Hundreds of thousands of workers across more than a dozen cities and states will soon receive higher pay, thanks to minimum wage hikes set to go into effect July 1. More than 800,000 workers in two states —Alaska and Oregon — as well as Washington, D.C., will be impacted by …
Read More »Experts offer advice to new college grads on entering the workforce in the age of AI
New college graduates this year face an especially daunting task — putting their degrees to work just as “generative” artificial intelligence technology like ChatGPT is beginning to change the American workplace. “We are entering an entirely new economy, so the knowledge economy that we have been in for the last …
Read More »Meta to help develop new AI
Meta is teaming with defense industry startup Anduril Industries to develop military products that use artificial intelligence and augmented reality, the companies announced on Thursday. Anduril said in a statement that the new products will provide “real-time battlefield intelligence” to soldiers in the field, allowing them to make decisions based on …
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Fisher-Price has recalled 253,000 breakfast-themed stroller toys after consumers raised concerns about potential choking hazards, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement. About an additional 4,500 toys sold in Canada have also been recalled, the federal agency and Health Canada said. The recall involves Fisher-Price “Brunch & Go” stroller …
Read More »TNT’s “Inside the NBA” will air on ESPN, ABC starting next season, as part of NBA settlement
“Inside the NBA” will continue, even though games will no longer be airing on TNT at the end of this season. The popular studio show will appear on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of a settlement between Warner Bros. Discovery and the NBA that was announced on …
Read More »Last Netflix DVDs being mailed out Friday, marking the end of an era
The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix’s once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video streaming that has transformed entertainment. The DVD service that has been steadily shrinking in the …
Read More »TSA probes Clear after it let through a passenger carrying ammo
Traveler verification program Clear allowed a passenger traveling with ammunition to breeze through its passenger authentication system last year, according to a Bloomberg report. The passenger was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration and later found to also be traveling under a false identity, according to the report, which suggests the …
Read More »Travelers can save money on flights by “skiplagging,” but there are risks. Here’s what to know.
Seasoned travelers who know how to get the biggest bang for their air mileage sometimes use a hack known has “hidden city ticketing” to save money on airfare. Also called “skiplagging,” the practice involves buying multi-stop airline tickets with layovers in a desired destination, then ditching the second flight. Savvy …
Read More »Tourist subs aren’t tightly regulated. Here’s why.
The accident involving a tourist sub that killed all five people on the vessel is raising questions about the rules governing deep-sea exploration. It’s a space on the high seas where laws and conventions can be sidestepped by risk-taking entrepreneurs and the wealthy tourists who help fund their dreams. “We’re …
Read More »West Coast dockworkers, ports reach tentative labor deal
After months of tense negotiations which led to slowdowns and port disruptions, the union which represents thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative deal with their employers on a new labor agreement. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s Coast Longshore Division, and the Pacific Maritime Association — which …
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