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These ventures, often called side hustles, provide a flexible way to earn extra income alongside a full-time job. According to Lending Tree, about 55% of young workers have a gig outside their primary job, indicating how these gigs have now entered mainstream culture. The attraction of crafting your career, choosing your hours, and sometimes even working from the comfort of your home, combined with the potential financial gain, makes this new work paradigm irresistible to many. Diving into the Privacy Abyss Yet behind this rosy picture lurks a darker reality. Each time you sign up for a new platform, fill…

Six most popular side hustles for 2024 – with little to no starting costs (Image: GETTY)As Britons grapple with high living costs, many are turning to side hustles to supplement their income and ease the strain of household bills.Side hustles often require an initial investment, but money.co.uk research shows that up to a third of adults in the UK (34 percent) have no savings.While starting a business with no money might seem daunting, money.co.uk business bank accounts experts said: “It’s possible with the right approach and mindset.”Top 3 side hustles with minimal or no upfront investment costsAccording to experts at money.co.uk,…

Tax reporting requirements for freelancers or gig workers who receive payments via apps like Venmo, Zelle, Cash App or PayPal will change for the 2024 tax year.Richard Drew/APWorkers across different industries are increasingly receiving some or all of their income via apps. They include tutors, graphic designers, hair stylists, and all kinds of independent and self-employed workers, along with merchants who sell products online through Etsy, eBay, Amazon and other sites. But tax law is still catching up when it comes to how best to report this income.If you’re a freelancer or gig worker who receives payments via apps like Venmo, Zelle,…

Good news for artificial intelligence lovers! ChatGPT, the popular AI chatbot from OpenAI, will no longer require you to log in with an account to use it. However, this only applies to ChatGPT, as other OpenAI products, such as DALL-E 3, will still require an account to access them. Additionally, users will need an account to save and review chat history, share chats, and have voice conversations. “Starting today, you can use ChatGPT instantly, without the need to register,” says OpenAI in a blog post. “We are doing it gradually, with the goal of making AI accessible to anyone who…

Dividend stocks offering investors high yields tend to be alluring because the income they generate for shareholders is better than average. However high yields often come with high risks. If a dividend proves to be unsustainable and a company slashes the payout, investors could be left holding a stock that suddenly doesn’t look all that great.Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW) pays investors a fairly high yield of 13% right now. That’s well above the S&P 500 average of just 1.4%. However, given the changes the company is undergoing right now, that dividend might not be the safest option for income…

Using virtual influencers is not new: Barbie already has millions of followers on Instagram.Paris: Social media influencers have embraced artificial intelligence to spice up their content but they are also facing growing competition from AI-generated Instagramers, TikTokers and YouTubers.Sporting pink hair and posing in lingerie, swimsuits or gym outfits, Aitana Lopez has more than 300,000 followers on Instagram where she is described as a “gamer at heart” and “fitness lover” — except she’s not real.Aitana was created by The Clueless, a Barcelona-based company that describes itself as an “AI modeling agency” run by “visionaries on a mission to redefine the…

Class 9 student Aaryan Shukla created a Guinness World Record for the ‘fastest time to mentally add 50 five-digit numbers’. He achieved the record in 25.19 seconds on the Italian TV show, Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy on February 29, 2024. Shukla is a student of Delhi Public School Nashik.In addition to the Guinness World Record, the young math genius had also won accolades for his talent in mental mathematics earlier. He has been participating in various national and international Olympiads on mathematics and science. The 13-year-old boy has won several Olympiads and Mathletics competitions. Talking to indianexpress.com,…

Aston Martin has denied making an ’astronomical’ bid to lure Adrian Newey away from Red Bull. Amid Red Bull’s dominance, the team’s 2024 season has been marred by internal and public strife amid an obvious leadership power struggle and the Christian Horner scandal. So serious has the chaos been that Dr Helmut Marko, legendary F1 designer Newey, and even Max Verstappen have all been linked with the exit door. “We are absolutely calm and confident that Max will stay with us,” Horner told Sky Italia at Suzuka, adding that the chance the Dutchman will remain at Red Bull beyond 2024…

Discover the most relevant industry news and insights for fashion PR & communications professionals, updated each month to enable you to excel in job interviews, promotion conversations or perform better in the workplace by increasing your market awareness and emulating market leaders.BoF Careers distils business intelligence from across the breadth of our content — editorial briefings, newsletters, case studies, podcasts and events — to deliver key takeaways and learnings tailored to your job function, listed alongside a selection of the most exciting live jobs advertised by BoF Careers partners.Key articles and need-to-know insights for PR & communications professionals today:1. The…

click to enlarge Daria Bishop Kylee Harvey, pet caretaker, Burlington They set their own hours. They’re not on anyone else’s payroll. Their time is their own, but generally so is the responsibility for their health and unemployment coverage, vacation time, and Social Security contributions. They are gig workers, freelancers, temps or independent contractors, and their ranks are swelling. In the 2022 American Opportunity Survey conducted by consulting firm McKinsey, 36 percent of employed respondents described themselves as “independent workers,” up from 27 percent in 2016. Although that category included full-timers who also do “side hustles,” 72 percent of the respondents…