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Uber to Pay $40 Million to Parents of Woman Fatally Hit by Car

✇NYT - Technology
By: Christine Hauser
Emily Normandin-Parker, 23, was struck and killed on a California freeway after an Uber driver ordered her and a friend out of his car in August 2023.

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The case touched on the legal extent to which Uber is responsible for the actions of its drivers.
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary Is Wordsmaxxing With 1,400 New Definitions

✇NYT - Technology
By: Michael Levenson
Now you have no excuse for not knowing the meaning of “cuffing season,” “shishito” or “glow-up.”

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A copy of Merriam-Webster’s 12th edition of the “Collegiate Dictionary.” The company is adding 1,400 words to its online catalog, some of which will go in print.
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Gates Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Combat A.I. Inequality

✇NYT - Technology
By: Claire Moses
Bill Gates, the foundation’s chairman, has been vocal about the dangers of artificial intelligence. The donation will be invested in A.I. projects to bridge social inequalities.

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Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and the chairman of the Gates Foundation, has warned that artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to jobs and human life.
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