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• Apple Intelligence for iPhone 15 Pro and later was released in September.
• However, some AI features, like "LLM Siri," reportedly won't be available until 2026.
• The first update included a new Siri interface, enhanced Messages, and Mail app improvements.

Much of the chatter about the newest i

• FIRE blogger Andre Nader and his wife have been working toward early retirement for years.
• When they were both working full-time in tech, they lived off of one income and saved the other.
• Nader broke down their household budget from March 2023 to February 2024.

When Andre Nader sat down to calculate his "enough number" — the

• I spent three nights on Royal Caribbean's latest cruise ship, Utopia of the Seas, in mid-November.
• The company's second-largest ship exclusively operates short voyages in a bid to entice new cruisers.
• My

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• Big Lots is closing hundreds of stores after it filed for bankruptcy in September.
• Private equity firm Nexus Capital Management plans to acquire the retailer.
• I visited a Big Lots store in Maryland in September to see what it's like to shop there.

Big Lots is facing some big problems.

The discount retail chain won

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• Some journalists are leaving their jobs and starting one-person subscription businesses.
• Jason Koebler and three other veterans of Vice Media wanted to build something bigger: an actual news site.
• They launched 404 Media in the summer of 2023. Today, it looks like a sustainable success story.

Lots of people dream of quitting their jobs and going into business for themselves

• My husband and I always thought we'd stay child-free.
• But recently, my mom told me she wanted to be a grandparent.
• Now, we've decided to have kids, and we're excited about our decision.

I'm 41, and until very recently, I thought I would remain child-free. I'm the oldest of four, but we've all held off on

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• Google started offering its dark web report for free in late July.
• The report looks for data tied to you from past data breaches or hacks.
• Users can access the report via Google's "Results about you" tool to monitor and remove data.

Google's dark web report, whic

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