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Two artificial intelligence startups are teaming up to make searches through multiple listing services (MLSs) more accessible to the visually impaired.  The combined technology of Restb.ai and Lundy will allow users to search listings through voice commands. Restb.ai leverages AI to produce computer vision for the real estate sector, while Lundy provides a voice-driven property search platform. Together, the two startups will provide a voice-driven search option for agents, buyers and sellers. The new product is being offered to MLSs, and any MLS that already uses Restb.ai’s tagging technology get a complimentary upgrade to one of Lundy’s “Finding Homes Pro”…

Aire Images | Moment | Getty ImagesMany Americans face a retirement savings shortfall. However, setting aside more money could get easier for some older workers in 2025.Enacted by Congress in 2022, the Secure Act 2.0 ushered in several retirement system improvements, including updates to 401(k) plans, required withdrawals, 529 college savings plans and more.While some Secure 2.0 changes have already happened, another key change for “max savers,” will begin in 2025, according to Dave Stinnett, Vanguard’s head of strategic retirement consulting.More from Personal Finance:Here’s why the U.S. retirement system isn’t among the world’s bestBuying a home? Here are key steps…

UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say Israeli forces have fired at one of their positions in the south in a “direct and apparently deliberate” attack that damaged a watchtower. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday its peacekeepers near southern Lebanon’s Kfar Kila observed an Israeli Merkava tank “firing at their watchtower”, adding that “two cameras were destroyed, and the tower was damaged”. The incident is the latest in a series of Israeli attacks and violations against peacekeepers in Lebanon and comes as Israel expands its bombardment and ground attacks on the country, killing hundreds of…

Artem Chigvintsev has walked away with his best-case scenario following a 2-hour hearing in his Nikki Garcia (AKA Bella) divorce case … TMZ has learned. According to docs obtained by TMZ … the professional dancer and the retired WWE star had a hearing in the Napa County, California court Tuesday, where a judge ordered the exes to share custody of their son, 4-year-old Matteo. This was certainly the outcome the “Dancing with the Stars” alum was hoping for … as he previously requested joint custody when he filed his divorce response in September. Nikki, on the other hand, sought sole…

Whether it’s refining your business model, mastering new technologies, or discovering strategies to capitalize on the next market surge, Inman Connect New York will prepare you to take bold steps forward. The Next Chapter is about to begin. Be part of it. Join us and thousands of real estate leaders Jan. 22-24, 2025. After rolling out a more inclusive mortgage underwriting process and getting into home equity lending earlier this year, Dallas-based PrimeLending has a new head of growth: former Benchmark Mortgage CEO Brian McKinney. McKinney has nearly three decades of experience in the mortgage industry, spending the last 13…

The US Army conducted a joint-force, multinational training in Hawaii earlier this month.Troops focused on how to be “small and undetectable” in the electromagnetic spectrum, a commander said.The Ukraine war has demonstrated the challenges of remaining hidden from enemy sensors and electronic warfare. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking “unsubscribe” at the bottom of the email. The US Army…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has presented MPs with a long-awaited “victory plan” that aims to strengthen his country’s position enough to end the war with Russia.Zelensky told parliament in Kyiv the plan could finish the war – which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 – next year. Key elements include a formal invitation to join Nato, the lifting by allies of bans on long-range strikes with Western-supplied weapons deep into Russia, a refusal to trade Ukraine’s territories and sovereignty, and the continuation of the incursion into Russia’s western Kursk region.The Kremlin dismissed the plan with a…

Wait, did Kamala Harris prosecute Michael Jackson? The intersection of politics and the celebrity world is always strange. And it’s not always in the form of celebrity endorsements. While disgraced former president Donald Trump has praised Diddy, Janet Jackson is leveling wild allegations against Kamala Harris. She’s claiming that Harris once prosecuted her late brother, Michael Jackson. And Harris is responding to the rumor. Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Erie Insurance Arena on October 14, 2024. (Photo Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Why doesn’t Janet Jackson like Vice president Kamala Harris? On…

Carol Dujanovich, senior vice president and director of reverse mortgages at University Bank, has been reappointed to a new three-year term as a member of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC). The committee is designed to advise HUD “by helping shape the direction of its Housing Counseling Program and providing guidance on how to better serve prospective buyers, homeowners, and renters with their housing needs,” the department said in a statement. Housing counseling is a critical element of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program. Prospective borrowers…

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has rapidly become one of Donald Trump’s top political donors, and he is now emerging as one of the Republican presidential nominee’s most visible surrogates.Musk, the world’s richest man, has given nearly $75 million to America PAC, the super political action committee he created earlier this year largely to back Trump, new Federal Election Commission filings reveal. Nearly $72 million of that money has already been spent, the disclosure report shows.The group’s massive haul came entirely during the third quarter, between July and September. Musk is the only contributor listed during that period.The PAC,…