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AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how
Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power. But scientists are also experimenting with ways that AI can help people and businesses use energy more efficiently and pollute less.
Data centers needed to fuel AI accounted for about 1.5% of the world's electricity consumption last yea ... (full story)
Father’s ‘none of your business’ triggers a cautionary tale
A column I wrote about surprise inheritances a few months ago resulted in a number of reader letters. Let me share one with you in full, because it tells a person's real experience, spelling out a cautionary tale:
"In the 1980s, when I was in my 40s, and my father in his 80s, we were discussing his estate planning, but he ... (full story)
What Americans think about rising health care costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. adults are worried about health care becoming more expensive, according to a new AP-NORC poll, as they make decisions about next year's health coverage and a government shutdown keeps future health costs in limbo for millions.
About 6 in 10 Americans are "extremely" or "very" ... (full story)
Splitting shares
Q: Shares of Microsoft seem to cost more than $500 apiece -- does that mean the company will do a stock split? And will that double my money? -- Y.C., Decorah, Iowa
A: Microsoft may indeed split its stock this year or next. No announcement has been made as of this writing, though.
Microsoft has executed nine stock splits sin ... (full story)
Citi Foundation puts $25M toward tackling unemployment and AI labor disruptions
NEW YORK (AP) — Young jobseekers, challenged by a rapidly changing labor market, are having a tough time.
The U.S. unemployment rate for 22- to 27-year-old degree holders is the highest in a dozen years outside of the pandemic. Companies are reluctant to add staff amid so much economic uncertainty. The hiring slump is espe ... (full story)