The Connecticut Senate has passed one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harm. But despite …
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By SUSAN HAIGH
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4/24/24
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Ford Motor Co.’s first-quarter net income fell 24% from a year ago as the company’s combustion engine vehicle unit saw revenue and sales decline. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker said it made …
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4/24/24
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U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand and stop the growing outbreak. Officials say the risk to humans …
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By JONEL ALECCIA and LAURA UNGAR
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4/24/24
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Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta says its first-quarter profit more than doubled, boosted by higher advertising revenue and a 6% increase on the average price of ads on its platforms. But …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
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4/24/24
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The Missouri House has passed legislation that could protect chemical manufacturer Bayer from some lawsuits alleging a popular weedkiller causes cancer. The legislation comes as Bayer faces tens of …
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By DAVID A. LIEB
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4/24/24
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Southwest Airlines flight attendants have ratified a new contract that will boost their pay by about one-third over four years. The Transport Workers Union said Wednesday that Southwest cabin crews …
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4/24/24
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President Joe Biden’s signing of legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. runs counter to his campaign’s embrace of the platform and outreach to influencers. The president is also facing …
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By WILL WEISSERT
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4/24/24
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A Tesla that may have been operating on the company’s Autopilot driving system has hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle. The incident raises questions about whether a recent recall went far …
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By TOM KRISHER and GENE JOHNSON
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4/24/24
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The big U.S. aid package for Ukraine and other allies that President Joe Biden signed Wednesday also allows the administration to seize Russian state assets located in the U.S. and use them for the …
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN
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4/24/24
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For millions of American workers, the federal government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits. In one move, the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban …
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MAE ANDERSON
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4/24/24
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Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison says the business software giant’s planned campus in Nashville, Tennessee, will serve as its world headquarters and place it in a city that's a center of the health …
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4/24/24
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The North America’s Building Trades Unions has endorsed President Joe Biden. It adds to Biden's roster of support from organized labor. The Democratic president and union leaders used the …
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRIS MEGERIAN
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4/24/24
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Poland’s prosecutor general has told the parliament that powerful Pegasus spyware was used against hundreds of people during the former government in Poland. Among them were elected officials. Adam …
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By VANESSA GERA
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4/24/24
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U.S. agriculture officials say dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus in an effort to track and control the growing outbreak. The move comes a day after federal …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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4/24/24
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TikTok is halting a feature on its new app rewarding users in Europe for watching videos, after facing pressure from regulators worried about its addictive features. The company backed down days …
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By KELVIN CHAN
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4/24/24
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More than one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income. That according to findings in an AARP survey that …
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN
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4/24/24
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The way a meal looks has been important to the dining experience since forever. But perhaps never more than now, when chefs know that images of dishes can be shared online as well. And there's a …
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By KIM COOK
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4/24/24
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Expectations are tempered for the financial prospects of summer of 2024 at the movies. There are fewer superheroes than normal in a landscape that was vastly altered by the production shutdowns …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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4/24/24
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The names of thousands of people held in Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II will be digitized and made available for free on Ancestry. The genealogy company announced Wednesday …
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4/24/24
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British competition regulators say they’ll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry. The …
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By KELVIN CHAN
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4/24/24
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