Business
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The White House Has a Plan to Slash Plastic Use in the U.S.
The government said it would phase out its purchases of single-use plastics, a significant step because it is the biggest…
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Lawsuits Mount Over Software Used by Landlords to Set Rents
Antitrust cases contend that use of RealPage’s algorithm, which lets property owners share private data, amounts to collusion.
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White House Pushes Rent Cap, Reigniting Debate on Housing Policy
A proposal to make landlords’ tax breaks contingent on rent limits has drawn industry pushback, progressive applause and some alternative…
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How to Rein In Rising Auto Insurance Rates
Taking a safe driver course can save you 10 percent on the premium, one expert said. Improving your credit score…
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Counting the Costs of a Global IT Outage
A “historic” tech failure alarmed investors, after a security update caused problems for Microsoft devices and services, and took down…
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The Data That Powers A.I. Is Disappearing Fast
New research from the Data Provenance Initiative has found a dramatic drop in content made available to the collections used…
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The Push to Develop Generative A.I. Without All the Lawsuits
Companies like Getty have begun developing A.I. models with their own data, part of a broader push to build artificial…
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What Presidential Election? So Far, the Stock Market Doesn’t Care.
Traders appear to be focused on possible Fed rate cuts and corporate earnings, and are remarkably indifferent to political fortunes,…
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This Summer’s Sleeper TV Hit: ‘Your Honor’
Once again, a show with little following has become hugely popular once it starts streaming on Netflix.
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Edgy and Unscripted, Tucker Carlson Fires Up the Convention Crowd
The former Fox News host, who is now firmly a part of Donald Trump’s inner circle, appeared to relish his…