How to access your IRS online account before tax season opens
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Read more CNBC personal finance coverage This is one of the ‘most important steps’ before tax season opens, IRS says How tax-efficient investing could boost your portfolio returns in 2026 and beyond For 2026, these new 401(k) details ‘matter more than ever,’ advisor says We’re in a ‘hiring recession,’ […]
Don’t let AI chatbots tell you how to vote, Dutch authorities warn voters – POLITICO
Dutch voters elect a new parliament next Wednesday. The Dutch data protection authority ran an experiment on how parties were portrayed in voting advice across four different chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Elon Musk’s Grok and French Mistral AI’s Le Chat. The authority set up profiles that matched different political parties (based on vetted […]
Trump-Musk feud shows president knows how to hit a narcissist where it hurts – The Irish Times
Sometimes you’re better off letting the children fight. That was president Donald Trump’s callous wisdom on looking the other way as the Russians and Ukrainians continue to kill each other. But it might better be applied to Trump’s social media spat with Elon Musk. It’s hard to think of two puer aeterni who are more […]
The Onion’s Ben Collins Knows How to Save Media
What’s the biggest difference between Elon Musk and the CEO of The Onion? “I know I’m not funny—and he has no idea,” says Ben Collins, the former NBC News reporter who bought the satirical newspaper with Twilio founder Jeff Lawson last year. In the 12 months since, The Onion has reached new comic heights—see: viral […]
How to watch like a pro – POLITICO
1 p.m.: Durham is proper Labour heartland territory. Until 2021, the party had controlled the county for a century. After mopping up every seat here in the general election, this was seen as Labour’s best chance of regaining control of a council. But Farage has been campaigning hard here personally and hopes to make real inroads. […]
Hey, Elon! Here’s how to meddle in British politics – POLITICO
Word of warning That’s plenty to be cracking on with, but even if you fall foul of the existing rules, the maximum penalty the Electoral Commission can impose is a laughable £20,000. That’s walking-around money for a democracy-loving billionaire. Still, irksome transparency campaigners reckon there are a few simple steps the government could take to […]
Trump’s Ukraine tightrope, how to fix the FBI and other commentary
Historian: Trump’s Ukraine Tightrope President Trump must “move quickly and decisively” to end the “Biden killing-field policy” in Ukraine, Victor Davis Hanson explains in American Greatness. That’s why he’s pushing a “deal no one will like now — but may be appreciated once the slaughter ends.” Last week’s rhetoric was aimed at persuading Zelensky “to […]
How to watch the German election like a pro – POLITICO
Each voter gets two votes: One is cast for their local representative, and the other for a party. In most cases, candidates who win their district get a seat. But the overall share of seats that parties gain in parliament is determined by the percentage of second votes they win, so this is the number […]
How To Thrive When Leaders Create Chaos In The Workplace
Shaking things up: the strategy of chaos. Zuffa LLC Chaos is often the way we describe rapid change – a state of extreme disorder, unpredictability or lack of structure. Chaos can be caused by the unexpected (such as the Los Angeles fires) or the deliberate (such as layoffs and rapid shifts in U.S. policy). In […]
How to survive a phone call with Donald Trump – POLITICO
With May, the relationship struggled to get off the ground because she and Trump took different stances on Brexit. Starmer, who is pursuing a “reset” with the European Union, could face a similar gulf. “Don’t underestimate or seek to downplay his antipathy toward the EU,” a fifth ex-official said. “He is very focused on the […]