The Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday higher federal income tax brackets and standard deductions for next year, which will be a welcomed cost of living adjustment for many Americans.
Why it matters: The new brackets for 2023 mean paychecks for many Americans could see a boost, which will help consumers who are being hit hard by inflation and aren't seeing raises that keep pace with price increases.
As emoji become an increasingly important tool for communication, their meanings can be blurrier than ever.
💬 Why it matters: Workplace communications have become more relaxed in recent years, yet 91% of workers say their messages have been misunderstood or misinterpreted, according to a study conducted by video messaging platform Loom — and emoji might be making matters worse.
When the special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) boom was in full swing, a number of VCs jumped in by sponsoring their own. Now, several have withdrawn from the market.
Why it matters: Turns out, SPACs aren't everything to everyone.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a lawsuit against Google in a U.S. district court in California for allegedly putting its campaign emails in the spam folders of its millions of users.
Why it matters: Google last month launched a pilot program to keep campaign emails out of spam. But the RNC has been criticizing the program, arguing it doesn't help enough with political email filtering.
This midterm elections, voters in five states will decide whether to remove from state constitutions language allowing slavery and involuntary servitude as criminal punishments.
The big picture: Over 150 years after the U.S. abolished slavery, nearly 20 state constitutions still allow forced labor as punishment for certain crimes.
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