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Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicated
The one thing N. Lee Plumb knows for sure about being laid off from Amazon last month is that it wasn’t a failure to get on board with the company’s artificial intelligence plans.
Plumb, his team’s head of “AI enablement,” says he was so prolific in his use of Amazon’s new AI coding tool that ... (full story)
Yea or Nay?
Q. A company I'm invested in wants shareholders to approve it issuing more stock. Why would I support that? -- E.C., Brooklyn, New York
A. Those who oppose companies issuing more shares of stock worry about the value of existing shares being diluted.
To understand dilution, imagine that the Three-Legged Chair Company (ticke ... (full story)
How artist Gordon Parks' foundation keeps his legacy growing 20 years after his death
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Civil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks’ legacy continues to expand today, even as the 20th anniversary of his death arrives on March 7. However, the Gordon Parks Foundation, which celebrates the same milestone this year, is finding it harder to fund its work inspired by the director of “The Learning Tree&rdquo ... (full story)
TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff’s attorneys confirmed.
The social video platform was one of three companies — along with Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube — facing claims that their platfor ... (full story)
Unprepared for Sudden Wealth?
What happens if you receive an inheritance you did not expect, especially a large inheritance?
When someone becomes wealthy abruptly, they could suffer from "sudden wealth syndrome," a term used by Dr. Stephen Goldbart, a psychologist and co-founder of the Money, Meaning & Choices Institute, to describe the challe ... (full story)