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Photograph: Chris HaslamPlugged into my father’s 20-year-old Arcam amplifier, powering a pair of equally vintage Mordaunt Short floorstanding speakers, the Streamplayer works smoothly. It did require a 3.5mm to RCA cable (more in this below) but dad’s box of old cables is a tech treasure trove. On first listen I was impressed by the ease of it all, and switching between Qobuz and Spotify Lossless certainly didn’t offend. But when playing the same song side-by-side using a mid-range Cambridge Audio CD player, the difference was obvious.Playing the album “Music from Big Pink” by The Band, and the power and scale…

by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors January 13, 2026 Or will most of the money mirror voucher programs and flow through large established scholarship groups for private school tuition? Could the new federal tax-credit scholarship program pay for summer school or tutoring for public school students? Could it help homeschool families, microschools, and after-school enrichment programs alike? Or will most of the money mirror voucher programs and flow through large established scholarship groups for private school tuition? The race is on to shape a program that could become one of the largest federal investments in K-12 education and fuel a dramatic expansion…

Money management is evolving. Today, many people earn in fiat, spend globally, save in stablecoins, and hold crypto — all at the same time. This shift requires a new approach to budgeting: one that works across fiat, stablecoins, and crypto. Wirex makes modern budgeting easier by allowing you to hold, convert, and spend multiple currencies in one app. This guide explains practical crypto budgeting strategies you can use with Wirex to stay organised, reduce risk, and keep control of your finances. Why Crypto Budgeting Is Different From Traditional Budgeting Traditional budgeting assumes: one currency one bank account predictable expenses Modern money management looks different: income may arrive in…

Jupiter is one of the largest DeFi protocols in crypto. It initially acted as a liquidity aggregator for token swaps. Since then, it expanded its offers and included GMX-style perpetual futures. ‘Jupuary’ is the annual Jupiter airdrop event that aims to enhance Jupiter’s reach. The initial Jupiter is yet a success on Solana. Jupiter DAO, the most active and vibrant community in crypto, has decided how future JUP airdrop will take shape. From this JUP token guide, you can understand everything related to Jupiter and the upcoming JUP airdrop in 2026.   Eligibility Criteria For the Jupiter Airdrop The airdrop rewards…

If this cold and flu season seem especially sneezy-coughy-fevery to you, it is not your imagination. Flu is surging in 45 states and outpatient doctor visits for flu-like symptoms are the highest they’ve been since we started keeping track of the data.It’s not like the flu is new: Literally every year we have to navigate cold and flu season. And yet here we are in 2026, plagued with these respiratory viruses again. What’s making this year especially difficult?We pose those questions to epidemiologist and science communicator Katelyn Jetelina on this week’s episode of Explain It to Me, Vox’s weekly call-in…

Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. For the first time since its introduction in 2021, Windows 11 finally overthrew Windows 10 to become the leading operating system this year. Due to its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, cybersecurity, and enhanced multitasking and user interface, it’s now dominating the market, so if you’ve been waiting to make the switch, don’t get left behind. This is the perfect time; Windows 11 Pro…

In early 2025, Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset manager, said tokenization would be a $1T-industry by the end of the decade. Roughly a year later, billions worth of assets, mostly cash and US Treasuries, have been tokenized on leading chains, mainly Ethereum. Now, Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, which is one of the largest crypto exchanges enabling the trading of meme coins, thinks the future is tokenization.  Armstrong said tokenized stocks will be “huge,” pointing to a wave of blockchain-based versions of traditional shares. Despite these comments, Ethereum (ETH) and Polygon (POL)…

Bitcoin pushed above the $92,000 level late-Sunday as a legal escalation around Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell became public. The catalyst was Powell’s decision to publicly address Department of Justice subpoenas and a criminal probe he characterized as political pressure tied to the administration’s rate preferences. In a video released Sunday evening, Powell directly addressed US President Donald Trump: “The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.” BREAKING: Fed Chair Powell responds after Federal prosecutors open…

Ten former and current Thai Members of Parliament (MPs) have been exposed for being involved with scam and gambling networks in the country. Thailand’s Justice Minister Pol. Lt. Gen. Rutthaphon Naowarat has said that an operation to put them behind bars could be undertaken. Naowarat has said that there’s concern over potential political issues that stem from illegally obtained money. It’s a possibility that illegal vote buying could be undertaken if the MPs decide to run again. All kinds of gambling, bar the country’s lottery and horse racing, are illegal in Thailand. The Justice Minister said that he’s been working…

For a small business, a ringing phone means money is on the line. If you don’t pick up, you might never get a second chance. In fact, about 85% of people whose calls go unanswered won’t call back; instead, they’ll reach out to a competitor. This is where an answering service for small businesses becomes invaluable.  A good answering service means that every call gets picked up, even if the person phones after hours or when you’re tied up in meetings. And the best services go beyond the basics: many offer 24/7 live reception, bilingual agents, custom call scripts, and…