Dec 28, 2023

The very hungry web crawler

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They ingest massive amounts of information on the internet — and now, they're working for AI. Plus, the outlook for organized labor in 2024.

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New York Times suit may test copyright law's constraints on AI

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Dec 28, 2023

Where's the line between fair use and commercial exploitation when it comes to scraping the web to train artificial intelligence models?

Most AI models are trained on data sets scraped from the internet. OpenAI trained its chatbot, ChatGPT, with data that included Times content, the lawsuit says.

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Federal student loan payments have restarted. More than a third of borrowers missed the first one.

by Stephanie Hughes

Dec 28, 2023

Many borrowers need to reorganize their budgets. Disruptions in the loan servicing industry haven't helped.

Among the challenges for those restarting payments, many are working with new loan servicers.

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Franchising is the next hurdle for this Native-owned design business in Alaska

by Sarah Leeson

Dec 28, 2023

Rico and Crystal Worl, the siblings behind Trickster Company, used to have a brick-and-mortar shop. They're looking to recapture that physical presence with partnerships.

Rico and Crystal Worl are looking to expand their design business, Trickster Company.

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Midwest's pollution is spurring a reverse Great Migration

by Kimberly Adams and Sarah Leeson

Dec 28, 2023

Thousands of Black families have left industrial cities like Detroit and Chicago due to environmental conditions. Many head to the South.

Adam Mahoney traveled through the Midwest visiting cities where blight and pollution are driving Black families away from the region.

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Overdraft fees, long associated with big banks, are big business for credit unions too

by Scott Rodd

Dec 28, 2023

A first-of-its-kind California law shows how much credit unions receive in overdraft charges, which often burden low-income families.

A San Diego County Credit Union branch in Escondido, California. The credit union collected $18 million in overdraft fees in 2022.

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Rififi Rococo Chris Joss

Air Pockets Mocky

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Lau's Lament Eric Lau

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The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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