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Heather Ochoa is a news writer at the Failsafe Podcast. She has been writing about politics, health, business, parenting and finance for over a decade. She also loves to go hiking in her free time.

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For fair hiring in the AI age, regulate AI vendors, not just employers

The lesson of New York City’s requirement for bias audits of employment algorithms is that policymakers must regulate AI vendors.   A landmark New York City law, known as NYC 144, requires employers to conduct bias audits every year for the automated employment tools they use. I testified in favor of the earlier version that put the […]

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This Magnificent Warren Buffett Stock Has Rocketed Up Over 80% and Could Keep Climbing, According to Wall Street

At the end of last September, Warren Buffett’s holding company Berkshire Hathaway controlled an even 10 million shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). It isn’t a top holding, but at a recent value of around $1.6 billion, it’s more than just pocket change. Buffett probably wishes he had acquired more shares of Amazon when it dipped

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Bill Maher Says Music's Obsession With Money Is Poisoning Young People

Play video content Bill Maher has not changed his tune about the problems with young people … he says one of the root problems is the musical messages pumped into their brains. The ‘Real Time’ host made his case that the music industry has been singularly obsessed with the almighty dollar and the things it

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LVMH takes aim at $30 billion watch market with high-end, reinvented pieces

Luxury giant LVMH is making a push to gain share of the global luxury watch business, with a newly formed watch division and an array of new, higher-priced models. Sales of luxury watches worldwide are estimated at about $30 billion this year, according to market research firm IMARC Group. They’re expected to grow to more

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The Hulu and Disney+ Password Crackdown Is Coming. Here’s What You Need to Know

Hulu and Disney+ subscribers have until March 14 to stop sharing their login information with people outside of their household. Disney-owned streaming services are the next to adopt the password-crackdown strategy that has helped Netflix add millions of subscribers. An email sent from “The Hulu Team” to subscribers this week and viewed by Ars Technica

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China’s Hackers Keep Targeting US Water and Electricity Supplies

An indictment from the US Department of Justice may have solved the mystery of how disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX lost over $400 million in crypto. The indictment, filed last week, alleges that three individuals used a SIM-swapping attack to steal hundreds of millions in virtual currency from an unnamed company. The timing and the amount

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