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  • Microsoft Windows 11 update puts AI-powered Bing front and center

    Microsoft Windows 11 update puts AI-powered Bing front and center

     

    Microsoft will roll out on Tuesday an update to Windows 11 that puts its new AI-powered Bing capabilities front and center on its taskbar, one of the operating system’s most widely used features, in the latest sign the company is doubling down on the buzzy technology despite some recent controversy.

    ​Microsoft will roll out on Tuesday an update to Windows 11 that puts its new AI-powered Bing capabilities front and center on its taskbar, one of the operating system’s most widely used features, in the latest sign the company is doubling down on the buzzy technology despite some recent controversy. 

  • House panel to vote on bill empowering Biden to ban TikTok

    House panel to vote on bill empowering Biden to ban TikTok

     

    A powerful House committee is set to vote Tuesday on a bill that would make it easier to ban TikTok from the United States and crack down on other China-related economic activity, amid vocal objections from civil liberties advocates who argue the proposal is unconstitutionally broad and threatens a wide range of online speech.

    ​A powerful House committee is set to vote Tuesday on a bill that would make it easier to ban TikTok from the United States and crack down on other China-related economic activity, amid vocal objections from civil liberties advocates who argue the proposal is unconstitutionally broad and threatens a wide range of online speech. 

  • High levels of chemicals could pose long-term risks at Ohio train derailment site, researchers say

    High levels of chemicals could pose long-term risks at Ohio train derailment site, researchers say

     

    An analysis of data from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s measurements of pollutants released from the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, suggests that nine of the dozens of chemicals that the EPA has been monitoring are higher than would normally be found in the area, according to a group of scientists from Texas A&M and Carnegie Mellon University.

    ​An analysis of data from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s measurements of pollutants released from the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, suggests that nine of the dozens of chemicals that the EPA has been monitoring are higher than would normally be found in the area, according to a group of scientists from Texas A&M and Carnegie Mellon University. 

  • ‘Dilbert’ distributor and book publisher drop creator Scott Adams over his racist remarks

    ‘Dilbert’ distributor and book publisher drop creator Scott Adams over his racist remarks

     

    Andrews McMeel Universal, the company that syndicates “Dilbert,” said it is cutting ties with the comic strip’s creator, Scott Adams, after his racist remarks about Black Americans led hundreds of newspapers across the country to drop the satirical cartoon.

    ​Andrews McMeel Universal, the company that syndicates “Dilbert,” said it is cutting ties with the comic strip’s creator, Scott Adams, after his racist remarks about Black Americans led hundreds of newspapers across the country to drop the satirical cartoon. 

  • Discounts led Target to a surprising comeback

    Discounts led Target to a surprising comeback

     

    Target’s decision to cut prices to boost sales has paid off.

    ​Target’s decision to cut prices to boost sales has paid off. 

  • Lightfoot seeks to advance in Chicago mayor’s race focused on crime

    Lightfoot seeks to advance in Chicago mayor’s race focused on crime

     

    Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, after years of battles with teachers’ and police unions, is seeking to survive the first round of voting Tuesday in her bid for a second term.

    ​Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, after years of battles with teachers’ and police unions, is seeking to survive the first round of voting Tuesday in her bid for a second term. 

  • Two sets of remains in Ohio cold cases are identified, with a plea for tips about one leading to a break in the other

    Two sets of remains in Ohio cold cases are identified, with a plea for tips about one leading to a break in the other

     

    Ohio investigators were trying to identify human remains found decades ago when a tip led them to identify the remains of another person found around the same time almost 200 miles away, officials said Monday.

    ​Ohio investigators were trying to identify human remains found decades ago when a tip led them to identify the remains of another person found around the same time almost 200 miles away, officials said Monday. 

  • Ron DeSantis signs bill that gives him new power over Disney

    Ron DeSantis signs bill that gives him new power over Disney

     

    Appearing at the doorstep of Walt Disney World, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that gives him new power over Disney, effectively punishing the entertainment giant for speaking out against the Republican’s political agenda.

    ​Appearing at the doorstep of Walt Disney World, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that gives him new power over Disney, effectively punishing the entertainment giant for speaking out against the Republican’s political agenda. 

  • TD Bank reaches $1.2 billion settlement in Ponzi scheme lawsuit

    TD Bank reaches $1.2 billion settlement in Ponzi scheme lawsuit

     

    TD Bank will pay $1.2 billion to settle a lawsuit alleging its involvement in an infamous $7 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by disgraced financier Allen Stanford more than a decade ago.

    ​TD Bank will pay $1.2 billion to settle a lawsuit alleging its involvement in an infamous $7 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by disgraced financier Allen Stanford more than a decade ago.