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• A housing proposal could unlock nearly $1 trillion for homeowners, Meredith Whitney wrote for the FT.
• The idea is for Freddie Mac to start purchasing secondary mortgages, offering a cost-effective way for borrowers to tap equity.
• Homeowners face few options to do this, as there aren't many willing buyers.

An idea is percolating at one of America's government-sponsored

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Tomorrow is May the Fourth, but you have a few more weeks to save up ahead of Heritage Auctions’ next Star Wars-themed sale, which happens May 31. The superstar of this one is Kenner’s famously rare Boba Fett figure with “rocket-firing” action, which was never released after being deemed a choking hazard.

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On The Idea of You's companion album, the film's star Nicholas Galitzine sings, "I think I need a new direction lately," a sly reference to the boy band One Direction.

The album is a clever marketing ploy for a romantic comedy based on a book inspired by One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles. It follows the romance between Styles' stand-in, Hayes Campbell (played by Galitzine), a member of the boy

• David Kirsch, 64, worries he won't have enough money to retire comfortably in a few years.
• He's one of 30 million Americans known as "peak boomers," a group born between 1959 and 1964.
• Many of these boomers are worried about having enough to stop working

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Microsoft is overhauling its security processes after a series of high-profile attacks in recent years. Security is now Microsoft’s “top priority,” the company outlined today in response to ongoing questions about its security practices and the US Cyber Safety Review Board’s labeling of Microsoft’s security culture as “inadequate.”

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Climbing gyms might be teeming with toxic rubber particles, recent research suggests. The study found high levels of rubber additives in the air and dust of two climbing gyms, likely coming from the soles of specialized climbing shoes worn by gym goers. The authors say that customers and workers might be getting…

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• Home prices are the most buoyant they've been in two years, according to Redfin.
• Housing prices in the top 50 US cities have climbed higher or been flat for the first time since 2022.
• That speaks to demand continuing to outpace housing supply, Redfin said. 

Home prices have stopped falling in America's biggest metropolitan areas for the first time in two years

• Trump Media's auditor, BF Borgers, committed fraud in 1,500 filings, the SEC said.
• The firm and its owner are set to pay $14 million in penalties and have been banned from accounting.
• "Trump Media looks forward to working with new auditing partners," a spokesperson said.

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday charged the accounting firm BF Borgers and its owner, Benjamin Borgers

Friday is here and so is TNW’s weekly round-up of tech news from our glorious home country. This week saw advances in medtech, quantum breakthroughs, and calls to further boost the Dutch chip industry. Our highlights have you covered, but we’d also love to hear your thoughts on the local ecosystem. Drop us a line if you want to showcase your startup, share a digital tip, or just tell us your

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