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Retirees wait for the day they can sell their homes and cash in—but there’s a secret Medicare ‘trap’ that could stop them in their tracks
Selling your home near retirement age can trigger a Medicare premium surcharge that costs thousands a year—and most retirees don't find out until the bill arrives.
It’s not just Taco Bell lettuce and possible glass in Pillsbury rolls: Food and drink recall events reached a 6-year year-over-year high
A General Mills recall and cyclospora outbreak traced back to a Taco Bell supplier have made consumers antsy about food safety.
Current price of oil as of July 20, 2026
When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.
How Nestlé turned a chocolate heist into a masterclass in brand building
When thieves made off with a truckload of KitKats, Nestlé's marketing team decided the best crisis response was to make a joke of it—it’s European marketing head explains how it pulled off the feat.
Agentic commerce is coming—and the battle to build its infrastructure is on
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AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring
The next time you apply for a job, AI may screen your résumé before any human sees it. But there’s good reason to question whether AI will judge you fairly. Researchers already know that LLMs pick up human biases from their training data. New research suggests that LLMs can also develop their own biases from…
India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch
"On the first attempt, reaching orbit, I never thought it was possible."
As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease
Monitoring is expensive and labor intensive. But it helps public health officials stop outbreaks.
Will AI fix prior authorization—or make it worse?
The government is piloting a program that uses AI for insurance-coverage decisions.
Google-backed satellites for wildfire detection launch as smoke chokes US, Canada
The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.