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How Smart Are the Robots Getting?

The Turing test used to be the gold standard for proving machine intelligence. This generation of bots is racing past it.  » mehr lesen

JPMorgan Paid $175 Million for a Business It Now Says Was a Scam

Charlie Javice promised to simplify the college financial aid process. It was a compelling pitch. Especially, as now seems likely, to those with little firsthand knowledge of financial aid.  » mehr lesen

Their Children Are Their Retirement Plans

The offspring of many East Asian immigrants are raised to support their elders in their later years. That gives a segment of Americans challenges others don’t face.  » mehr lesen

How Big Tech Layoffs Stack Up With the Rest of Their Work Forces

Some of the biggest tech companies have announced tens of thousands of job cuts. But even after the layoffs, their work forces are still behemoths.  » mehr lesen

Justice Department Investigating Abbott Infant Formula Plant

Abbott shut down production at the plant last year amid “shocking” sanitation lapses, touching off a disruptive infant supply formula shortage.  » mehr lesen

Elon Musk Testifies That His Tweets Did Not Drive Tesla’s Stock Price

The chief executive of Tesla testified in a federal civil trial about a 2018 plan to take the automaker private that fizzled out.  » mehr lesen

Google Parent Alphabet to Cut 12,000 Jobs

The layoffs amount to about 6 percent of the global work force at the company, the latest tech giant to make cuts after a pandemic hiring spree.  » mehr lesen

Air Travel Debacles Put Pete Buttigieg in the Hot Seat

Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, is facing scrutiny after a meltdown by Southwest Airlines and a Federal Aviation Administration system outage wreaked havoc on flights.  » mehr lesen

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