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AI may boost productivity, but we are already becoming reliant on it, and that’s a problem

Workplace Insight

Generative AI, a powerful new technology, even shows promise in assisting with legal tasks like contract drafting. The report also highlights a trend noted last year: training models is getting expensive. The US saw a jump from just one AI-related regulation in 2016 to 25 in 2023.

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WEEE Recycling Is Not Just Good Business – It’s the Law

Eco-Office Gals

While it has always been legal to ship functional equipment out of the UK, it is not acceptable to dump off containers full of broken equipment into African countries such as Nigeria and Ghana. Currently, as little as 10%–15% of the UK’s e-waste is actually being recycled, due to the inconvenience and expense involved in the process.

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Legendary Entrepreneur Naveen Jain Wants Nothing More Than to Change the Way Humanity Lives

Success

This is why, in 2016, he founded Viome. Plus, with every analysis, the entire process gets less expensive. There was a legal dispute and a company settlement. “Imagine a world when no one is sick,” he says. Imagine your grandma is walking the mountain. Imagine your grandpa never had to die from cancer. Then $1,000.

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