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Dave Ramsey.
  • Universal basic income is in vogue with many trials underway and people like Elon Musk touting it.
  • Personal finance guru Dave Ramsey criticized UBI as "straight out of the Karl Marx playbook."
  • He said unconditional cash grants deterred people from working and reaping the benefits of success.

Universal basic income is having a moment with trials launching across the globe, pro


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I went to a museum recently that had a range of iPods and early generation iPhones on display — it was horrifying. Now, Apple is responsible for my shock, thanks to the new items added its vintage and obsolete products list on July 1. The tech giant has put the first generation HomePod on its list of vintage products. Apple typically labels a product as "vintage" if its been out of distribution



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An aerial view of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Saudi Arabia is getting a Trump Tower.
  • The Trump Organization and Dar Global announced plans to develop a residential project in Jeddah.
  • The plans are aimed at the luxury Saudi market and international investors.

It's full steam ahead for Sauda Arabia's Neom megacity, but the kingdom is also giving the green light to other luxury projects



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Ever since Apple’s MacBooks switched to the company’s homegrown M-series chips, Windows users have wondered when a similar revolution would happen to their machines. To Microsoft’s credit, it hasn’t been for a lack of trying. Way back in 2012, the company released the Surface RT with an Arm-based processor, which is the same architecture used in Apple’s silicon. Unfortunately, a tiny app library



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My relationship with my iPhone’s Photos app is complicated. It’s both my trove of memories and my secret pile of shame. I have thousands of pictures from trips, outings and gatherings with loved ones, but thousands more of myself, food and random internet stuff (tweets, Reddit posts and crossword puzzle hints). Throw in private pictures of things like my tax documents or IDs and the Photos app



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Skullcandy has revealed a trio of earbud models it says were designed with the "most active and adventurous consumers" in mind. The Active Collection lineup ranges from $60 to $100 and were engineered to deliver reliable performance in any conditions, according to Skullcandy.

The Push Play Active, Push ANC Active and Sesh ANC Active all have a few common features. They all support multipoint



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Lucy Lawless as D'Anna Biers in "Battlestar Galactica."
  • Lucy Lawless told Business Insider there was a "culture of anxiety" on the "Battlestar Galactica" set.
  • The actor joined the science fiction show in 2005 during season two.
  • Lawless said actors were also under a lot of pressure not to reveal spoilers. 

Lucy Lawless told Business Insider that she found it difficult joining "Battlestar Galactica"



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Costco has gradually been switching the packaging for its rotisserie chicken to plastic bags.
  • Costco has gradually been switching the packaging for its rotisserie chicken from trays with lids to plastic bags.
  • The bags, referred to as "bachelor's handbags" in Australia, are proving divisive among shoppers.
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Space and photography fans are in for a treat. The Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has returned, with its sixteenth edition shortlist featuring a stunning array of photographs.

London's Royal Museums Greenwich received a whopping 3,500 entries from both amateur and professional photographers globally, each of whom captured a breathtaking glimpse of space. The 30 shortlisted entries



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Time flies, and it's even more so apparent if you own a first-generation Apple HomePod or an iPhone X as those devices are now officially considered "vintage" products.

Spotted by MacRumors, the "vintage" label, which now also applies to first-gen AirPods, basically means that Apple stopped distributing these products more than five, but less than seven years ago. As a reminder, products that



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Two state laws from Texas and Florida, that could upend the way social media companies handle content moderation are still up in the air. The Supreme Court sent the challenges back to lower courts, which vacates previous rulings. In a 9 - 0 decision in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton, the Supreme Court said that earlier rulings in lower courts had not properly evaluated the laws’ impact