Starting this month, some new personal computers that run Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system will have a special ‘Copilot key’ that launches the software giant’s AI chatbot.
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Will 2024 be the year employers crack down on remote work? Not so fast
Fully remote employees are 10% to 20% less productive. But hybrid workers were about as productive as those in the office full-time – and may achieve better financial results.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
National advocacy group blames hospital consolidation for Maine’s high health care costs
Hospitals contend other factors – such as Maine being the oldest state – are driving up costs in the state.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World
13-year-old gamer becomes the first to beat the ‘unbeatable’ Tetris – by breaking it
The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match.
Posted inBusiness, New England, News
Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the U.S. grid for the first time
One project, co-owned by the parent company of Central Maine Power, will be a 62-turbine wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
SBA disaster team wrapping up field work In Lewiston-Auburn
Business recovery center at Lewiston Armory closes Jan. 12, but businesses affected by Oct. 25 shootings can still apply for low-interest loans.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine lobstermen sue state over requirement to track boats
Federal and state regulators say the trackers will help them understand fishing patterns and protect right whales. Lobstermen say the devices violate their privacy rights.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. national debt hits record $34 trillion as Congress gears up for funding fight
The debt doesn’t appear to be a weight on the economy right now, but its path in the future might put at risk national security and major programs like Social Security.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine Supreme Court sides with state regulators, allows special gas rate for Bucksport generator
In its Dec. 28 decision, the court ruled that the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s approval of the special rate ‘did not result in unjust, unreasonable or discriminatory rates.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Fund created for Maine businesses affected by pre-holiday wind and rainstorm
Grants of up to $10,000 to replace equipment or lost supplies will be available through the fund created by the Retail Association of Maine and the Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association.