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Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge winners use AI and resident input to improve city services
The winners of this year’s Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge created innovative projects to improve their cities’ core services – many using some combination of artificial intelligence and the wisdom of their residents.
That’s what South Bend, Indiana, Mayor James Mueller did with his initiative t ... (full story)
Income low enough to avoid a tax return? Check your refundable credits
About 1 out of 5 people eligible for the earned income tax credit (EITC) missed out on getting a "check in the mail" from the U.S. Treasury between tax years 2014 and 2022. Why? They did not claim the credit (tinyurl.com/36tjp3h7). As a longtime proponent of financial literacy education, that bothers me.
The EITC &quo ... (full story)
Local
Samsung rolls out more AI, new privacy shield mode with the new Galaxy S26 lineup
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung on Feb. 25 unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphones, which boast an even bigger toolbox of artificial intelligence technology than the previous two generations and introduce a new privacy shield mode that blocks snoopy bystanders from sneaking a peek at the display screen.
The upgrades on the Gal ... (full story)
The first-in-the-nation TikTok ban that wasn’t
A Montana judge has mooted the state’s would-be TikTok ban before it could block a single viral video.
U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy on Feb. 20 concluded the case over the legality of the Montana Legislature’s TikTok ban, which had been paused since Molloy temporarily blocked its implementation in 2023.
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State
What Smithfield's move could mean for environment, economy
Besides 120 acres of prime downtown real estate, Sioux Falls city leaders got something that has sometimes been elusive over the history of the Smithfield pork plant: an assurance that it’s not leaving.
That’s also good news for hundreds of farmers in three states that supply the 20,000 hogs slaughtered each day at w ... (full story)
Government penalizes businesses over 6 deaths at Colorado dairy
Federal workplace safety regulators penalized three businesses Feb. 24 over their failure to protect six Colorado dairy workers who were killed by exposure to highly toxic hydrogen sulfide gas after a manure pipe disconnected in an enclosed space.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced proposed fines to ... (full story)