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US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2023.
  • Former Fed president Thomas Hoenig said he'd be surprised if officials deliver three rate cuts in 2024. 
  • One or two is more likely amid stubborn inflation and a strong economy. 
  • A preemptive cut to avert a recession probably isn't in the cards. 

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The White House is looking to cut off foreign adversaries from the flow of Americans' personal data.

On Wednesday, the Biden Administration announced an executive order to protect Americans from foreign actors exploiting their personal data. The executive order "authorizes the Attorney General to prevent the large-scale transfer of Americans’ personal data to countries of concern. The countries of



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It's no secret that Apple is slowly transitioning away from the Lightning connector and embracing USB-C after the European Union forced its hand. While many accessories, the iPad and even the iPhone now use USB-C, the AirPods Max are still mired in Lightning land. However, engineer Ken Pillonel (who previously brought USB-C to the iPhone and AirPods before Apple did) has created a USB-C connector



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For AirPod Max owners, engineer Ken Pillonel has beaten Apple to the punch by swapping the four-year-old headphones from a Lightning port to USB-C. In a new video posted to YouTube, Pillonel shows how to install his custom printed circuit board (PCB) with USB-C support without drilling any new holes, as well as how he designed it to fit



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Anyone who grew up watching Goosebumps or Are You Afraid of the Dark? will remember the eerie hold TV shows can have on you as a kid, but I Saw The TV Glow takes this concept to a whole other level.

In the trailer above for Jane Schoenbrun's A24 horror, two childhood friends Owen (Justice Smith) and Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine) struggle with their shared obsession for a TV show that may be more



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Warren Buffett.
  • Warren Buffett's company boosted its cash pile by $60 billion in 15 months to a record $168 billion.
  • The investor may be expecting stocks to dive and a recession to hit, top economist Steve Hanke said.
  • Buffett hit out at rank speculation and gambling on stocks, and Hanke voiced similar concerns.

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Pete Ballmer, whose father is ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (seen here), talked candidly about what his upbringing was like.
  • Pete Ballmer, the son of Microsoft's former CEO, shared what it's like to grow up with a rich dad.
  • The product manager-turned-comedian said he got unwanted attention and differential treatment. 
  • Still, he doesn't spend his wealth lavishly because of his



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Tim Cook is driving Apple into new areas with AI and mixed reality.
  • Apple just called it quits on its secretive electric vehicle project.
  • A new report claimed the company was dropping the project after 10 years.
  • It's little surprise though: Apple has AI and mixed reality to tackle.

The world was quite different when Apple quietly started its electric vehicle project in 2014



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It can happen all too easily, especially if you’ve got an Android phone with less than 128GB of storage: one day, you try to install a cool new game or an intriguing new app, and you can’t. You’ve run out of space.

Don’t panic. If you’re not ready to buy a new phone, and your phone doesn’t have a handy microSD slot for some extra