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  • Rohit Chopra served as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when Section 1033 was finalized. He explains the intention behind the rule.
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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it intends to revise an Open Banking Rule finalized during the Biden administration, which would have given consumers more control over their financial data. Rohit Chopra, former CFPB director, explains how that rule could have affected consumers’ financial decisions.

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  • “I worry that every second I wait to send this email is one in which a worse meaner email will catch you unaware,” said David Scarisbrick (left) in an email to Marketplace's Alice Wilder (right).
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    Can a love letter delivered via email be just as sweet? Delays at the U.S. Postal Service are leading Marketplace’s Alice Wilder to consider sending love letters digitally.

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  • How much say do workers have over the tech employers make them use?
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    A new national study from groups including Gallup and the non-profit Jobs for the Future found that relatively few employees have any influence over how new technology is adopted in the workplace. Molly Blankenship, director of strategy and impact at Jobs for the Future, explains what that means for employers and employees as technology like generative AI becomes more common in the office.

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  • Seattle explores how to keep robotaxis from disrupting emergencies
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    As autonomous vehicles become more common, cities are grappling with how to keep robotaxis from interfering with emergency response efforts.

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  • Bytes: Week in Review — Tea app data breach, chip exports to China and YouTube rolls out age estimation tech
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    The Tea app is a place for women to share red or green flags about men they've dated, or connect with one another. But it recently suffered a major data breach. Plus, why some members of Congress are protesting a deal with China to allow Nvidia to sell its H20 chips to the country. And YouTube is rolling out new age estimation technology to protect younger users.

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  • AI's role in human productivity and prosperity
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    Simon Johnson, a Nobel-winning economist at MIT, says AI innovations can produce productivity gains, but not everyone will benefit from those gains.

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  • Small tweaks to AI prompts can have significant impacts on output
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    Sayash Kapoor, co-author of the book "AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference," says developers should test any AI bot prompt change before releasing the update to the public.

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  • Trucking business in Canada is evolving for the digital economy
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    Road freight is still the backbone of Canada's economy, but trucking is changing, with digital freight-matching platforms reshaping how drivers find work and how goods get delivered.

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  • The growing market for cool wearables to help beat the heat
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    From cooling neck gaiters and helmets with fans, to high-tech sensors that can measure internal body temperature, the demand for and supply of wearable gadgets that help beat the heat is growing. The tools can help increase comfort, but they can also be crucial for outdoor workers who are at risk of serious heat-related illnesses.

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