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Delta Air assures US lawmakers it will not personalize fares using AI
Delta Air Lines said on Friday it will not use artificial intelligence to set personalized ticket prices for passengers after facing sharp criticism from U.S. lawmakers and broad public concern.
Delta Air assures US lawmakers it will not personalize fares using AI
Delta Air Lines said on Friday it will not use artificial intelligence to set personalized ticket prices for passengers after facing sharp criticism from U.S. lawmakers and broad public concern.
Why Red Tape Holds Back Mexico’s Entrepreneurs - FEE
Imagine if Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos had been required to obtain fifteen permits, pay multiple unrelated fees, and navigate unreliable public services before
BP makes its biggest oil and natural gas discovery in 25 years as it refocuses on fossil fuels | CNN Business
BP has made its largest oil and natural gas discovery in 25 years off the coast of Brazil, it said Monday, in a potential big boost for the British company following its strategic shift away from renewable energy to refocus on fossil fuels.
Plastic causing "disease and death from infancy to old age" that costs $1.5 trillion a year, report warns
Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, a report in the Lancet medical journals warns
You’re getting paid nothing for risking money in the stock market, per the equity risk premium
Yeah, stocks are still on a 4% or higher earnings yield... but when bonds offer the same, what do you do?...
Microsoft’s latest earnings show Xbox doing pretty well at everything except selling Xboxes
Microsoft reported that Xbox console sales plunged in the quarter ending in June....
US homeowners are more locked in than they’ve been for 40 years
With mortgage rates near 7%, buyers are holding back and sellers are staying put — leaving the housing market frozen....
$83 Billion Wasted: Showing Up At The Airport 3 Hours Before Your Flight Is A System Failure No One’s Trying To Fix - View from the Wing
Maybe the biggest failure in air travel is something we don’t talk about at all. How is it possible that people are being told to show up at the airport 2.5 to 3 hours before their flight, and that isn’t considered a failure of massive proportions?
Delta Air Lines assures U.S. lawmakers it won't personalize fares using AI
“There is no fare product Delta has ever used, is testing or plans to use that targets customers with individualized prices based on personal data,” the airline told senators Friday.
The Muscle of Brussels - FEE
In a world where global power is measured by military strength, technological innovation, or cultural influence, it is striking that the European Union,
Glove Production Activity Docs - Google Drive
Foundations in Economics | High School Economics Curriculum | Ramsey Education
Designed by former educators, this standards-aligned curriculum makes complex topics easy to teach and simple for students to understand and apply to real-life situations.
Whitmer subsidy record: Companies get $1 billion; jobs fall short of promises - Bridge Michigan
Since Gretchen Whitmer became governor, Michigan has given $995 million to companies that promised to create 65,000 jobs. They’ve produced 13,000 — a rate of $76,000 per job, a Bridge investigation finds.
Silver staffers aren’t leaving the office
Baby boomers (anyone in the 61–79 age range) are either refusing to retire or, increasingly, reentering the workforce.
The US labor market is worse than we thought
The economy is starting to show some cracks.
Trump unveils new tariffs for most US trading partners
Tariffs of 10% to 41% are now scheduled to kick in Aug. 7.
Baseball is soaring again. Will age-old problems pull it back to earth?
Disappointment is part of baseball’s draw. Angst and frustration are as much a part of the daily routine as balls and strikes. Success in this twisted sport is impossible without them.
How a Michigan program that gives new mothers cash could be a model for rest of US
The program aims to address the high costs of parenting with cash.
Oakland County Commission chair working as paid consultant for Sheetz
Dave Woodward, a Royal Oak Democrat who does consulting work outside of his commission job, insists his Sheetz job isn't a conflict, but critics disagree.
Yushkov: Michigan’s tax gamble could risk its competitive edge
Michigan faces a real challenge: how to invest in its future without compromising its economy.
If you live in one of these 13 states, you might have a higher electric bill next year. Blame data centers.
Rates are set to rise in 13 states as Big Tech's data centers boost demand.
Beef prices have soared in the US — and not just during grilling season
Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburgers and steaks are expensive, but the latest numbers show prices have climbed to record highs.
With Individual Home Buyers on the Sidelines, Investors Swoop Into the Market
High interest rates and prices are deterring individual buyers, leaving an opening for firms to snap up single-family properties.
China will pay people to have kids
The government will pay families $500 per child until age three to incentivize births.
How 10 Seconds Became a Multi-Million Dollar Problem
A small security ritual adds up to a big economic burden when repeated by millions.
The fertility rate in the US has fallen to a new record low
The latest CDC figures show that births per woman in the US slumped to under 1.6 — well below replacement level....
Why aren’t people having babies?
Cutting across language, geography, and culture, one societal trend is beginning to loom larger than any other: falling birth rates....