Melissa Thompson

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Melissa Thompson writes about a wide range of topics, revealing interesting things we didn't know before. She is a freelance USA Today producer, and a Technorati contributor.

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4 Beautifully Designed Weather Mobile Apps That Are A Must-Have

Mobile applications have evolved as the latest smartphones have gotten smarter. There are now many in-built apps when purchasing a smartphone because these applications...

Millennials Are Finally Buying Homes: Here’s How It’s Affecting the Economy

For many years, the millennial generation was an outlier in homebuying trends, buying fewer homes and later in life than older generations. One study...

How An Organization Can Achieve Data Quality Management

Over 50% of global executives and organization managers report that they can't easily get the right data needed to make critical decisions. Despite the...

Affordable Build & Buy Loan Options

Some consumers have been wanting to finally "make it" and become a homeowner, but have been torn between taking out a construction loan versus...

Are College Students Finding it Too Hard to Study?

In a rather intriguing exposé, the New York Times outlines studies which reveal the rise in the tendency for present day college students to...

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Top Jewelers in Miami: 8 Shops Worth Visiting in 2026

From iced-out moissanite chains to handmade gold Cuban links and rare signed jewels, eight Miami jewelers worth a visit this year.

How Buy Now, Pay Later Debt Changes Your Bankruptcy Decisions

Does buy now, pay later debt count when you're deciding whether to file for bankruptcy? More and more, yes, even when the balance never touched your credit report. Split-pay loans from apps like Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm, and Zip have become

The Debt Collector’s AI Voice Agent: How Synthetic-Voice Dunning Calls Are Colliding With Decades-Old Consumer Protection Rules

Most consumers assume the friendly voice on a collection call belongs to a person following a script. It is often a script following a person. A synthetic voice, cloned or generated by an AI agent, working a call list on behalf of a collect

The Black Box in the Crossover: What Vehicle Event Data Recorders Capture in the Seconds Before a Fatal Pedestrian Crash

A pedestrian killed by a crossover has, on average, about 20 seconds of the driver's inputs sitting inside the car that hit them. Throttle position. Brake pressure. Steering angle. Whether the seat belt was buckled and whether stability con
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