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AI might not take your job after all

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jan 22, 2024

MIT researchers estimate that artificial intelligence would be cost-effective in less than a quarter of the work it could technically do.

Nvidia, a chipmaker with sought-after AI products, has done well on Wall Street, but that doesn't mean AI will steal all our jobs. Above, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

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Google Search may be the most powerful arbiter of internet content

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Jan 22, 2024

Websites are making content "to try to game Google results," says Mia Sato of The Verge. What has that done to human creativity?

"There is this tension between what we all want to do on the internet and what makes sense to," said Mia Sato at The Verge. "Because if Google cannot see our work, there's really no point in making it."

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Nordstrom Rack has famed retail name straddling two worlds

by Elizabeth Trovall

Jan 22, 2024

Being the off-price outlet of a brand known for high-end goods isn't always a recipe for success, experts say.

Shoppers line up for the grand opening of a Nordstrom Rack in Colorado.

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This mosaic artist wants to "just keep going and going"

by Sofia Terenzio

Jan 22, 2024

Stacia Goodman of Minneapolis specializes in large-scale works that hang in public places, like airports, hospitals and universities.

Stacia Goodman with “Ripples & Connections,” a mosaic installed at the Health and Wellness Innovation Center at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.

Courtesy Stacia Goodman

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Do shareholder ESG resolutions make a difference?

by Kimberly Adams

Jan 22, 2024

So-called activist investors in recent years have been pushing for social and environmental goals through shareholder resolutions. As Kimberly Adams reports, even though there's a growing political backlash, these resolutions can change corporate policies.

Exxon filed a lawsuit to prevent activist investors from voting on climate-related proposals at the company's next shareholder meeting.

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Can't sleep? Mattresses, masks and supplements say they can help.

by Samantha Fields

Jan 22, 2024

A third of adults regularly get too little sleep. "Sleep tech" and other specialized products are growing, multibillion-dollar industries.

An artificial intelligence-capable mattress at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show. A study found people are willing to spend up to 14% of their income trying to get better sleep.

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Heartbeats The Knife

Diving Woman Japanese Breakfast

Redbone Childish Gambino

Show Me How You Feel Shafiq Husayn

Summer Nights Raaginder, fear. Wisechild

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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