A bipartisan pair of senators reintroduced the Kids Online Safety Act on Tuesday with updates that aimed to address concerns that the bill could inadvertently cause more harm to the young internet users it seeks to protect. But some activists who raised those issues say the changes are still insufficient. …
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What it means for upcoming shows, films
Pictured: (l-r) Bowen Yang as ‘The Iceberg That Sank The Titanic’ and anchor Colin Jost during Weekend Update on Saturday, April 10, 2021. NBC | NBCUniversal | Getty Images Hollywood writers are officially headed to the picket line, halting production on a slate of film and television projects in the …
Read More »Moogs and Muppets: Record Shopping in Brooklyn
Dear listeners, It’s time for another installment of the recurring Amplifier segment My Record Haul, honoring the serendipity and bargains that can be found at brick-and-mortar shops. Today’s features weird and wonderful finds from one of my favorite places in Brooklyn, the Academy Records Annex. I’ve been shopping at the …
Read More »PacWest falls more than 20% as regional bank stocks slide to new lows
A Pacific Western Bank branch in Los Angeles, California, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Regional bank stocks fell sharply Tuesday as the fallout from the third major bank failure this year continued to put pressure on the sector. Shares of PacWest fell …
Read More »New York to pass first statewide law banning natural gas in new buildings
The sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City on April 23, 2023, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images New York state is poised to become the first state in the country …
Read More »Ford Motor (F) earnings Q1 2023
Ford Mustang on display at the NY Auto Show, April 6, 2023. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor is set to report its first-quarter earnings after the bell Tuesday. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting, according to Refinitiv consensus estimates: Adjusted earnings per share: 41 cents Automotive revenue: …
Read More »Barbara Corcoran negotiated her company’s sale not knowing its value
Barbara Corcoran says the “biggest negotiation of her entire life” came from pure luck. The millionaire investor on ABC’s “Shark Tank” recently took to TikTok to dish about selling The Corcoran Group, a real estate firm she founded at age 23. Nearly three decades later, she flipped it to brokerage …
Read More »Chegg shares drop 40% after company says ChatGPT is killing its business
James Tahaney loads textbooks on to a pallet in preparation for shipping at the Chegg warehouse in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, April 29, 2010. John Sommers II | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chegg shares tumbled after the online education company said ChatGPT is hurting its growth. “In the first part of the …
Read More »AAPI women face a $267,760 lifetime salary shortfall due to pay gap
Some consider April 5 equal pay day for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women, marking the point into the new year that the average AAPI woman has to work to make the same pay white men earned in 2022. In other words, an AAPI woman has to work …
Read More »Nearly 25% of jobs are set to be disrupted in the next five years: WEF
Nearly 25% of jobs are set to be disrupted in the next five years, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest ‘Future of Jobs’ report. 10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images The world of work is set to go through major changes in the coming years — with almost …
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