Barclays was founded in the UK in 1690 by two goldsmiths and, later, a third partner whose name has defined the venerable international financial institution since 1736. For nearly 300 years, the name Barclays has come to represent a global banking giant reaching far outside its modest beginnings in London. Today, its operations include an online-o...

Waiting on your Social Security Disability Insurance check to arrive? The Social Security Administration will disburse the second round of February checks this week. Remember: January was the first month SSDI beneficiaries received a big increase in their check due to the 2023 cost-of-living adjustment, which is the modification the Social Security...

Netflix is expanding its paid password sharing to subscribers in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain starting Wednesday, the company announced in a blog post. The company had already started testing the change — in a few different forms — in some countries in Latin America. Now, Netflix is expanding its efforts ahead of a broader rollout in “t...

Tribit is known for its affordable smaller Bluetooth speakers that deliver very good sound quality and features for the price. Released last year, its StormBox Blast speaker is its first Bluetooth boom box speaker, and it delivers mostly impressive sound for its size and also has a built-in light show and USB-out charging. Compared to other boom bo...

Some of the projects in Phase Four of the MCU.Image: Marvel Studios With Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe now over, you might be wondering exactly what it accomplished. From January 2021 to November 2022, Marvel Studios released 18 projects, an output almost equal to the entire 11-year MCU before it. But, without an Avengers film to wrap...