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We are often told we need to save as much as we can over 30 or 40 years of work to carry ourselves through retirement. But once we reach that milestone, how do we ensure those savings won’t run out before we die? It’s a question that challenges even the brightest financial minds. And while the industry has followed what’s known as the “4% rule” for decades now, some argue it’s not the simple solution its proponents believe it to be. Morningstar’s 2022 guide to retirement… Source link

Google doodle honoring inventor Elijah McCoy. Google/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Google/Screenshot by NPR … Source link

Aspirational visions of the metaverse peppered discussion at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where companies showed off products like a $270 body-tracking suit and an accessory that mimics heat and cold. The conference demonstrates the rush of industry momentum behind the metaverse, an immersive online experience across tech platforms that has become a key focus of Facebook (FB), renamed Meta in October. By now, all the tech giants are investing in the metaverse, Axios… Source link

The titanic, albeit controversial legacy of late Apple (AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs drew renewed interest this week when the tech giant became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion. The feat owes in no small part to the development of the iPod and iPhone — both overseen by Jobs — which shaped the behavior of billions of people across the globe in how they listen to music and connect with loved ones. In a new interview, former Apple engineer Tony Fadell — who’s… Source link

Dr. Lien-teh was a Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist who invented a surgical face mask that’s widely believed to be the precursor to the N95 mask. WASHINGTON — Google on Wednesday celebrated what would have been the 142nd birthday of the inventor of surgical face masks, Dr. Wu Lien-teh, with a Google doodle. Dr. Lien-teh was a Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist whose invention is considered to be the… Source link

Dr. Lien-teh was a Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist who invented a surgical face mask that’s widely believed to be the precursor to the N95 mask. WASHINGTON — Google on Wednesday celebrated what would have been the 142nd birthday of the inventor of surgical face masks, Dr. Wu Lien-teh, with a Google doodle. Dr. Lien-teh was a Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist whose invention is considered to be the… Source link

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – James Naismith, the Canadian-American who invented the game of basketball, was celebrated with a Google Doodle on Friday. On December 21, 1891 Naismith held the first-ever game of basketball as the physical education teacher at the YMCA college in Springfield. When an article about the game rules titled  “A New Game” was published in the college newspaper on January 15, 1892, basketball became popular. The doodle that Google made up to… Source link