Author: News Room
They’re ugly. They’re noisy. They sprawl across the landscape. They gobble up energy and water.Americans hate data centers and don’t trust the Big Tech companies that need them. But they love using the artificial intelligence models they power.More than half of Americans used an AI chatbot in July, according to…
Google escapes again.A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Google doesn’t have to break up its adtech business — which was the nuclear option sought by the Justice Department after the tech company was found to have operated an illegal monopoly in certain online advertising markets.It’s the second time in recent…
Bill Simmons has said he authorized another person to place sports bets on his behalf, but don’t expect the podcasting star to get more than a slap on the wrist.Simmons, who runs Spotify’s podcast strategy, said on his show on Sunday that he’d enlisted his daughter’s boyfriend to log into…
Los Angeles County and Sheridan County, Wyoming, don’t share many similarities, except for one main area: a high volume of business applications.That’s one of several findings from the US Census Bureau’s most recent business application data release in June. The data track applications for Employer Identification Numbers (EINs) submitted to…
With America’s debt mounting and oil prices on the rise again, the bond market has been gripped by a sell-off this week.Market jitters were first triggered last week, following Scott Bessent’s plan to have the Treasury as much as double its long-dated bond purchases. The move briefly quelled yields, but…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Teri Williams, president and chief operating officer of OneUnited Bank. It has been edited for length and clarity.Growing up in Indiantown, Florida, I used to follow my great-grandmother around, whom I called Ma Honey. Ma Honey owned a penny candy store,…
Amazon customers are taking aim at the e-commerce giant over its email etiquette.Earlier this summer, some Amazon customers started seeing generic descriptions instead of exact ones in receipts and other order-related emails. An engine air filter for a car, for example, might now appear in the emails as an “automotive…
Costco has shut down its Costco Next online marketplace. The service, which would let Costco members order discounted products and services directly from several dozen companies, was shuttered recently. Among the companies available through Costco Next were Anker Electronics, Priority Bicycles and Viking Culinary. Visitors to the Costco Next page…
Generative AI has been suspended by New York City’s schools.The city’s Department of Education imposed a one-year moratorium on the use of AI by students in elementary and middle school classrooms, officials said on Wednesday.High school students, meanwhile, will take two “AI literacy courses” each year and will have access to AI…
For years, moving to Colorado felt like the easiest decision in the world.My husband and I both came here on our own, drawn by the mountains, the outdoor lifestyle, and the possibility of building a life somewhere that felt more like us.I moved to Colorado 10 years ago; he followed…
