Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

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The dust has settled a bit on the regular season, and the Texas Tech football team has put all its cards on the table. In a game that was already laughable, Joey McGuire and the Red Raiders (11-1, 8-1 ...

Winter always brings a spike in flu cases, thanks to colder weather pushing us indoors, more time spent in close contact, and viruses surviving longer in chilly, low-humidity conditions. But this year ...

Microsoft warned users that Windows 11 updates released since August may cause the password sign-in option to disappear from the lock screen options, even though the button remains functional. On ...

Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, and other banking topics. She is currently a full-time staff writer at Investopedia and one of the country's top experts on ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Figures for the rate of increase in average earnings mean the state pension will rise by 4.8% in April 2026 – an annual boost of over £500 a year for many pensioners that was confirmed by Chancellor ...

Liz Manning has researched, written, and edited trading, investing, and personal finance content for years, following her time working in institutional sales, commercial banking, retail investing, ...