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• Bridget McGing was renovating the home she bought in 2023 with her dad, Bill.
• Bill died in March as they were transforming her attic together.
• Now, Bridget is renovating the home in his memory.

Bridget McGing had her sights on buying her first home in early 2023.

Bridget, a 32-year-old pediatric nurse, grew up in the suburbs of Chicago

• Sunrun, the largest home solar installer, is pushing battery storage amid a downturn in the market.
• High interest rates and policy changes in California are slowing demand for residential solar.
• US homeowners will install 14% less solar power in 2024 than the previous year.

The residential solar company Sunrun this month hit some milestones in what's otherwise been a bleak year

Google’s new deal with California lawmakers will pay newsrooms across the state up to $250 million over the next five years, while also helping the tech giant avoid an even bigger bill. The first-in-the-nation agreement, funded by taxpayers, Google, and potentially other private sources, allows the search giant to evade a proposed state bill that

Even with Paramount’s merger agreement with Skydance, the takeover saga continues.

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If there's one thing that's guaranteed in the world of social media, it's that platforms are going to copy each other's features. However, the newest iteration of this is still surprising, to say the least. Instagram has announced a new music feature that allows you to attach a song to your profile a la Myspace. 

Instagram has copied MySpace, a platform that peaked long before Instagram ever

If you still remember your MySpace songs, you're in luck. Today, Instagram is launching the ability to add a song to your profile, allowing you to customize your page even further.

In a true gross-generational collaboration, Sabrina Carpenter helped

The new owners of the satire site rescued it from content farm hell. Now, they’re relaunching its newspaper.

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• Business Insider asked an etiquette coach what things passengers should avoid doing on airplanes.
• She said reclining your seat is OK as long as you're being mindful of the person sitting behind you.
• Avoid bringing smelly foods on board and giving parents dirty looks when their kids are crying.

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• A deadly superyacht sinking off the coast of Italy during a storm will likely spark legal drama, experts said.
• Maritime legal experts say lawsuits are likely, but negligence would need to be established.
• "I would not be optimistic about the chances for any claims," one

• Social-media creators are taking center stage at this year's Democratic National Convention.
• While some reporters have balked at attendance costs and limited desk space, influencers are thriving.
• The DNC's influencer strategy reflects a broader shift in media as creators become news

For the first half of Android’s existence, Google was happy simply being in charge of the OS while other manufacturers built a massive ecosystem of devices. Things changed in 2016 with the launch of the original Pixel, a phone that married the company’s hardware and software designs. But even that combo wasn’t enough to immediately catapult Google’s flagship to the front of the pack. However