Editorial

Main Street can’t sit out the A.I. revolution

The stakes are high, because A.I. is the first technology in a long time that can favor the little guy. For most of the last century, size was destiny. A big company could afford an IT department, in-house lawyers, a finance team and analysts poring over its data, and the corner store could not.

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Karl Grossman: The president pretends there’s no freedom of the press

Karl Grossman

However, a U.S. District Court judge responding to a lawsuit brought by the three outlets — CNN, MS Now and Politico — issued a restraining order directing the White House to lift the prohibition. Judge Timothy Kelly, appointed by Trump in 2017, ruled that the media outlets had shown a “high likelihood of success” with their claim that their due-process rights had been violated.

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Elaine Gross: We’re limiting legal refugees to white South Africans

Elaine Gross

Afrikaners, it should be noted, have a long history of supporting and implementing white supremacy. It was Afrikaners who led the South African government after World War II, when it created a formal system of racial apartheid.

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Steve Levy: Our lawns can be less dependent on water and fertilizer

Steve Levy

Tall fescue grass, on the other hand, requires about 33 percent less nitrogen fertilizer than Kentucky bluegrass — roughly 2 to 3 pounds of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet annually, compared with higher-input lawns.

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