display running at up to 144Hz. It’s powered by a Dimensity 7300, a 4nm chip from the TSMC fabs. Battery life test…
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SCIENCE
Trump Quietly Halts Money to States for Preventing Disaster Damage
CLIMATEWIRE | The Trump administration is scaling back a multibillion-dollar program that has been the backbone of state efforts to protect homes, hospitals and other structures from floods, hurricanes and earthquakes. President Donald Trump stopped approving new allocations in early April from a federal program that has been a top funding source for protecting people and property from disasters since…
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