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AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share. That raises privacy concerns
Matt Robb wanted to sell his computer keyboard. So he made a listing on Facebook Marketplace — and, as an experiment late last month, he put Meta's new artificial intelligence agent Muse in the driver's seat.
Muse got to work. But within a day, Robb got an alarming update: A buyer he didn't know had shown up outside his ho ... (full story)
The rumor mill at work: When gossip protects coworkers and when it backfires
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephanie Joseph was working at a television station when someone started a false rumor claiming she and a married colleague were romantically involved.
Joseph, then 20, barely knew the man in question and didn't hear the gossip until a producer told her it was circulating.
“I’m thinking to ... (full story)
Poison pills explained
Q. What's a "poison pill" strategy when it comes to companies? -- S.C., Missoula, Montana
A. It's a strategy used by public companies to thwart hostile takeovers by making it harder for a would-be buyer to gain a controlling interest in a company. For example, when Carl Icahn had accumulated nearly 10% of Netflix's sha ... (full story)
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Supporting safe passage through the justice system
For someone who has experienced domestic violence, safety can be enhanced by a protection order, carefully planned attendance at a hearing, and courts taking timely actions in cases. Across the Ohio judicial system, practices and partnerships have been built to protect domestic violence victims as they take the steps needed to remov ... (full story)
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Arizona woman's 3-year wait for an intestine shows the US organ transplant system's complexity
A car crash destroyed Katherine Screws’ small intestine, leaving her unable to eat, dependent on IV nutrition and often too sick to get out of bed. But the Phoenix woman clung to her hospital’s prediction that she could get an intestine transplant in about six months.
That was way off. She wouldn’t get one unti ... (full story)
Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show how
A battery system installed in a Buffalo, New York, apartment building will store excess energy when it’s plentiful and power the building when the grid is strained and electricity is costly. The manufacturer and state officials hope it will show that larger batteries can safely operate where people live and work.
The 3.75 ... (full story)