Most prisons forbid online access. But inmates are finding ways to ask chatbots questions anyway.
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If the Steve Jobs era was defined by technological innovation, the Tim Cook period was one of exceptional financial growth.
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John Ternus, an Apple veteran who runs hardware engineering, will take over an extraordinarily profitable company in need of new ideas.
AT&T and Verizon were penalized millions of dollars for what the agency said was a failure to protect consumer information. The companies say they were deprived of their right to a jury trial.
Kevin M. Warsh has enough support to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve, but a criminal investigation into the central bank stands in his way.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia has emphasized practical governance as her brand, but the political fight over redistricting has dominated her term so far.
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In the latest gerrymandering clash before the midterm elections, voters in Virginia will decide on Tuesday whether to approve a map that would give Democrats more House seats.
Oil prices pulled back and stocks inched higher as investors looked to the possibility of a second round of peace talks between the United States and Iran.
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The Navy destroyers enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports carry weapons fielded after an American warship was attacked and nearly sunk more than 25 years ago.
We wrote last week about the societal, academic and economic implications of young Americans scared of AI ("The kids aren't AI-right , Part 1"). Today, we dig deeper into job panic. Young Americans are scared of more than AI. They're downright panicky about finding a job at all. - Only 20% of young workers told Gallup in Q4 last year that it's a good time to find a quality job, down from 62% at the pollster's peak for the measure in October 2021. You rarely see mood swings this severe. Why it matters: For 70 years, a bachelor's degree was the most reliable on-ramp to a stable career. That's no longer true. And that's before AI hits entry-level work at scale. This isn't just worried kids succumbing to bad vibes. It's a hard, empirical…