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Biden Cancels $5.6 Billion in Student Loans for Public Service Workers
Biden Cancels $5.6 Billion in Student Loans for Public Service Workers
March 21, 2024  |  Loans

The White House is canceling nearly $6 billion in student loans for public service workers. The cancellation, announced Thursday (March 21), applies to 78,000 teachers, nurses, firefighters and other...

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Report: White House Urges UnitedHealth to Accelerate Payments to Providers
Report: White House Urges UnitedHealth to Accelerate Payments to Providers
March 12, 2024  |  Healthcare

White House officials reportedly met with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty and other health insurers to urge them to accelerate their payments to healthcare providers. During the remote meeting,...

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U.S. Gives GlobalFoundries $1.5 Billion to Accelerate Domestic Semiconductor Industry
U.S. Gives GlobalFoundries $1.5 Billion to Accelerate Domestic Semiconductor Industry
February 20, 2024  |  Technology

When it comes to technological advances, the small things frequently have the biggest impact. And for the 21st century’s connected economy, there is no bigger,...

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White House Mulls Requiring Cloud-Computing Companies to Disclose Customers
White House Mulls Requiring Cloud-Computing Companies to Disclose Customers
January 26, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The Biden administration is reportedly set to propose new requirements for cloud computing companies in an effort to enhance security and protect sensitive data. The...

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White House Pushes for Pro-Small Business AI Policy
White House Pushes for Pro-Small Business AI Policy
January 21, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

How can artificial intelligence (AI) create opportunities for small businesses? That question was the subject of a Friday (Jan. 19) White House meeting designed to examine ways...

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CFPB Moves to Close ‘Outdated’ Bank Overdraft Loophole
CFPB Moves to Close ‘Outdated’ Bank Overdraft Loophole
January 17, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The White House wants to limit the overdraft fees banks can charge customers. To that end, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Wednesday (Jan. 17)...

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Biden Rule Would Turn More Gig Workers Into Full Employees
Biden Rule Would Turn More Gig Workers Into Full Employees
January 08, 2024  |  Gig Economy

The White House is reportedly preparing new guidelines that provide additional protections to gig workers. The updated Department of Labor rule could be handed down...

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Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year Reflect Growing Impact of AI
Merriam-Webster’s Words of the Year Reflect Growing Impact of AI
November 28, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The very phrase artificial intelligence (AI) itself promises two things: intelligence and artificiality. And while it is the leverageable machine intelligence that businesses and organizations want, it...

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Biden to Corporations: ‘Give the American Consumer a Break’
Biden to Corporations: ‘Give the American Consumer a Break’
November 28, 2023  |  Economy

President Joe Biden has warned corporations to bring down what he says are inflated prices. “Any corporation that has not brought their prices back down, even...

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