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Money Market Funds vs. Accounts
Q. What are money market accounts and money market funds? -- B.B., Austin, Texas
A. They're both low-risk investments. Money market accounts are bank or credit union accounts with yields that are usually higher than typical savings accounts. They let you write checks and are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) ... (full story)
Wine brands chase Gen Z with playful tie-ins to Shark Week, NASCAR and more
BOSTON (AP) — Which wine pairs well with Shark Week? Does a pinot noir have enough acidity to cut through the grime of a Tough Mudder race? Is a big, brassy cabernet bold enough of a quaff for a night of naming dead rodents after an ex?
And is a wine named SEX too provocative or not provocative enough?
Absurd as they m ... (full story)
Watch Duty, the fire tracking app used by millions, expands to help monitor dangerous floods
When a fire broke out a few miles from his Altadena, California, home the evening of Jan. 7, 2025, Matt Blea and his family needed to make a crucial decision: Should they stay home, or evacuate?
A friend who did mountain rescue told Blea to download a free app called Watch Duty. On the app, he could see the fire's perimeter, tra ... (full story)
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Bernie Sanders unveils plan to give the public direct ownership of AI companies
WASHINGTON (AP) — As artificial intelligence companies reshape the economy and race toward trillion-dollar valuations, Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a sweeping transfer of wealth and power from the industry to the American public.
The legislation, shown first to The Associated Press, would create a sovereign wealth fund ... (full story)
Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids’ use of social media restored
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's law requiring children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps must be restored, a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled June 18.
The decision comes as a blow to NetChoice, which has won court victories against identical digital identification laws in other ... (full story)
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AI chatbots hit the dating scene, becoming the lovelorn's modern-day Cyrano
Marie Lansley recently started a new job in a new city while searching for a new partner. In her dating pursuits, the freshly minted San Franciscan said she’s been “trying everything”— including some help from artificial intelligence.
AI chatbots have become — for her and many others — de fact ... (full story)
AI companies should release environmental impact, commit to clean energy, says UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on June 23 called on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon pollution they create, along with the water and land used to power their operations.
While urging action in an address at London Climate Action Week, Guterres proposed the AI Env ... (full story)
Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on June 22 ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s efforts to nationalize elections can no longer be used.
U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups that argued the recent upgrades to the program, ... (full story)