Bond Strategies for a Safe 5% Return on Cash
With U.S. Treasury yields rising, financial planners report growing interest in bonds, especially from retirees seeking fixed income.
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Rising Energy Costs Add to Cost of Living for Northern Ireland's Consumers
Households across Northern Ireland face increasing pressure on the cost of living as energy price hikes have come into effect, according to BBC Business.
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Capcom Explores AI-Assisted Game Development
At Capcom Open Conference RE: 2026, programmer Satoshi Ishida discussed the REX Project and the company's outlook on creating games together with AI.
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67-Year-Old Big-Box Worker Earning $19.50/Hour Asks When She Can Retire
A 67-year-old big-box store employee earning $19.50 an hour asks MarketWatch when she can retire, citing $2,410 monthly Social Security and a $214,000 401(k).
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New baby bank 'open to everybody'
A new baby bank has opened, offering free essential items such as clothes for babies and small children, and is described as open to everybody.
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AI May Be Adding Work for Games Companies, HR Summit Hears
At the GamesIndustry.biz HR Summit on October 1, speakers repeatedly discussed generative AI and its workplace impact, with one suggesting it often creates more work rather than saving time.
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Meta Open Sources Code for Muse AI Gadgets
Meta has open sourced code that allows developers to build custom gadgets featuring its new Muse AI agent, according to The Verge.
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Tesla EV Sales Beat Wall Street Expectations, Stock Surges
Tesla reported higher-than-expected electric vehicle sales for the latest quarter, though deliveries were still below the same period a year ago. The stock rose sharply on the news.
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Sony Surveys Partners on Ending Physical Game Releases
Sony is consulting development partners about its decision to end support for physical game releases, according to a report. The timing of the consultation has raised questions.
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Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music
Sean Parker, who once taught the music industry what asking for forgiveness looks like, is now back with the labels' blessing and money.
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Lyft to Pay $272.5M to Settle Driver Classification Lawsuit
Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a lawsuit from 2020 over how it classified drivers, according to TechCrunch.
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MarketWatch: High Interest Rates May Bring Safer, Cheaper Retirement Income
A MarketWatch report says annuity payout rates are closely tied to interest rates, suggesting higher rates could mean safer, cheaper retirement income.
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Apple Reportedly Developing Smart Home Camera That Skips Video Recording
Apple is rumored to be working on a smart home security camera that provides text-based event descriptions instead of video footage, according to Mark Gurman on the Power On podcast.
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Gen Z Opting Out of Pensions Amid Cost-of-Living Pressures
A BBC Business report highlights that a growing number of young people are opting out of pension schemes due to financial strain, with one person noting a potential £10k cost.
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What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo
Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years, according to a BBC News report.
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Neon Announces Creative Commons SCP Foundation Movie, Contrasting A24
Neon is making an SCP Foundation film under a Creative Commons license, after A24 faced criticism for not contacting the SCP Wiki or committing to the required license.
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15 Worst-Performing S&P 500 Stocks in September
MarketWatch reports that while the S&P 500 gained slightly in September, three-quarters of its components declined, highlighting a narrow market.
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Ubisoft Renames Creative House 2 as Massive Entertainment
Ubisoft has announced that its Creative House 2 business unit, which houses Tom Clancy's The Division, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell alongside new original IP including March of Giants, will henceforth be known as Massive Entertainment, adopting the 29-year-old brand of the Swedish studio that originated the Division franchise.
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Valor, Atreides, and Sequoia back AI startup Flow Engineering at $750M valuation
Flow Engineering, which is bringing AI agents to hardware design, also landed Roelof Botha as an angel investor and board member.
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Google shows it's not out of the AI race just yet
MarketWatch reports that Google's Gemini 4 Argon announcement indicates the company is back with the pack in cutting-edge AI models.
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Study: Cars and Mobile Apps Share Detailed Data with Tech Companies
Researchers at Northeastern University found that vehicles and their companion apps regularly shared detailed data with some of the largest tech companies, according to TechCrunch.
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Indie Studio Survival: Unfrozen Founder Shares Strategy for Industry Volatility
Denis Fedorov, founder of Unfrozen and leader of Nova Assembly, discusses how indie studios can navigate industry volatility through shared expertise while keeping creative independence.
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Wife with $8 Million Net Worth Weighs Paying Husband's Retirement
A MarketWatch reader says her husband resents her $8 million net worth and asks whether she should fund his retirement, noting they have an ironclad prenup.
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Internet Buzz: xAI's dot.com Move Before OpenAI's Dots Launch
Before OpenAI launched its AI agent Dots, Elon Musk's xAI acquired dot.com, which now redirects to Grok. The internet sees it as a troll.
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