Monthly Archives: August 2022

How to change the language of your Hulu programs, or turn on foreign language subtitles

It’s easy to change the language of your Hulu audio or subtitles. Hulu; Alyssa Powell/Insider You can change the language on a Hulu movie or show through the Subtitles and Audio menu, which is available in every version of the app.You can’t change the language on some Hulu programs, and some shows have specific foreign…

Chatbots 101: How AI is Fueling the Disruptive Force in Customer Relations

Advancements in artificial intelligence, coupled with the rise of messaging apps, are fueling the development of chatbots — software programs that use messaging as the interface through which to carry out any number of tasks, from scheduling a meeting, to reporting the weather, to helping users buy a pair of shoes. AP/Elaine Thompson Businesses are…

What are the best college-savings investments? 5 ways to grow your money for the ever-higher costs of higher education

Many of the best-known college-savings tools are specifically earmarked, educational accounts — but it pays to think outside the box towards certain general investments too. Hello Lovely/Getty Images There are several types of college-savings investments — both specifically education-oriented plans and more general vehicles or accounts.College-specific investments include 529 plans and education savings accounts (ESAs)….

Trump once revealed that the US had a new secret nuclear weapons system that ‘nobody’s ever had’: book

Donald Trump. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Trump once boasted about secret nuclear weapon technology, according to Bob Woodward.  The president told Woodward in 2019 about the secret system, according to the 2020 book “Rage.” The FBI was looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons during its search of Mar-a-Lago this week, the Washington Post reported.  Donald…

I got laid off by Microsoft after 3 months of work. Now I’m scrambling for a new job to take care of my mom.

In this photo illustration, a Microsoft logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Tiana Watts-Porter is a 25-year-old tech recruiter who started at Microsoft in May.  Watts-Porter was laid off this week, leaving her scrambling for a job so she can take care of her mom. This is Watts-Porter’s…

Wall Street is more hawkish than the Fed and that suggests continued upside for stocks as sentiment improves, Fundstrat says

Tom Lee was formerly JPMorgan’s chief equity strategist. Brendan McDermid/Reuters A bullish counter trade is forming as Wall Street gets more hawkish than the Fed, according to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee.Lee highlighted that economists expect the Fed to raise interest rates through 2023 to 5%.Meanwhile, only one Wall Street bank sees positive gains for the S&P…

Former Qualcomm VP charged over $150 million acquisition fraud

Qualcomm was apparently the victim of a sophisticated fraud. The Los Angeles Timesreports the federal government revealed charges against former Qualcomm research VP Karim Arabi and three others for allegedly tricking the chip maker into spending $150 million in 2015 to acquire technology that it already had. After Arabi developed a quicker method of testing…