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What do generative AI and social media have in common? A lack of regulation.

Teens seem to have eagerly adopted artificial intelligence tools, often without their parents’ involvement. Nathan Sanders of Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society says online hazards that reward social media firms, like data harvesting, misinformation and divisive content, might be lucrative for the AI industry too.
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You gotta start paying back those student loans. No, really.

Sep 30, 2024
Sept. 30 marks the end of an "on ramp" period that gave borrowers a year to figure out their repayment plan. Plus, manufacturing sector bright spots and transit funding cuts.
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The heavy price of living in disaster-prone areas

Sep 30, 2024
Hurricane Helene's deadly devastation spotlights the rise of Americans moving to high-risk areas.
National guardsmen and others in a flooded neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Steinhatchee, Florida.
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California governor vetoes AI safety bill

Sep 30, 2024
The bill would have established a state-wide entity to oversee AI breakthroughs.
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When companies view employees as a political base

Sep 30, 2024
What happens when businesses lean on workers to vote for the candidates and polices that are in the company’s best interest?
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Thailand hands out free money

Sep 30, 2024
From the BBC World Service: Thailand has launched the first phase of its flagship $14 billion stimulus package.
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Parents, educators are unaware how their students use generative AI, report finds

A recent report from Common Sense Media found that seven in 10 teens in the U.S. use generative AI for schoolwork and leisure. But Jim Steyer, founder and CEO of Common Sense, says adults in their lives need to test drive the tech to better learn from it.
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For public good, not for profit.

How some politicians are trying to sell their image

Sep 27, 2024
Plus, a round of Half Full/Half Empty!
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Disposable income growth chugs along

Sep 27, 2024
Disposable income growth seems to have normalized after a few chaotic years. But it doesn't mean everything in this economy is all hunky-dory. Plus, Divine Nine political fundraising and EV battery recycling.
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It's election season, which means talking politics at work

Sep 27, 2024
Increased polarization and has caused talking about politics at work to become more tense in recent years. A look at how to navigate those conversations.
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