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Trump’s 10% Credit Card Cap Could Save $100B

Robert K. Lawson January 11, 2026No Comments

> At a Glance > - President Trump wants 10% cap on credit card interest rates > - Could save Americans $100 billion annually > - Industry warns of...

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TikTokers Embrace ‘Grandma Hobbies’ to Escape Doomscrolling

Daniel J. Whitman January 10, 2026No Comments

> At a Glance > - Searches for "analog hobbies" jumped 160% in 30 days > - Etsy reports beginner needlepoint items up 208% year over year > - TikTok...

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January Birthdays Score 100+ Freebies

Sarah L. Montgomery January 10, 2026No Comments

> At a Glance > - More than 100 restaurants and retailers give free food, drinks, and gifts to January birthdays > - Most offers require only an...

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Gmail Debuts AI Inbox That Pre-Scans Your Bills & Tasks

Emily Carter Reynolds January 9, 2026No Comments

> At a Glance > - Gmail's new AI Inbox tab auto-sorts priority to-dos and purchase updates > - Natural-language AI Overviews now answer inbox...

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Clicks Revives Physical Keyboards With $499 Communicator Phone

Robert K. Lawson January 9, 2026No Comments

> At a Glance > - Clicks Technology debuts the $499 Communicator, an Android 16 phone with a built-in physical keyboard > - An optional $79 slide-out...

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CES 2026’s 7 Strangest Gadgets: Hologram Deskmates to AI Ice Makers

Sarah L. Montgomery January 9, 2026No Comments

> At a Glance > - Razer's Project AVA is now a 5.5-inch holographic anime assistant that tracks your face and screen > - An'An, a touch-sensitive AI...

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Retro Tech Kings Say Old Gadgets Beat New

Michael A. Turner January 9, 2026No Comments

> At a Glance > - Palmer Luckey and Alexis Ohanian declared vintage tech "objectively better" on a CES stage > - Luckey's ModRetro Chromatic, a $199...

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New Mexico Remittance Card Skips 1% Tax

Robert K. Lawson January 9, 2026No Comments

> At a Glance > - Mexico's Finabien reloadable debit card lets users move up to $2,500 a day or $10,000 a month for a flat $2.99 fee > - Transfers...

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XBREW Lab’s EverNitro Brings Nitro Coffee Home Without Cartridges

Michael A. Turner January 9, 2026No Comments

> At a Glance > - XBREW Lab unveiled EverNitro, a countertop nitro-brew system that pulls free nitrogen from room air > - Kickstarter backers raised...

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Aetna Denies, Then Covers $7,500 Prosthesis After Outcry

Emily Carter Reynolds January 9, 2026No Comments

> At a Glance > - Aetna initially refused to cover a new partial-foot prosthesis for 21-year-old Gabrielle Guerrero, calling it "not medically...