The CFPB has concerns about whether AI will be able to handle the nuances of consumer protection laws without giving inaccurate information.
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New Jersey utilities float solar panels on reservoir, powering water treatment plant
The facility, which began operating in January, produces 8.9 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 1,400 homes.
Wall Street inches higher toward bull market
The market wants to know which will happen first: a recession or inflation falling enough to get the Fed to start cutting interest rates.
Wheat, corn prices jump after Ukraine dam collapse
WASHINGTON — Global prices for wheat and corn soared Tuesday after a major dam in Ukraine collapsed, renewing market fears about the fragility of the country’s ability to ship food to Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia as it fights a war with Russia. Wheat prices gained 2.4% in early trading Tuesday on […]
Hollywood actors guild votes to authorize strike, as writers strike continues
If the union ultimately moves forward, it would be limited to television and film productions.
Canadian company pleads guilty to shipping banned seal oil to U.S.
FeelGood shipped more than 900 bottles of the capsules worth more than $10,000 to the U.S. from 2019 to 2021, the Justice Department said.
CMP rate hike approved by regulators, will increase home bills nearly $2 next month
Under a compromise approved Tuesday, typical Central Maine Power residential customers will see bills will rise 1% in July and then increase roughly $5 by the middle of 2025.
For sale: Two turnkey, historic inns in Rockland, Maine
Rockland Talbot House and Berry Manor Inn, both restored, VIctorian era mansions, are located next door to each other just a few blocks from downtown.
Thousands report problems with Microsoft’s Outlook email platform
Outage reports peaked at almost 18,000 shortly after 11 a.m. Monday.
Wall Street slips after tepid report on economy
May was still a fifth straight month of expansion, though.