My family of 8 spent $25,000 on an all-inclusive resort in Mexico. We ended up disappointed.
The author and her family (pictured) traveled from the UK to an all-inclusive resort in Mexico. In August, I traveled from the UK to Mexico for a two-week vacation with my extended family of eight. We stayed at The Fives Beach Hotel and Residences, an all-inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen that has five pools,…
There should be more live-action kids’ movies these days. Here’s why.
I watched “E.T.” the other week with my kids. It was great! We need more live-action films like this these days. Think of your favorite holiday movies as a kid: “Elf,” “The Santa Clause,” “It’s A Wonderful Life,” “Home Alone.” What do they all have in common? Real people! They’re live-action, not animated. In fact,…
Paying off student loan debt and traveling the world: How the overemployed use their extra earnings
Some Americans have increased their incomes by secretly working multiple remote jobs, and they’re using the money to splurge or improve their financial futures. In 2021, Robert was making roughly $180,000 a year from his tech job. When his workflow started to slow, he feared he could be laid off and found a job that…
Netflix says it’s ready for Christmas Day NFL streams with Beyoncé after glitches during Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight
Beyoncé performed at the 2016 Super Bowl — and now she’s set to be back for a Christmas show during an NFL game streamed on Netflix. It’s another big test for the streamer’s live ambitions. Netflix is hoping its latest live event won’t break the internet. The streaming giant will again test its technical limits…
ESPN thinks this ad will help convince you to pay for ESPN next year.
ESPN is launching a stand-alone streaming service. It hasn’t said how much it will cost. If you pay attention to the media business, you know that ESPN is going to cut the cord next year. Disney’s sports channel is finally going to offer TV viewers a chance to subscribe to ESPN as a stand-alone streaming…
Cruise angel investor says Waymo’s robotaxi has become his ‘office on wheels’
Jared Friedman, group partner at Y Combinator and early angel investor in Cruise robotaxis, says he believes self-driving cars will change the way people live and work. Angel investor and Y Combinator group partner Jared Friedman spends a lot of time in a Waymo. To be more exact, Friedman told B-17 in a recent interview…
Here’s how the Big 4 consulting firms said they performed this year
Deloitte reported overall revenue growth of 3.1% in 2024. The Big Four professional-services firms — PwC, Deloitte, EY, and KPMG — all reported revenue growth this year, but growth in their consulting arms lagged compared with their other services. After experiencing a boom during the pandemic, the consulting industry has faced economic headwinds and slowing…
TSA officer ‘shocked’ to find multiple prohibited items in a woman’s bag at LAX, including fireworks, knives, and replica firearms
A female passenger’s bag at Los Angeles International Airport contained 82 consumer-grade fireworks, three knives, two replica firearms, and one canister of pepper spray, per TSA. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said one of its officers found fireworks, knives, and other prohibited items in a woman’s carry-on bag as she attempted to catch a flight…
These are the missile cruisers the US Navy spent $1.84 billion to upgrade just to throw them away
The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George launches a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile. The US Navy wasted nearly $2 billion on a failed effort to overhaul its aging cruiser fleet, a government watchdog investigation found. After Congress rejected the Navy’s 2012 proposal to retire its Ticonderoga-class cruisers, it provided funding for a 15-year ship modernization…
