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NPR (Rachana Pradhan) - 'I just wanted to give up': Disabled patients face Medicaid denials from IT errors

Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.

DAILYCALLER (Ireland Owens) - Many Parents Now Worried Their Kids Rely On AI Way Too Much

‘must be taught to use it responsibly’

Many parents are now concerned that their kids are relying too heavily on artificial intelligence, according to a survey released Thursday. The latest edition of Deloitte’s  annual “Back-to-School”  survey found that 49% of parents feel worried that their children are leaning on AI too much. Meanwhile, 35% of respondents were worried that schools are not doing enough to prepare students for AI, the survey shows. (RELATED: Brown Professor Warns AI Is Making Students Dumber After Cheating Scandal) Of those surveyed, 28% of parents reported that their kids are already using generative AI in their schoolwork. Generative AI, also known as GenAI, refers to a type of AI that can produce original content including text, images, video,…Open

AXIOS (Tina Reed) - America's work perk boom meets reality

The era of ever-expanding workplace perks is ending. It's not just free kombucha and laundry — policies like paid parental leave and retirement matches are on the chopping block. Why it matters: Corporate America spent the labor-shortage years competing to offer the most generous workplace benefits. Now, with health-care cost soaring, workers leverage shrinking and an AI reckoning , some employers are rolling them back. The big picture: First it was the return to the office . Now benefits that became standard during COVID and workforce shortages — from fertility subsidies to 401(k) matches — appear on shakier ground in an era dominated by AI spending and rising health costs. What's happening: Deloitte and Zoom are among the…

NYTIMES (Claire Cain Miller) - Why Two Big Companies Just Cut Paid Family Leave

Deloitte and Zoom are among the employers reducing support for working parents, signaling a retreat from a “golden age of benefits.”