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AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers

AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers

Economists at Stanford University have found the strongest evidence yet that artificial intelligence is starting to eliminate certain jobs. But the story isn’t that simple: While younger workers are being replaced by AI in some industries, more experienced workers are seeing new opportunities emerge. Erik Brynjolfsson, a professor at Stanford University, Ruyu Chen, a research scientist, and Bharat Chandar, a …

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Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children | Global development

Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children | Global development

At the turn of the century, HIV was so rampant in Botswana that politicians and doctors viewed it as an existential threat. One in eight infants were reported to be infected at birth, while rates of mother to child transmission either through pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding ranged from between 20 and 40%, according to UNAIDS. Between 1990 and 2000, mortality …

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Amazon Shifts Its Podcast Strategy, Eliminating 100 Wondery Jobs – The New York Times

Amazon Shifts Its Podcast Strategy, Eliminating 100 Wondery Jobs  The New York Times Amazon to Cut Wondery Staff, Reorganize Audio Business  Bloomberg Amazon lays off more than 100 employees in Wondery unit as part of audio business restructuring  CNBC Amazon Reorganizes Audio Entertainment Operations; Wondery CEO Jen Sargent to Exit  Variety Memo: Amazon breaks up its podcast studio and lays off over 100  Business Insider …

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Boomers Weigh in on Eliminating the Capital Gains Tax on Home Sales

Boomers Weigh in on Eliminating the Capital Gains Tax on Home Sales

Joel Friedman, 71, wants nothing more than to sell the house he’s called home for more than 30 years. The five-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot southern California home is too big for Friedman and his wife, Kathryn, who are retired empty-nesters. They’re eager to downsize to a smaller, single-story house in a 55+ community where they won’t have to worry about endless yard …

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