Consulting firm Deloitte has again found itself under scrutiny for sending a government agency a report containing inaccurate information, likely coming from artificial intelligence. The company responded to the allegations, saying they would fix the issues and that AI didn’t write the report, but that it did assist with citations. The Canadian province of Newfoundland […]
Newly unsealed court documents allege that Meta showed leniency toward sex traffickers on its social media platforms, raising questions over whether the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has prioritized the safety of minors. The allegations came to light in a lawsuit filed by more than 1,800 plaintiffs. The lawsuit claims one Meta researcher compared […]
Investigators are revealing new details about a shooting in Washington, D.C., that left two National Guard members in critical condition. They say the shooter traveled across the country from Washington to conduct what officials called an “ambush-style” attack. The attack happened just after 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, just blocks away from the White House. Investigators previously […]
A federal court in North Carolina says the state can use a new Republican-drawn congressional map that could help the GOP win another seat in the U.S. House of Representatives during next year’s midterm elections. In a 57-page opinion Wednesday, a three-judge panel unanimously denied preliminary injunction requests in two lawsuits. The lawsuits argued the new map was aimed at diluting […]
More than 10% of American adults have used GLP-1s, which is triple the rate just five years ago, according to the nonprofit RAND. As doctors prescribe more people drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, the likelihood of having a family member on it increases, and this could impact Thanksgiving dinner. While most know the drug helps […]
The holiday season always comes with expectations of vacations, heavy spending, seasonal depression, moderate alcohol abuse and time away from work. More fully employed Americans are using those days off from their full-time jobs to work elsewhere. Polling from Resume Templates conducted in early November found that 2 in 3 respondents said they’re seeking additional […]
It can be tough to convince Americans to agree on something. But it seems we all agree on Thanksgiving –– or at least, 91% of us do, which is about as close as it’s going to get. Across the nation, people will sit down with friends and family this evening, and the vast majority will […]
Members of Congress admit that lawmakers use nonpublic information that only they have to make incredibly profitable stock trades. Thanks to technicalities and the exact type of information they receive, lawmakers aren’t getting arrested for it. Lawmakers have introduced multiple bills to ban members of Congress and their families from owning or trading stocks. That […]
New York City may soon pull tens of billions of dollars in pension funds from some large investment firms due to a perceived lack of action on climate change. City Comptroller Brad Lander released a new plan that would remove several major investments in large financial companies over their decarbonization plans. Pension change Lander’s plan […]
Thanksgiving comes with many traditions like turkey, the Macy’s parade, football, and of course, the awkward political conversations with your family members you see once a year. Straight Arrow News asked several popular AI chatbots how to deal with those conversations. What the bots had to say Americans continue to increasingly see the country as […]
