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Why annoying CAPTCHA is still big for Google, e-commerce in bot battle

Captcha, vector illustration Denis Lytiagin | Istock | Getty Images Have you ever been left confused by the mutated text that often appears when trying to make an online purchase, asking you to prove you’re not a robot? Or gotten a headache from squinting at your screen, trying to figure …

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Here are 10 cheap—or totally free—self-care activities

Practicing self-care in your everyday life doesn’t have to be tedious, or even expensive. In many cases, it can actually be free, or pretty close to it. To build more time into your day for self-care, you “should focus on moving from the negative self-talk hamster wheel that we’ve got …

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These are the 10 biggest Christmas movies ever—and where to watch them

Christmas movies are a dime a dozen, with more than 150 premiering this holiday season alone. But some entries in the crowded category have been big enough to become box-office hits in their own right, grossing hundreds of millions of dollars on their way to becoming timeless classics. Since the …

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Third Point could see big returns from small changes at Bath & Body Works

A shopper browses inside a Bath & Body Works store in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Company: Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Business: Bath & Body Works is a specialty retailer of home fragrance, body care, soaps and sanitizer …

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How homeowners can make sense of the climate finance

Solar panels create electricity on the roof of a house in Rockport, Massachusetts, U.S., June 6, 2022. Picture taken with a drone.  Brian Snyder | Reuters When Josh Hurwitz decided to put solar power on his Connecticut house, he had three big reasons: To cut his carbon footprint, to eventually …

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Airlines can price climate change into a plane ticket. Don’t buy it

Andia | Universal Images Group | Getty Images If you are upset that legroom on airplanes is shrinking, you may be relieved to hear that your footprint may be next. Your carbon footprint. Airplane passengers are now given the option to offset the environmental impact of their own flight by …

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States where $1 million retirement savings runs out fastest

As it turns out, $1 million may not be enough to sustain you through retirement in certain states. Retirement can last 25 years or more after you stop working, according to Fidelity Investments. But in a few states, $1 million in savings likely won’t last that long, according to recent …

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How cloud seeding can help replenish reservoirs in the West

Whenever there’s a big storm in the American West, pilots are likely flying into the eye, seeding clouds with a substance called silver iodide. The goal is to increase precipitation. Cloud seeding has been around since the 1940s. It’s become widespread of late as the West battles a drought of …

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Lucid Group is too dangerous to own here

Brookfield Renewable Partners: “I’ve been skeptical of that one … but I am willing to reopen the books, and see if there isn’t something here we can’t find.” Crown Holdings: “[Formerly] Crown Cork, I love those guys. … The stock has come down. I think it’s a great industrial. You’ve …

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Marc Benioff says newer Salesforce employees are less productive

Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff told employees in a Slack message on Friday that the company’s newest hires aren’t being productive enough, and he asked for feedback as to why that’s the case. “Are we not building tribal knowledge with new employees without an …

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