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AI job screeners prefer AI-written resumes over human ones, researchers find
Choose your bot wisely. Job seekers desperate for a new gig now have to contend with a thoroughly modern hurdle: applicant tracking systems that automatically give preference to candidates who used AI to write their resumes. A recent study found AI-powered...
Berkshire Hathaway reveals stakes in Delta, Macy’s as portfolio reshuffled under Warren Buffett’s successor
Berkshire Hathaway on Friday disclosed a new $2.65 billion investment in Delta Air Lines and a small stake in Macy’s, and said it sold many of its smaller stock holdings including Amazon, UnitedHealth Group and the credit card networks Visa and Mastercard. The...
Vegas casino pulls plug on prediction market conference amid Nevada crackdown
A Las Vegas casino abruptly pulled the plug on a prediction market conference over fears the event could draw scrutiny from Nevada gambling regulators, according to a report. Predict 2026 had been slated for the Aria on the Strip before the MGM-operated resort...
Here’s how much money you need to retire in every state
Americans of all ages are facing affordability concerns, with retirees on fixed incomes in particular feeling the strain – though where they choose to live in their golden years has a big impact on their ability to live comfortably. A study by MoneyLion...
Stocks tumble as Treasury yields spike and Iran fears shake markets
Wall Street’s rally hit a wall Friday as investors dumped stocks amid a sharp jump in Treasury yields, another surge in oil prices and ongoing fears about the Iran war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 500 points in afternoon trading, while the...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX accelerates timeline for blockbuster Nasdaq IPO
Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is planning to price its blockbuster initial public offering as early as June 11 and has picked Nasdaq as its listing venue, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. SpaceX, which is set to trade...
Chick-fil-A franchise sued over manager’s alleged firing for observing Saturday sabbath
Chick-fil-A’s famous policy of closing on Sundays has landed one Texas franchisee in hot water with the federal government after a manager was allegedly fired for refusing to work on her Saturday sabbath. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Hatch...
Nate Silver blasts ex-bosses at ABC for deleting FiveThirtyEight archives: ‘bunch of a–holes’
Nate Silver slammed his former ABC News employers as “a bunch of a–holes” on Friday after the Disney-owned network took down the entire archives of his now-defunct FiveThirtyEight news site. Silver — the data geek who rose to prominence by using statistical...
Target shopping cart ‘upgrade’ for one small feature ends up stirring customer revolt: ‘Pieces of garbage’
Ticked-off Target customers claim its new carts totally miss the bullseye. Fire and brimstone are befalling the big-box store yet again as incensed shoppers say its 50,000 newfangled carts are “pieces of garbage” that are “falling apart.” Sounds like hell on...
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