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• 2 Major Social Security Changes in 2024 May Surprise Many Americans

• Why Layer 1 Altcoins Were on Fire This Week

• AI: A crazy year in review

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2 Major Social Security Changes in 2024 May Surprise Many Americans

Social Security is a vital source of income for millions of retirees, and many workers will one day depend on benefits. Yet Americans consistently score poorly on quizzes assessing their knowledge of Social Security, including aspects of the program that impact their income on an annual basis.

For instance, Social Security benefits will get a cost-of-living increase in 2024, and some workers will pay more taxes into the Social Security program. But a recent survey from Nationwide Retirement Institute found that both changes could surprise many Americans.

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Why Layer 1 Altcoins Were on Fire This Week

The desire for the No. 1 cryptocurrency faded a bit this week, a phenomenon that benefited many altcoins. This has happened before to the point where it has acquired a term of convenience -- capital rotation.

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AI: A crazy year in review

To say that 2023 was the year of artificial intelligence would be the understatement of, well, the year.

From Nvidia (NVDA) and Google (GOOG, GOOGL) to Microsoft (MSFT) and OpenAI, Silicon Valley couldn’t get enough of generative AI. Listen in on any corporate earnings call, and you’d hear CEOs like Amazon’s (AMZN) Andy Jassy, Meta’s (META) Mark Zuckerberg, Intel’s (INTC) Pat Gelsinger, and AMD’s (AMD) Lisa Su tout their companies’ AI capabilities.