I rode in business and first class on Amtrak's NextGen Acela, the fastest train in the US. Here's how they compared.

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The author traveled in first and business class on the Amtrak NextGen train.

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  • The Amtrak NextGen Acela is the fastest train in the US.
  • I booked a business-class ticket from New York City to Washington, DC, for $180.
  • Then, I traveled from Washington, DC, to NYC in first class for $450.

I spent six hours and $630 on the fastest train in America.

The Amtrak Acela is the express

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ChatGPT Health has arrived

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I’ve said this many times: the products we see on the market are rarely visionary leaps. Most of the time, they are mirrors. They reflect people’s habits, shortcuts, fears, and small daily behaviours. Design follows behaviour. Always has. Think about it. You probably know at least one person who already uses ChatGPT for health-related questions. Not occasionally. Regularly. As a second opinion. As

Disney+ is launching vertical videos this year

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Disney+ will add vertical videos to its service in the US sometime this year, in hopes that they can entice viewers to engage with its app every day. The company has made the announcement at its Tech + Data Showcase event at CES 2026. Disney first dabbled in vertical content with Verts, which launched for the ESPN app in August 2025, giving it the insight it needed on how its users respond to the

My grandfather helped me open an investment account for my 21st birthday. He didn't just give me money — he gave me financial literacy.

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The author is grateful for the gift her grandfather gave her when she turned 21.

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  • For my 21st birthday, my grandfather gave me 21,000 South African rand (about $1,500 USD).
  • However, the gift came with the condition that I see a financial advisor and invest it.
  • I'm grateful both for the gift and for what it taught me.

One month before my 21st birthday, my grandfather told me he

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Watch Sophie Turner dominate Jimmy Fallon in a thumb war

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A woman sits on a talk show sofa grinning and holding up her thumb.

Sophie Turner has been training to play Lara Croft since last February, and there was only one way she wanted to showcase her strength on The Tonight Show: by dominating an unsuspecting Jimmy Fallon in a classic thumb war.

"My thumb strength is really, really...it's good," says Turner in the clip above. "I thought we could have a thumb wrestle."

The Game of Thrones star proceeds to ask Fallon if he