Rising inflation makes ‘jumbo’ Fed rate cut unlikely next week

Initial jobless claims climbed last week to the highest level since Oct. 23, 2021, but investors and economists are expecting three small rate cuts this year rather than a dramatic move next week.

Google Maps Is Down

It's not just you: Google Maps is down. According to 9to5Google, the outage started sometime around 1 p.m. PT (4 p.m. PT), and seems to be isolated to the Google Maps mobile app. If you try to load Google Maps' web app, it should work. That's the case on my end: I can use Google Maps in a web browse

PlayStation Has a New Parental Control App

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source.On Wednesday, Sony announced a new way for parents to monitor and control their kids' gaming habits on both PS5 and PS4: the new PlayS

Why I'll Probably Upgrade to the Base iPhone 17

The iPhone 17 is the most affordable of the four iPhones Apple launched at its September 2025 "Awe Dropping" event, and that automatically makes the most interesting to me. It may appear to be the most "boring" at first glance, but as I pointed out when I compared it with the iPhone Air, the iPhone