Tag Archives: increase

American Express raised the annual fee on its Platinum Card — by $200, to $895 — and the world seems to have kept spinning. That’s a big difference from earlier this year, when Chase raised the Sapphire Reserve’s fee — from $550 to $795 — and the internet nearly lost its mind. What’s the difference? I’m not exactly sure, given …

Eversource home-heating gas customers in Massachusetts can expect to pay about 13 percent more this winter compared to the same period last year, based on the utility’s filing with the state Department of Public Utilities Thursday. If approved by the DPU, Eversource will begin charging the higher rate Nov. 1, when its peak season rates go into effect. Eversource says …

The Social Security Administration won’t announce the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to benefits until next month, but experts are already making forecasts. The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) estimates the COLA bump will be 2.7%. That’s up from the 2.5% increase retirees received in 2025, one of the lowest on record. But it’s still shy of the 2.9% increase in inflation recorded …

Tesla Full Self-Driving is amongst the most robust and refined semi-autonomous driver assistance systems on the market today. After three weeks of ownership, I’ve driven around half of my miles using it, and my impressions put me right in the middle of it being very impressive and needing some work. Of course, if it were perfect, it would be driving …

Recruitment of human participants In all studies involving human participants, we recruited participants from Prolific. We sought samples that were representative of the population of the USA in terms of age, self-identified gender and ethnicity. We note that this was not possible in study 3c, where our required sample size fell below their minimum threshold (n = 300). Study 1 on principal’s …

Oracle’s AI commitment requires debt, which marks an inflection point in a potential AI bubble; then, Apple finally increases iPhone prices Subscribe to Stratechery Plus for full access. $15 / month or $150 / year With Stratechery Plus you get access to the subscriber-only Stratechery Update and Stratechery Interviews, and the Sharp Tech, Sharp China, Dithering, Greatest of All Talk, …

US retail sales increase strongly; softening labor market a headwind  Reuters Against the odds, Americans are still spending  CNN Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes  Yahoo Finance Retail sales are strong for the third month in a row. Economy still seems to be in pretty good shape.  MarketWatch Retail sales surprise as …

High-protein foods that may increase risk of heart disease and cancer  Times of India How much protein do you really need?  UCLA Health When you go overboard on protein, this is what can happen in your body  CNN Medical Mythbusters: El Paso doctor weighs in on protein snack fad  KFOX Protein mania: Why everyone’s eating like a linebacker now  The Boston Globe Source link

What started as an isolated problem with the Pixel 7a now appears to be spreading across the entire Pixel 7 lineup. In the past several months, growing numbers of Pixel 7 and 7 Pro owners have reported swollen batteries causing their screens and back panels to separate, sometimes as quickly as overnight. The trending issue raises a new safety concern …

Social Security recipients will learn next month how much of an increase they can expect in 2026. Next year’s Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, will be announced around Oct. 15 after the data from the final fiscal quarter of 2025 is compiled. COLAs, the “raise” beneficiaries receive most years to help counteract the effects of inflation, are determined by …