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One Tech Tip: Your next job interview could be with an AI bot
Have you applied for a new job? If you've been shortlisted, get ready to be interviewed by artificial intelligence.
Deluged by a flood of AI-generated job applications from easy-apply job boards, recruiters are turning to AI to cope. Companies are using chatbots to interview candidates, typically at the screening stage, through ... (full story)
How to find a trusts and estates attorney
When asked to speak on estate planning, I inevitably emphasize the importance of retaining skilled legal counsel.
The job of the estate planning attorney is to learn about your wishes and to create the legal framework to execute those wishes after you pass away.
If you have a small estate, don't assume you don't need estat ... (full story)
Why your co-worker might be listening to music tuned to 432 hertz
NEW YORK (AP) — Yoselin Sanchez has been in chronic pain since she was born with cervical scoliosis. While little eases the discomfort, she’s found ways to distract herself from hurting.
She practices yoga. She performs free flow dance. And while she works, she frequently listens to house music tuned to 432 hertz, a ... (full story)
Local
America’s schools face a backlash on digital devices as screens saturate classrooms
Just a few years ago, America’s public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Los Angeles middle school teacher Anna Soffer remembers it well: “The idea was that technology is the future, so we need to put tech in every child’s hands.”
Now, the conversation has flipped. After pouring billions o ... (full story)
State
Gamification and memes lure young people to sports wagering apps, prediction markets
When Rory McIlroy won the Masters for the second year in a row, Kalshi shared a photo of him on Instagram with the words, “Wait he’s goated.” When a video of NBA player Damian Lillard recovering from an injury circulated online, Kalshi’s main competitor Polymarket posted, “The league is cooked.”(full story)
Matthew Perry's assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the “Friends” actor’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with a fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced last week to three years and five months in prison, bringing an end to the legal saga surrounding t ... (full story)
Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is keeping the memory of the surprise bombing alive at 106
CENTERVILLE, Mass. (AP) — On the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the country's oldest living survivor of the Japanese bombing was far below deck helping repair one of the boilers of the USS St. Louis.
Freeman Johnson, who turned 106 in March, never witnessed the surprise attack. He never heard his shipmates firing anti-air ... (full story)