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Topline President-elect Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social Friday the Republican Party would “use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time,” which he called “inconvenient” and “very costly to our Nation.” President-elect Donald Trump said daylight saving time is “inconvenient” and shouldn’t have the … [+] support it does.Getty Images Key Facts Trump said the time change—which was first adopted as a wartime policy to give people more daylight—“has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!” Getting rid of daylight saving time would require an act from Congress and approval by the president. Trump did not…

The Pentagon has stated that the mystery drones flying over parts of New Jersey and the northeast U.S. in recent weeks are not controlled by the U.S. military but also not believed to be controlled by foreign entities. Despite these claims, the Pentagon can’t say just who actually is in control of the drones causing havoc and concern along the Atlantic coast. TechCrunch reports that in a press briefing on Wednesday, Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh addressed the ongoing mystery surrounding the drones that have been sighted over New Jersey and other northeastern states. Singh clarified that the Pentagon currently…

Asset allocation dividing an investment portfolio among different asset categories.getty Retirement becomes a hot topic for Gen X-ers as they enter their 50s. We discuss how to get the right asset for your future with Jacob Sadler, founder and senior advisor at Curio Wealth based in Asheville, N.C. Larry Light: Why does retirement planning become more crucial as you enter your 50s? Jacob Sadler: Retirement planning takes on a heightened sense of urgency then because retirement is no longer a distant concept—it’s on the horizon. This is the decade when you start to seriously evaluate whether you can sustain the…

TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 13: (L-R) Opponents Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley face off during … [+] the UFC Fight Night ceremonial weigh-in at Amalie Arena on December 13, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLC Saturday’s UFC Tampa card features a main event between top-10 UFC welterweights Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley. Covington is a former UFC interim champion and a three-time challenger for the promotion’s 170-pound undisputed title. Buckley, who dropped to welterweight in 2023 and is 5-0 since that move. In the UFC Tampa co-main event, UFC veteran Cub Swanson faces Billy Quarantillo in…

What if Amazon added Bitcoin to its balance sheet? With BTC up 125% this year, some shareholders argue it’s the perfect moment to explore the crypto market. Amazon under pressure to add Bitcoin to reserves Amazon, one of the largest and most influential companies in the world, is facing increasing pressure from its shareholders to diversify its financial reserves by adding Bitcoin (BTC) to the mix.  Shareholders have pushed for Amazon to at least consider holding a small percentage of its reserves in Bitcoin — just 5%, according to one proposal from the National Center for Public Policy Research.  This…

OpenAI’s latest ChatGPT-01 model has exhibited troubling behavior during safety tests, including using deception to avoid being shut down and replicating its own code to another server to ensure its survival. The International Business Times reports that in a collaborative safety experiment conducted by OpenAI and Apollo Research, the cutting-edge ChatGPT-01 reasoning model displayed disconcerting conduct that has ignited a heated debate within the artificial intelligence community regarding the risks associated with increasingly autonomous AI systems. The experiment tasked ChatGPT-01 with achieving a goal “at all costs,” and the results were both unanticipated and deeply alarming. During the test, ChatGPT-01…

Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has announced his retirement from international cricket, a day after white-ball spinning all-rounder Imad Wasim quit the game, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Saturday. The pair, who took back their retirement from the game this year, were selected for the ICC T20 World Cup in summer where the Green Team were knocked out in their earliest-ever elimination after a sub-par performance. According to a press release issued by the PCB today, the 32-year-old pacer began his international career in June 2009, featuring in 36 Tests, 61 ODIs and 62 T20Is. “Amir took 271 international…

Retired Couplegetty The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by an “historic” 50 basis points. Then, interest rates soared. Wait. What? The Federal Funds Rate is a target (technically a target range) that influences short-term rates in the economy. Money market funds, for example, pay interest based on this benchmark. They pay 0.5% less today than two months ago due to the Fed cut. Long-term rates, on the other hand, are not controlled by the Fed. Not directly, at least. The global bond market is a cool $130 trillion. Far too large for anyone, even Uncle Sam, to control. Fed Cut…

Topline For weeks, citizens across New Jersey — as well as New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut — have reported seeing clusters of drone-like objects flying low in the sky at night, yet information remains scarce, even as state officials now say they’ve seen the drones firsthand, received mixed information from federal agencies and pushed the FBI for answers. This photo provided by Brian Glenn shows what appears to be multiple drones flying over … [+] Bernardsville, N.J., on Thursday, Dec. 5.Associated Press Key Facts Connecticut state Sen. Tony Hwang released a statement Friday saying there were “sightings of possible unauthorized…

Dave Sandor, former executive director at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for the Asia Pacific region, announced his new role as co-founder at OpenZK Network, a solution designed for ZK-Rollup scaling. OpenZK announced Dave Sandor would be joining as co-founder to spearhead advancements in ZK-Rollup scaling solutions on X. Sandor has worked as an executive director at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to focus more on product structure, integrating institutional finance into potential decentralized finance. At OpenZK Network, Sandor will lead the development of next-generation Layer 2 solutions, focusing on improving the ecosystem’s reward mechanism and user experience.  “Dave’s unique…