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Microsoft hires influential AI figure Mustafa Suleyman to head up consumer AI business 03/20/2024 11:25am • LONDON (AP) — Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman to head up its consumer artificial intelligence business, adding another influential figure to its pool of talent leading the charge to build a technology that Suleyman views as both as a boon and threat to humanity. Suleyman, co-founder of AI re Historic covered bridges are under threat by truck drivers relying on GPS meant for cars 03/20/2024 10:44am • LYNDON, Vt. (AP) — One of Vermont's historic covered bridges has fallen under threat from modern technology. Box truck drivers relying on GPS continually crash through Lyndon's 140-year-old Miller’s Run bridge despite signs, including a flashing one, to deter vehicles that are too tall or too he French regulators fine Google $272 million in dispute with news publishers 03/20/2024 06:47am • PARIS (AP) — France’s competition watchdog hit Google on Wednesday with another big fine tied to a long-running dispute over payments to French publishers for their news. The French Competition Authority said it issued the 250 million euro ($272 million) penalty because of Google's failure to c Election misinformation is a problem in any language. But some gets more attention than others 03/20/2024 12:22am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Warnings about deepfakes and disinformation fueled by artificial intelligence. Concerns about campaigns and candidates using social media to spread lies about elections. Fears that tech companies will fail to address these issues as their platforms are used to undermine democracy Online protection bills for kids pass in Maryland House, Senate — but Big Tech companies continue their fight 03/19/2024 08:05pm • Bills that would limit how much data can be harvested from kids online passed overwhelmingly in their respective chambers in Annapolis, Maryland, but there are signs that opponents aren't finished objecting to the measures. House and Senate bills would bar tech companies from using data to push p Michael Burry's 2024 Portfolio Changes 03/19/2024 08:00pm • Investor Michael Burry rose to fame after he predicted the 2008 housing market collapse and actor Christian Bale portrayed him in 2015's "The Big Short." The film, which won acclaim as one of the best movies about Wall Street, highlighted Burry's call to "short" the U.S. housing market, betting agai How to Choose a Microcredential 03/19/2024 08:00pm • Microcredentials -- sometimes referred to as non-degree or short-term credentials -- have grown in popularity, raising many questions about their worth. In the U.S., the public has more familiarity with degrees than short-term credentials, says Marni Baker Stein, chief content officer at Coursera, a 8 Top-Performing Fidelity Funds for Retirement 03/19/2024 08:00pm • The recent update to the S&P Indices Versus Active, or SPIVA, report casts a revealing light on the performance of investment funds when benchmarked against a variety of passive indexes. The data over the last decade paints a challenging picture for actively managed funds, particularly in the U. Judge denies Apple's attempt to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over AirTag stalking 03/19/2024 02:34pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has denied Apple's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims — and that the tech giant hasn't done enough to prevent them. Apple’s $29 AirTags have become popular items since their 2021 release, helping 5 Basic Components of an Online College Course 03/18/2024 08:00pm • Thanks to modern technology, students no longer have to be bound to a physical classroom to pursue a college education. Equipped with a device and an internet connection, students can earn an associate, bachelor's or master's degree from the comfort of their own home. "It's the way of education, and 7 Best Mutual Funds With No Minimum Investment 03/18/2024 08:00pm • A well-diversified portfolio can mitigate risk and help you achieve higher returns. Some investors pick individual stocks and monitor their portfolios, but it can take a lot of time to stay on top of each holding that is contributing to your wealth (or not). Mutual funds streamline the investing pro New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms 03/18/2024 01:25pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles severely hampered the legal market and allowed black-market sellers to flourish, Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered Monday. The review will focus on ways the state can s Stock market today: Asian stocks gain ahead of US and Japan rate decisions 03/18/2024 03:56am • HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks advanced Monday ahead of policy decisions this week by Japan’s central bank and the Federal Reserve. Oil prices and U.S. futures rose. Chinese data for January-February were mixed, with property investment falling while other indicators showed improvement. In Tokyo Teen gets 40 years in prison for Denver house fire that killed 5 from Senegal 03/15/2024 08:12pm • DENVER (AP) — One of three teenagers charged with starting a Denver house fire that killed five people — apparently out of revenge for a stolen cellphone that was mistakenly traced to the home — was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison. Gavin Seymour, 19, pleaded guilty in January to one cou Reddit reveals FTC inquiry into deals licensing its users' data for AI training 03/15/2024 07:22pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Reddit said Friday that the Federal Trade Commission has opened an inquiry into the social media platform’s sale, licensing or sharing of its users' posts and other content to outside organizations for use in training artificial intelligence models. The company disclosed the