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Atlanta Journal-Constitution to move to fully digital publication, phase out print Dec. 31

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday said it plans to end its printed edition at the end of this year, accelerating its digital transformation amid a rapidly evolving media landscape.

For the past three years, the AJC has worked to transform the newspaper, which traces its origins back 157 years, into a modern media company, investing ...Read more

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ChatGPT pulled teen into a 'dark and hopeless place' before he took his life, lawsuit against OpenAI alleges

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Adam Raine, a California teenager, used ChatGPT to find answers about everything from his schoolwork to his interests in music, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Japanese comics.

But his conversations with a chatbot took a disturbing turn when the 16-year-old sought information from ChatGPT about ways to take his own life before he died by suicide in ...Read more

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Google is training its AI tools on YouTube videos. These creators aren't happy

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Santa Ana, California-based entrepreneur Charlie Chang spent years posting finance videos on YouTube before he made a profit.

Today, Chang's media business oversees more than 50 YouTube channels, along with other digital sites, and generates $3 million to $4 million in annual revenue, he said.

But lately, he's been faced with a new concern: ...Read more

Real estate Q&A: What happens if I can't afford to pay 'huge' condo assessment?

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Q: Our condo board just passed a huge special assessment to fix the roof. I live on a fixed income and cannot afford to pay it. Is there anything I can do? — Ruth Ann

A: Special assessments can be a financial challenge for condominium owners, especially when they come unexpectedly.

These assessments are typically levied when the association�...Read more

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Seattle-area real estate agents go where homebuyers scroll

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Lights. Camera. Sold.

As new generations of homebuyers enter the housing market, real estate agents are adapting their marketing strategies to win their attention — and business.

Agents, once popping up on highway billboards and showing up at community events to draw homebuyers and sellers, are now building influencer-like presence on social...Read more

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Real estate agent pokes fun at Twin Cities suburbs. Closings ensue

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After two years of inconsistent revenue, Twin Cities real estate agent Bryan Clapper decided to promote himself on social media armed with only his wits, video production skills and snarky personality.

In January, he posted a now viral pitch that Canada annex Minnesota (“We’re the only state whose motto is in French!”). This spring, he ...Read more

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A home builder explains why Pennsylvania is an expensive place to build

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Pennsylvania is one of two states where the typical newly constructed home costs more than twice as much as the typical existing home, according to LendingTree, an online lending marketplace.

Municipalities’ approaches to development and the cost and availability of land help explain why, said Andrew Kaye, who has spent almost four decades in...Read more

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WA businesses caught between high costs, tariffs -- and weary consumers

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SEATTLE — In the face of stubborn inflation and higher costs from new tariffs, many businesses in Seattle and across Washington face a tough choice:

Eat those rising costs or pass them along.

At The Masonry, which offers wood-fired pizza and craft beer near Seattle Center, co-owner Sam Morin has been closely watching the “creeping” price...Read more

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Nvidia gives lukewarm forecast, stoking fears of AI slowdown

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Nvidia Corp., the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, gave a tepid revenue forecast for the current period, fueling concerns that a massive run-up in artificial intelligence spending is slowing.

Sales will be roughly $54 billion in the fiscal third quarter, which runs through October, the company said in a statement Wednesday. ...Read more

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Stellantis paid $190 million in 2025 for past fuel economy violations

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WASHINGTON — Transatlantic automaker Stellantis NV paid a combined $190.7 million in fines in March and April 2025 for federal fuel economy violations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data.

The fines, assessed to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, date back to 2019 and 2020. That was before the company merged with automaker PSA Group ...Read more

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If you had any doubts about SpaceX's dominance, look at this

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If there were any doubts about SpaceX’s dominance in space, they were swept away after the company pulled off a near-flawless test of its massive Starship rocket late Tuesday.

After a string of failures, including a spectacular launchpad explosion in June, SpaceX hit all the highlights of its 10th test-launch of the rocket. Starship displayed...Read more

Minnesota pharmacists who refused to administer gender-affirming drugs sue Walgreens

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Two Minnesota pharmacists who refused to administer gender-affirming drugs to patients are suing Walgreens and the state’s pharmacy board, claiming they were denied the right to refuse patient prescriptions that conflict with their religious beliefs.

Gender-affirming drugs are hormones or hormone-blockers that create physical changes in the ...Read more

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Employees are back, bosses say. In California? Not so much

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Even as bosses across the country report a jump in the number of people returning to the office, attendance in California remains less than half of what it used to be.

A recent survey shows that managers' push to get workers back in the office is bearing fruit, but executives would still like to see people at their desks more often. A different...Read more

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With little to show from 10 years of work, WA suspends $292M IT rebuild

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After repeated delays, more than $30 million spent and little to show for it, a decadelong effort to upgrade the state’s antiquated workers' compensation system has been put on hold.

On Friday, WaTech, the state’s information technology oversight office, suspended “all project activities and expenditures” for the $292 million upgrade ...Read more

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Last Max stored at Boeing 'shadow factory' after crashes, pandemic departs

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After six years of work, Boeing has flown the final in-storage 737 Max out of Moses Lake, Washington, marking the end of a grueling chapter in the company’s history.

Boeing began storing Max planes at Moses Lake, as well as other facilities in the region, in San Antonio and in Victorville, California, in 2019, after two fatal Max crashes led ...Read more

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22 TV series will receive a California film tax credit as applications increase 400%

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Nearly two dozen television shows will receive incentives for shooting in California — including two series that relocated from Texas and Canada — in the first award period since the state bolstered its film and TV tax credit program earlier this summer.

The 22 shows were chosen amid a massive amount of interest in the state's incentive ...Read more

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Paramount's big spender era is here with major Hollywood talent and sports deals. Will it last?

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Shortly after taking over Paramount, new Chief Executive David Ellison threw down the gauntlet — he wanted his studio to be the top destination for the most talented filmmakers and artists in the business.

It wasn't just words.

Already, Ellison has made a $7.7 billion deal for UFC media rights, closed two massive deals that will pay the ...Read more

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ChatGPT maker touts how AI benefits Californians amid safety concerns

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OpenAI, the maker of popular chatbot ChatGPT, outlined how artificial intelligence is creating jobs and making Californians more productive as the tech company faced heightened safety concerns this week.

In a report released Wednesday, the San Francisco tech company said ChatGPT has 9 million weekly active users in California, more than in any ...Read more

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Stellantis pauses launch of automated driving tech due to 'very limited' market demand

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Stellantis NV has pulled back plans to launch a Level 3 autonomous driving platform in its vehicles, saying there's a limited market for the technology.

The transatlantic carmaker in February said it had developed an in-house automated driving system called STLA AutoDrive 1.0 that would make driving in dense urban areas easier. Under that Level...Read more

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New database catalogs plant species in latest effort to restore prairies

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To the untrained eye, the restored prairie lands of Illinois look exactly how you would imagine they looked hundreds of years ago. But many plant species are still missing, and recent efforts — including a newly launched database — aim to ensure that the prairies are restored much more comprehensively.

Jack Zinnen, a researcher with the ...Read more