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Outside Selma Hepp's ADU in Burbank, California.
  • Selma Hepp renovated a converted garage in her Burbank backyard and now rents it on Airbnb.
  • The project was much more complicated to renovate than Hepp bargained for. 
  • But now she earns about $3,000 monthly in rental income — more than her $2,700 monthly mortgage.

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Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin (left) of Maryland is raising questions about Affinity Partners, Jared Kushner (right), his $3 billion private-equity fund, and the sovereign wealth funds backing it.
  • Shortly after leaving the White House, Jared Kushner got $2 billion in funding from the Saudi government for his private-equity fund.
  • Mohammed bin Salman, the

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  • As we face increased costs of living, it's always smart to think about how to make your money go further.
  • Holidays and maximizing the benefits of everyday spending are two areas where the right rewards credit card can make a difference.
  • The Marriott Bonvoy® American Express® Card rewards spending and nights at hotels participating in Marriott Bonvoy.

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Promise Phelon, the founder and managing partner of the VC firm Growth Warrior Capital.
  • Growth Warrior Capital is launching a new tool Elevo, an AI-powered pitch deck generator. 
  • The firm's managing partner, Promise Phelon, came up with the idea to help first-time founders. 
  • Phelon plans to let any founder use it for free to help improve inbound pitches to her. 

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Home projector upstart Xgimi just announced its new Horizon Ultra model, dubbed the “world’s first 4K long-throw projector with Dolby Vision.” While I wouldn’t hold out too much hope for the device to produce an image with jaw-dropping HDR, it’s certainly a very bright all-in-one Android TV 11



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X, the platform previously known as Twitter, is expanding the amount of data it collects on users. The social network has updated its privacy policy to include carveouts for “biometric information” and “employment history,” as spotted by Bloomberg.

“Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and



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A much-demanded feature is finally coming to Threads very soon, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed. A keyword search function is on the way. Until now, the search box has only been useful for looking up user accounts.

In fact, the company is already testing the function in Australia and New Zealand. It plans to roll out keyword search more broadly to English-speaking territories in short order



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A broken iPhone.
  • Investors are getting ready for Apple's mid-September event as it is expected to unveil the iPhone 15.
  • Along with a new iPhone, Goldman Sachs said it expects Apple to announce new Watch and AirPods Pro products.
  • A lot is at stake for Apple investors, and these are the top five risks, according to Goldman Sachs.

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Though some Ana de Armas fans have insisted that Universal tricked them into seeing Danny Boyle’s 2019 musical Yesterday with trailers featuring the Blonde actor, a US district judge has found that not to be the case.

It’s unclear how serious Peter Michael Rosza and Conor Woulfe — two Ana de Armas fans from California and