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Why This Bay Area Grocery Store Remains a California Favorite

With rising food prices, a routine trip to the grocery store can feel like a luxury. In California, high-end grocery stores such as Erewhon, where custom smoothie kits go for $100, are becoming increasingly prominent in this K-shaped economy. According to the Food Institute, luxury grocery stores are thriving as…

AI-enabled cheating is forcing some schools to go analog

AI is starting to make some classrooms look a little more old school.The University of Chicago Law School is requiring first-year students to keep their laptops closed in class this fall, as part of a broader strategy to ensure students learn to think independently as artificial intelligence becomes ubiquitous in…

Millions of Americans May Get Automatic First-Time Tax Penalty Relief

Millions of taxpayers will get to skip the line beginning this summer, thanks to a new automated penalty relief process the IRS is rolling out. The IRS said its new Automatic Exemption from Penalty (AEP) will automatically provide penalty relief for failure to file, pay or deposit employment taxes to…

Apple accuses OpenAI of playing dirty in the AI talent wars

OpenAI has been on a recruiting tear, supercharging its headcount and yanking top AI talent from other tech companies. Now, Apple says the AI juggernaut has been playing dirty with its recruitment tactics.The Cupertino tech giant accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets in a lawsuit filed Friday that also targeted…

IRS COVID Tax Deadline Is Today. See How You Can File Online.

Friday, July 10 is the last day for tens of millions of U.S. taxpayers to file for a potential COVID-related IRS refund. Taxpayers who don’t file with the IRS to protect a potential refund or abatement will lose the chance forever. The potential tax refund stems from a federal judge’s…

When Is Food Unsafe? What Sell By and Best By Labels Mean for You

Food labels can be confusing, with terms like “sell by,” “best by,” and “use by,” among others. There are limited federal requirements that product expiration dates be labeled for safety. Manufacturers choose their own phrases to describe expected product quality rather than safety. California, with a law that went into…