Mariam Naficy, the founder of cosmetics retailer Eve and design marketplace Minted, has a long history of supporting independent artists and helping them sell their products. Her latest venture, Arcade AI, is a new type of marketplace that puts creative control directly into the hands of users. The generative AI …

And now, 20 Final Thoughts from college football Week 9, which was light on suspense but full of storylines — most involving backup QBs. 1. For two weeks in September, six of the top seven teams in the AP poll were from the SEC. None made it to November with …

Tired of being forced to both remember and type in passwords to log in somewhere? Try a passkey: the FIDO Alliance-developed authentication method that was quickly adopted by the likes of Apple, Google and Microsoft. Though they aren’t quite the standard across the industry just yet, passkeys are slowly becoming the “solution” …

She was best known as half of a comedy team with her husband, Phil Ford, until her hall-filling voice earned her raves in a role made famous by Barbra Streisand. Source link

Generous dividend yields can be dangerous. Double-digit dividend yields often show a company is in deep trouble, where a stalwart series of boosted payouts couldn’t drive stock prices higher. At the same time, cash-machine businesses can power their payouts from excessive cash flows, resulting in a strong yield that can …

Michael Flynn has said “hell” will be unleashed if Donald J. Trump wins. Mr. Flynn’s close associate has discussed plans to overturn the election if Mr. Trump loses. Source link

The popularity of an Instagram video can affect its actual video quality: According to Adam Mosseri (the Meta executive who leads Instagram and Threads), videos that are more popular get shown in higher quality, while less popular videos get shown in lower quality. In a video (via The Verge), Mosseri …

LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto found himself in a 2-0 count against Aaron Judge when he delivered a fastball at the bottom of the strike zone — a pitch Judge typically punishes. During the regular season, Judge boasted an otherworldly .975 slugging percentage in that area. Yet, in the sixth …

If you enjoy a healthy dose of horror and thrills, look no further than Netflix’s wide selection of scary movies. From platform originals to acquired titles, you’ll find something that speaks to you — including a hint of time travel or period drama mixed in with all the gore.  Scroll …

She was celebrated for both her playing and her love of the jazz community. “My life in music,” she said recently, “is the smartest thing I’ve done.” Source link