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AI could further complicate this crucial tipline for online child...

A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after abusers and rescue...

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Educators are leading the way in AI and visual communication

As visual communication becomes the norm in the workplace and artificial intelligence (AI) turns from a nice-to-have tool to a necessity and expectation, it’s clear that our classrooms need to...

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California just went 9.25 hours using only renewable energy

Last Saturday, as 39 million Californians went about their daily lives—taking showers, doing laundry, or charging their electric cars—the whole state ran on 100% clean electricity for more than nine...

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Banned Nvidia AI chips end up in China embedded in Dell servers

Chinese universities and research institutes recently obtained high-end Nvidia artificial intelligence chips through resellers, despite the U.S. widening a ban last year on the sale of such technology...

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This is how America’s childcare crisis is killing careers

After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a...

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How two widows turned their grief into a startup that helps people heal

When their husbands died suddenly about three years ago, a mutual friend connected Eloise Bune and Karine Nissim on Instagram. They got to know each other and became part of one another’s support...

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What Entrepreneurs Should Know About Creating a Standout Brand

Natalie Schwartz, the Head of Global Brand Marketing & Partnerships for Canva, shares pro tips to build a strong brand, create a unique visual identity and connect with core customers who will...

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Amazon’s new low-cost delivery service lets EBT and Prime members get...

Amazon is introducing a new low-cost grocery delivery subscription service, available for both Prime members and those using electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, across more than 3,500 locations...

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Nike, Adidas, and HOKA will soon be sold in JD Sports thanks to Hibbett’s $1...

JD Sports Fashion has proposed to buy American athletic fashion retailer Hibbett Inc for about $1.08 billion, the companies said on Tuesday, as Britain’s biggest sportswear retailer looks to expand...

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Quaker Oats product recalls ate into PepsiCo’s quarterly earnings

This December, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a recall of more than 40 Quaker Oats products due to possible salmonella contamination. Then, in January, dozens of additional Quaker...

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How to design the perfect Deadpool movie trailer

It’s no secret that the narrative around the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been decidedly bleak since last fall when the release of The Marvels inspired major headlines like “How Marvel Lost Its Way,”...

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What Colorado’s new law means for brain wave privacy in the Neuralink era

Lawmakers have long grappled with data privacy as it pertains to our devices and vehicles. But there’s a new battleground emerging in the privacy battles: our brains.  Governor Jared Polis signed a...

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Rice contributes to methane emissions in Vietnam. Farmers are trying to fix it

There is one thing that distinguishes 60-year-old Vo Van Van’s rice fields from a mosaic of thousands of other emerald fields across Long An province in southern Vietnam‘s Mekong Delta: It isn’t...

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Google fires 20 more workers who protested its AI and cloud computing deal...

Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, bringing the total number of terminated staff to...

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Perplexity becomes an AI unicorn with new $63 million funding round

The buzzy AI-native search company Perplexity has joined the Unicorn club. The company has raised another $62.7 million in its fourth round of funding, at a $1.04 billion valuation. The company’s...

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Content moderation in the AI era: Humans are still needed across industries,...

Alex Popken was a longtime trust and safety executive at Twitter focusing on content moderation before leaving in 2023. She was the first employee there dedicated to moderating Twitter’s advertising...

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EV global sales will rise strongly in 2024—mostly in China, IEA says

Electric car sales will rise strongly in 2024 and increasingly undercut oil demand, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast on Tuesday, adding affordability and charging infrastructure would be...

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New government heat risk tool changes the color of the worst level to magenta

Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer. The National Weather Service and the Centers...

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Ecuador eyes new debt-for-nature swaps involving Amazon and ocean protection

Ecuador is scoping out new debt-for-nature swaps, one to funnel funds into the Amazon rainforest and another for a giant ocean protection zone backed by Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, people...

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The full moon will be ‘pink’ tonight: Here’s when to see it and what it means

There’s a strange moon rising this evening. Look up at the sky at around 7:49 p.m. EDT to see the “pink” moon. If you are not located on the East Coast, check out this tool to find the moonrise in...

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