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Lieber: Here’s what happens when artificial intelligence falls into the hands of scammers

July 3, 2023, 6:02am Business

This is my first column on artificial intelligence scams. Read story

Google employees walk to and from the GooglePlex along Charleston Road in Mountain View, California, Tuesday, June 24, 2014.

New artificial intelligence: Will Silicon Valley ride again to riches on other people’s products?

Google employees walk to and from the GooglePlex along Charleston Road in Mountain View, California, Tuesday, June 24, 2014.

July 3, 2023, 5:13am Business

Silicon Valley is poised once again to cash in on other people’s products, making a data grab of unprecedented scale that has already spawned lawsuits and congressional hearings. Read story

Bankrate: 10 best US cities to start a career — and most are in the South

July 3, 2023, 5:00am Business

With graduation behind them, millions of young adults nationwide are thinking about what they plan to do next and where they plan to do it. Read story

Weston: Safer ways to raid your retirement, if you have to

July 1, 2023, 5:32am Business

Raiding your retirement accounts can be expensive. Withdrawing money before age 59½ typically triggers income taxes, a 10% federal penalty and — worst of all — the loss of future tax-deferred compounded returns. A 30-year-old who withdraws $1,000 from an individual retirement account or 401(k) could lose more than $11,000… Read story

Need-based financial aid: What it is and how to qualify

July 1, 2023, 5:13am Business

Need-based financial aid is money that’s awarded to you based on your family’s income and finances. If you need additional funds to pay for school and can demonstrate financial need, you may qualify for different types of need-based federal aid, like work-study and Direct Subsidized Loans. To check your eligibility,… Read story

NerdWallet: Do credit card late fees actually protect consumers?

June 29, 2023, 7:32am Business

In a time when inflation is driving up the cost of nearly everything you buy, something else has increased, too: credit card late fees. Thanks to a clause in the 2009 Credit Card Act, credit card issuers can raise late fees, and over time those fees have risen to current… Read story

NerdWallet: Do credit card late fees actually protect consumers?

June 28, 2023, 8:19am Business

In a time when inflation is driving up the cost of nearly everything you buy, something else has increased, too: credit card late fees. Thanks to a clause in the 2009 Credit Card Act, credit card issuers can raise late fees, and over time those fees have risen to current… Read story

Millennial Money: You’re not too young to make a will

June 27, 2023, 8:10am Business

Making a will isn’t a task just for the old and wealthy. It’s also for the well-prepared. Read story

Bankrate: Student cards vs. secured cards

June 25, 2023, 5:20am Business

If you’re trying to decide between a student credit card and a secured credit card, you should know these card products are similar but not exactly the same. Where student credit cards are unsecured cards that don’t require a cash deposit as collateral, secured credit cards require a minimum deposit… Read story

Negotiations in contract talks between United Parcel Service and about 340,000 members of the Teamsters union have already yielded an overwhelming vote by the members to strike if no deal is reached by July 31, when the current contract expires.

Hiltzik: A Teamsters strike against UPS could remake the union movement for the better

Negotiations in contract talks between United Parcel Service and about 340,000 members of the Teamsters union have already yielded an overwhelming vote by the members to strike if no deal is reached by July 31, when the current contract expires.

June 24, 2023, 5:27am Business

Over the last year, unionization drives by Starbucks baristas and Amazon warehouse workers have all but monopolized the attention of the labor organizing world. Read story