Finance
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Indiana’s Plan to Pipe In Groundwater for Microchip-Making Draws Fire
The state is courting high-tech investments, but a new industrial park may lack enough water. Opponents say piping it from…
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I Spent New Year’s Eve Trying to Do the FAFSA. It Didn’t Go Well.
The new, simplified version of the college student aid form was supposed to become available in December. It was, kind…
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Oregon Newspaper Stops Printing After Embezzlement Leaves It in ‘Shambles’
The Eugene Weekly had to lay off its entire 10-person staff after it uncovered years of theft by an employee,…
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Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too.
After almost 10 years of marriage, Christine Dowdall wanted out. Her husband was no longer the charming man she had…
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An Artist in Residence on A.I.’s Territory
At a reception for OpenAI’s first developer conference in San Francisco last month, a crowd mingled, wine in hand, as…
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11 Charts That Explain the Year in Business, Technology and the Economy
It has been a confusing year for the economy and markets. At the start of 2023, economists largely predicted a…
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The Way Big Banks Shut Down Customer Accounts Is Callous. Let’s Fix It.
When banks close checking and credit-card accounts because of “suspicious activity,” chaos and anxiety ensue. It doesn’t have to be…
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Boom in A.I. Prompts a Test of Copyright Law
The use of content from news and information providers to train artificial intelligence systems may force a reassessment of where…
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Bobby Rivers, Amiable and Multifaceted Television Host, Dies at 70
After getting his start as an entertainment reporter and film critic, he went on to host a show on the…
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Jim Ladd, Free-Form Radio Trailblazer, Is Dead at 75
An institution of the airwaves in Los Angeles and beyond, he capitalized on the freedom the FM band offered in…