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Meta’s newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users

Associated Press / April 18, 2024

Meta and its competitors have been churning out new AI language models and hoping to persuade customers they've got the best chatbots.

Sluggish start for spring homebuying season as home sales fall in March with mortgage rates rising

Associated Press / April 18, 2024

Traditionally, spring is the housing market's busiest time of the year.

Turbulent world forces EU toward new industrial push, less Green Deal

Cain Burdeau / April 18, 2024

A new buzzword is ringing in the halls of Brussels: competitiveness. European Union leaders are busy debating how to boost their industries and compete with the United States, China and Russia.

Google to pay $62 million for tracking users without consent

Natalie Hanson / April 18, 2024

The settlement caps a yearslong court battle over Google's location tracking.

Tesla asks shareholders to restore $56B Elon Musk pay package that was voided by Delaware judge

Associated Press / April 17, 2024

Tesla posted record deliveries of more than 1.8 million electric vehicles worldwide in 2023, but the value of its shares has eroded quickly this year as EV sales have soften.

Southern governors tell autoworkers that voting for a union will put their jobs in jeopardy

Associated Press / April 16, 2024

The governors said they want to continue to grow manufacturing in their states, but a successful union drive will “stop this growth in its tracks, to the detriment of American workers.”

Tequila trademarks

Brief / April 16, 2024

HOUSTON — A federal court in Texas denies all claims in this trademark infringement fight between the producers of two tequilas, Casa Azul and Clase Azul. Even if the names are similar, the court rules that consumers will not confuse the brands because the blue-and-white, hand-painted bottle of one of them is more widely recognized than its name.

The pilots union at American Airlines says it’s seeing more safety and maintenance issues

Associated Press / April 15, 2024

American said it has an industry-leading safety management system.

Trump Media stock slides again to bring it more than 66% below its peak as euphoria fades

Associated Press / April 15, 2024

On Monday, Trump arrived at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush-money trial. It's the first trial of any former U.S. president.

ExxonMobil lays out $200 million case seeking tax refunds for Qatar natural gas deal

David Lee / April 15, 2024

Exxon originally asked for over $1.8 billion in tax refunds, but later dropped claims regarding a separate deal in Malaysia.

Baby formula prices

Brief / April 15, 2024

CHICAGO — A federal court in Illinois dismissed a nationwide class action brought by consumers against Abbott Labs, whose baby formula prices spiked during a 2022 recall of tainted formula. The court says that the formula maker was not “obligated to maintain particular levels of formula production or supply or otherwise ensure stable formula prices,” and that precedent shows drug manufacturers are not statutorily required to continue supplying their medicine.