Retailers are improving their delivery speeds, meaning good news for late holiday shoppers
America’s biggest retailers are working to increase their shipping speeds to please shoppers expecting faster and faster deliveries.
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Pew survey: YouTube tops teens’ social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly
een usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found.
Adele praises influential women after being honored at THR’s Women in Entertainment gala
Adele paid homage to the many women — including her mother, grandmother and aunts — who helped shape her world and personality since she was a child.
Google launches Gemini, upping the stakes in the global AI race
Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like ways that’s likely to intensify the debate about the technology’s potential promise and perils.
2023 (Taylor’s Version): The year in pop culture
From the blockbuster “Eras” tour that conquered the United States before a planet-vanquishing international leg, to the re-release of more albums on the road to reclaiming her catalog, to the record-smashing concert film, to becoming a billionaire — and yeah, that thing with “the guy on the Chiefs” — it all made for a year you could reasonably call “2023 (Taylor’s Version).”
A 2023 gift guide that will strike a chord: 10 ideas for the music lover in your life
For the obsessive record collector or the casual listener, the shower singer or the rock star of tomorrow, a music-inspired gift is never a faux pas over the holidays.
Love it or hate it, feelings run high over candy corn come Halloween
Cruel joke for trick-or-treaters or coveted seasonal delight? The great Halloween debate over candy corn is on.
These five toys are regular finalists for Hall of Fame honors. Now fans can vote one in
They are playfully called the “forgotten five”: A handful of toys — the pogo stick, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers, and Transformers — that regularly approach toybox royalty as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, only to be tossed back on the pile.
Powerball jackpot up to $1.73 billion as lottery losing streak continues
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.73 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Monday and won the giant prize.
Powerball jackpot rises to $1.2 billion after another drawing without a big winner
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.2 billion after no players hit it big Monday night.