Senate passes CHIPS Act to subsidize domestic semiconductor production

The United States Senate today approved the CHIPS Act, with a 64-33 vote, following yesterday’s cloture passage. The bill, which includes $52 billion to subsidize domestic semiconductor production, now moves onto the House for debate. The current bill bears more than a passing resemblance to the United States Innovation and Competition Act, which also passed…

Netflix’s ‘Never Have I Ever’ Season 3 trailer sees Devi and Paxton ruling the school

Well, friends, They’ve done it. Devi and Paxton have made their school entrance as an official couple. DAXTON IS HERE. In Netflix‘s trailer for Mindy Kaling’s Never Have I Ever Season 3, Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet) make their first appearance together following that huge Season 2 finale. But this season,…

A couple who retired in their 40s only made their first $100,000 after firing their financial advisor and rewriting their investing strategy

Kiersten (left) and Julien Saunders achieved financial independence in their 40s. Courtesy of Kiersten and Julien Saunders Kiersten and Julien Saunders joined the FIRE movement and retired in their 40s. In their book “Cashing Out,” they share the decisions that helped them make their first $100,000. They fired their financial advisor and decided to manage…

I landed a highly coveted creative assistant role at Netflix. Here’s how I nailed the interview, what the job was like, and how I moved up in Hollywood.

Sam Gilliland used his connections as a Hollywood assistant to land a creative job at Netflix. Sam Gilliland Sam Gilliland had his heart set on working at Netflix after touring its LA headquarters. He used his relationships as an agent’s assistant to land an interview. Here’s how he aced the interview and worked his way…

Watching my mom buy fancy cars she couldn’t afford led me into deep debt, but I finally turned things around when I started working on my mental health

Kathrin Ziegler/Getty Images I was raised by my low-income dad, but when I visited my mom she was always driving a luxury car. She couldn’t afford it, but seeing how it made other people treat us made me want to do the same. I ended up in deep debt and using drugs until I got…

US F-22 Raptors are on their way to Poland to boost NATO’s air shield against Russian threats

A dozen F-22’s are being sent to Poland to support NATO’s air shielding against Russian threats. US Air Force/DVIDS The US Air Force is sending six F-22 Raptors to support NATO’s “air shielding” mission in Poland.  The F-22s will bolster NATO’s eastern flank amid Russian aggression in Ukraine. The Air Force says the Raptor is…

Celebrities and influencers are fed up with Instagram as it makes sweeping changes to mimic TikTok

Instagram is doubling down on its commitment to video even as influencers, meme pages, and celebrities have fought back against the changes. Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Some of Instagram’s users are speaking out about changes to the platform that mimic TikTok.  A group of meme accounts held a protest outside Instagram’s…