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If your skin is sensitive, reactive, or just plain moody, exfoliating can feel risky. In my experience as someone with acne scars or skin prone to irritation, lactic acid is my go-to for smoothing skin without causing redness or dryness. Compared to other alpha hydroxy acids such as glycolic acid and mandelic acid, lactic acid is known to be much gentler, making it ideal for sensitive and dry skin types looking for visible results. One reason lactic acid stands out is that it improves skin texture and tone while supporting hydration, which is important when your barrier needs some extra…

From the rising cost of education to the cost of supplies and extracurricular classes, raising a child can be expensive. Especially if you want to be an elite athlete someday.Arthur Liu, the father of Olympian and 2025 world champion figure skater Alisa Liu, told CBS’ “60 Minutes” earlier this month that he estimates he spent between $500,000 and $1 million total on her training alone. “We spared no money or time,” Arthur Liu said of training the now 20-year-old skater.Sure, not everyone spends as much as Mr. Liu does — the average U.S. family spent $1,016 on their child’s primary…

The clock is officially ticking. In just five days, the lowest ticket prices for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 and 50% off Plus One Passes exclusive to the first 500 registrants will be gone. And with more than half of the first 500 applications already submitted, the slots are closing fast. If Disrupt is on your must-attend list, here’s your chance to lock in the best deal and get +1 for half price. Register now to save up to $680 on passes and get 50% off your second ticket. This offer ends on January 30th, when the first 500 tickets are won.…

The Microsoft data center campus currently under construction is shown on September 18, 2025 in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.Audrey Richardson | Reutersapproved by local officials microsoft’s The company plans to build 15 more data centers in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, near an existing site the company is expanding. Adding data center capacity will allow Microsoft to recognize revenue from OpenAI and other customers. Amazon, google and oracle It is competing with Microsoft to build data centers powered by Nvidia chips that can train and run generative artificial intelligence models. Finding sites for these facilities can be difficult because power companies don’t always…

If you’re not in a hurry to file your taxes, you’re not alone. Nearly one in four Americans said they would wait until the last minute to apply, according to a 2025 survey by financial services firm IPX1031.But there are practical reasons to consider filing early, starting Jan. 26, when the Internal Revenue Service begins federal tax filing season.And the National Taxpayer Advocate Service, an independent watchdog within the IRS, says timing may be even more important this year than in previous years, as IRS staff cuts have increased operational burdens.Here are four reasons why tax experts say it’s worth…

Obvious Ventures, co-founded by Twitter’s Evan Williams, has raised its fifth fund, and like its predecessor, this one comes with a “fun” number of $360,360,360. “We invest at the forefront of math, science and physics, and we want to celebrate math in our fund numbers,” James Joaquin (pictured far right), co-founder and managing director of the firm, told TechCrunch. The company’s first funding was $123,456,789 and its second funding was $191,919,191 (palindromic numbers are the same whether read from the front or back). The third fund was $271,828,182 (mathematicians and engineers immediately recognize this as e (Euler’s number)), and the…

Daniel Rosebery invites you to check out his latest collection. It may look familiar. Ahead of the Paris Haute Couture Week show on January 26th, the Schiaparelli designer revealed that his jewelery design will be a sophisticated recreation of the gorgeous diamond stolen from the Louvre last October. Daniel, 41, said in an interview published on January 26, “I was coming home from the office for a walk, and the jewelry had just been stolen from the Louvre.” “And I thought it would be a good idea to reimagine the stolen Louvre jewels.” In a cinematic heist, four masked robbers…

Demonstrators gather on Michigan Avenue in heavy snow to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Chicago, USA, on January 25, 2026. Jacek Bocharski | Anadolu | Getty ImagesWhile some technology industry leaders are beginning to speak out in the wake of the shooting death of ICU nurse Alex Preti in Minneapolis, the silence from some of the industry’s most prominent figures has been deafening. The killing of George Floyd in the same city nearly five years ago prompted widespread condemnation from Wall Street and across Silicon Valley. But a year into the…

Thanks to a new feature announced by Anthropic on Monday, Claude users will be able to invoke interactive apps within the chatbot interface. In keeping with Anthropic’s enterprise focus, most of the launch apps are workplace tools such as Slack, Canva, Figma, Box, and Clay, with Salesforce coming soon. In either case, the app enables a logged-in instance of the service that Claude can access, allowing the user to send Slack messages, generate graphs, or access cloud files, depending on which app is enabled. “Analyzing data, designing content, and managing projects all work more efficiently using a dedicated visual interface,”…

Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investment Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” livestream every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET. A recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. Stocks rose steadily on Monday, including reports from Club Holdings Corning, Boeing, Danaher, Starbucks, Metaplatform, Microsoft, Apple, GE Vernova, Dover and Honeywell, marking the start of the busiest week of the earnings season. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats said they would oppose federal funding, including spending for the Department of Homeland Security, raising the possibility of a partial government shutdown over the weekend. This is the second fatal shooting this month, following the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen…