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A Ford mustang is seen at a used car dealership in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesDETROIT – Prices of used vehicles are expected to rise this year but at a historically stable rate, according to auto data and insights firm Cox Automotive.Cox on Thursday forecast that wholesale prices on its Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index will end this year 2% higher than December 2025. The index tracks prices of used vehicles sold at its U.S. wholesale auctions. This year’s increase would compare with 0.4% increases during each of the past two…

Ensemble deepened its partnership with ALG Vacations (ALGV), which now includes, in addition to Apple Vacations and Travel Impressions, Funjet Vacations, United Vacations and Blue Sky Tours.“Ensemble’s mission has always been guided by a simple goal: giving our members the tools and partnerships that help them succeed in growing their business and creating more revenue,” said Ensemble President Michael Johnson. “Expanding this partnership allows our advisors to benefit from even greater product variety and support, and we are excited to introduce these additional brands to our network,” he added.The augmented partnership provides Ensemble members with a portfolio of brands that…

Toilet paper, a product that is used for a few seconds before being disposed of forever, is typically made with trees, energy-intensive manufacturing processes and chemicals that can pollute the environment.Experts say more consumers are seeking toilet paper made from recycled content or sustainable materials, but it can be hard to know what to look for.Sustainable toilet paper often costs more, but can have significant environmental benefits. According to the Environmental Paper Network, a coalition of nonprofits, more than 1 billion gallons (3.8 billion liters) of water and 1.6 million trees could be saved if every American used one roll…

Travel advisor remains one of the hottest careers in the U.S., according to LinkedIn’s latest Jobs on the Rise report for 2026.The all-important profession ranked as high as fifth in 2025, but still sits firmly in the top 25, ranking 18th this year and edging out a handful of notable jobs, including psychiatric nurse practitioner, quantitative researcher and analyst, financial advisor and planner, construction project lead, legal researcher, public affairs specialist and benefits advisor. “Travel advisors help clients plan and book travel experiences, coordinating logistics and providing tailored recommendations to fit their preferences and budgets,” LinkedIn states.According to the professional…

Over the past few days, several posts on LinkedIn and Twitter/X went viral after one of the most talked about AI companies in San Francisco suddenly vanished from LinkedIn: Artisan AI.   The company’s LinkedIn page, individual employee profiles, and posts from executives all displayed a “This post cannot be displayed” message.   The startup had been banned from the site, Artisan CEO Jaspar Carmichael-Jack confirmed to TechCrunch. However, after working with LinkedIn over the past two weeks — and addressing the social network’s concerns — Artisan is now being reinstated.  “Every startup inevitably has some kind of thing that comes back…

Leonardo Maria del Vecchio attends the amfAR Gala Venezia 2023 presented by Mastercard and Red Sea International Film Festival on September 03, 2023 in Venice, Italy.Kristy Sparow | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Wall Street advisors were kept busy in December — from the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war to Trump Media’s $6 billion merger with a nuclear fusion company. However, private investment firms of ultra-rich families were in…

After leading General Catalyst’s seed strategy for years, Niko Bonatsos has departed the firm. Known for backing an IPO-hopeful Discord and the $10 billion startup Mercor, Bonatsos told TechCrunch he intends to launch a new early-stage VC firm alongside “friends.” Bonatsos is the latest investor to leave General Catalyst, a firm that recently expanded beyond the traditional venture model. Over the last few years, General Catalyst unveiled a wealth management business, a strategy focused on PE-style AI roll-ups, and a Customer Value Fund (CVF), which provides late-stage startups with nondilutive financing secured by recurring revenue. Other recent General Catalyst departures include Deep Nishar and…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When a gunman began firing inside an academic building on the Brown University campus, students didn’t wait for official alerts warning of trouble. They got information almost instantly, in bits and bursts — through phones vibrating in pockets, messages from strangers, rumors that felt urgent because they might keep someone alive.On Dec. 13 as the attack at the Ivy League institution played out during finals week, students took to Sidechat, an anonymous, campus-specific message board used widely at U.S. colleges, for fast-flowing information in real time. An Associated Press analysis of nearly 8,000 posts from the…

Ford is developing an AI assistant that will debut in the company’s smartphone app, before expanding to its vehicles in 2027, the company announced Wednesday at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show. The company also teased a next-generation of its BlueCruise advanced driver assistance system that is both cheaper to make and more capable — ultimately leading to eyes-off driving in 2028. Wednesday’s announcement was one of the only ones to come from a major automaker at CES, marking a sharp turnaround from the late 2010s when they dominated the show. And it wasn’t made at a flashy keynote event; rather,…

In what may mark the tech industry’s first significant legal settlement over AI-related harm, Google and the startup Character.AI are negotiating terms with families whose teenagers died by suicide or harmed themselves after interacting with Character.AI’s chatbot companions. The parties have agreed in principle to settle; now comes the harder work of finalizing the details. These are among the first settlements in lawsuits accusing AI companies of harming users, a legal frontier that must have OpenAI and Meta watching nervously from the wings as they defend themselves against similar lawsuits. Character.AI founded in 2021 by ex-Google engineers who returned to…