A town in Italy is going to pay people $31,000 to move there, but there’s a catch. You must buy and fix up old abandoned homes to get the cash.

Presicce, Italy’s government is calling on new buyers to buy and build up its abandoned homes. Miti74/Shutterstock Presicce, Italy is providing roughly $30,000 to people who move to the historic town. Anyone who buys a property built before 1991 and commits to restoring it is eligible for the money. Other villages across Italy have launched…

China still hasn’t officially addressed the anti zero-COVID protests that have swept the country

People hold white sheets of paper in protest of COVID-19 restrictions in Beijing, China, on November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Mass protests kicked off in China over its strict COVID-19 policy after 10 people died in a fire. China’s government has not acknowledged the protests, even as other governments have. But there has been a…

Trump plans to continue his legal fight against Twitter despite being reinstated by Elon Musk, lawyer says

Donald Trump was banned from Twitter two days after the January 6 Capitol riot. Alex Brandon/AP Donald Trump will continue his legal fight against Twitter despite his ban being lifted by Elon Musk. Trump’s attorney, John Coale, said that the former US president has no plans to withdraw his appeal. Trump was banned from Twitter…

The Fed just crushed hopes of rate cuts anytime soon – and the US economy will suffer stagflation next year, a top strategist says

A trader at the CME. Scott Olson/Getty Images Fed officials said the inflation fight isn’t over and they don’t expect to cut interest rates soon. Their words were a “reality check” and “bucket of cold water” for investors, Christopher Smart said. The top strategist expects weak growth, stubborn inflation, and rates to peak around 5%…

Elon Musk has waged war on Apple, claiming the tech giant “hates free speech”

Hello there, tech fans. Writing to you from New York, I’m Jordan Parker Erb. We’ve officially entered the purgatory between Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season, where it can feel like no real work gets done. Some studies have shown that productivity slumps in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so if you’re…

A hotline set up between Russian and US militaries at the start of the Ukraine war has been used just once, report says

Russian President Vladimir Putin in his office in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 15, 2018. Aleksey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images Russia and the US set up a “deconfliction” hotline shortly after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine began. But the hotline has only been used once since then, a US official told Reuters. The call was made…

Weekly travel insurance rates: November 29 | Premiums decrease after Thanksgiving

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. The average cost of travel insurance has increased over the past week,…

Bankrupt BlockFi has launched a lawsuit to get Sam Bankman-Fried to reportedly hand over Robinhood shares

BlockFi is a victim of the FTX fallout. Chukrut Budrul/ SOPA Images/ LightRocket/ Getty Images BlockFi has sued Emergent Fidelity Technologies to recover stock pledged as collateral for a loan. The crypto lender says it wants Sam Bankman-Fried’s holding company to hand over the shares. The collateral is Robinhood stock and the borrower was Alameda…

Sony unveils £300 smartphone metaverse gadget that can map your moves onto anime-like characters

Sony has revealed a set of six motion-tracking gadgets that will allow a user’s body to mimic an avatar’s moves. Known as Mocopi, this set will enable mobile motion capture, thanks to sensors worn around a user’s head, waist, wrists and ankles. When paired with the compatible smartphone app, these trackers can then be used…