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Hyundai Motor Group plans to deploy more than 25,000 Boston Dynamics Atlas humanoid robots at Hyundai and Kia plants. The workers are not so happy with the plan.NurPhoto via Getty ImagesIn early July, Hyundai proudly is shown off Boston Dynamics Atlas robot kicking a soccer ball in the FIFA World Cup. Now its workers are engaged in a rolling strike with the aim of ensuring that human jobs are not lost to humanoid robot workers. This is likely the first strike caused by a humanoid robot, although there are other issues at play in the current union negotiations.Most of the…

Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.gettyGov. Mike Kehoe signed into law the Missouri Uniform Public Expression Protection Act. THE UPEPA provides Missouri with the most modern Anti-SLAPP law to prevent abusive litigation that silences or retaliates against someone for exercising their free speech and related rights. Among others, journalists, online critics and critics and those who comment on government issues now have a higher level of protection against abusive litigation designed to appease or silence them.Missouri’s prior Anti-SLAPP statute in Mo. Stat. § 537.528 was disappointingly limited. The primary problem was that the old statute’s protections were limited to speech…

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Small businesses using artificial intelligence are adding workers as sales increase, research shows. Here’s how to get started.gettyA quartet of witnesses testifying this week before the House Small Business Committee challenged the common belief that artificial intelligence will displace human workers and insisted that small businesses that use artificial intelligence are likely to end up hiring more employees — because they will grow.Already, the majority of small businesses are using AI for a wide range of purposes, said Jordan Crenshaw, senior vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Technology Engagement. Last year, 58 percent of small businesses…

Test tube with blood sample for Alzheimer’s disease testgettyNew blood tests for Alzheimer’s are easy. But do you really want one? Despite its potential value new blood tests Proponents say they can identify Alzheimer’s long before symptoms appear, but these tests raise several important issues that patients and their doctors should carefully consider before requesting or administering them. Because of these concerns, medical thought leaders are offering important guidance on how their colleagues should talk to their patients about tests and, in particular, about positive results. A new study published in the journal JAMA Neurology identifies a concern. It finds…

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – JULY 5: IShowSpeed ​​aka Darren Jason Watkins Jr. commentates the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and Norway at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 5, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)Getty ImagesFIFA and TikTok gave 30 creators behind the scenes access at this World Cup, from bus arrivals to training sessions and press conferences. It’s the first time FIFA has designated a Preferred Platform partner, and creators are now part of that deal instead of commenting on it from the outside.It’s a fascinating…

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As US states continue to face federal funding cuts and higher costs, they must now turn to new sources of revenue to make up the difference. While New York and Rhode Island have implemented Pied-a-Tierre taxes, and North Carolina and Kentucky have imposed a tax on prediction markets, the state of Illinois has decided to target cryptocurrencies. Starting in 2027, Illinois will be the first state to impose a tax on the value of digital assets involved in a covered transaction. While Illinois expects to collect $60 million in additional tax revenue from this new crypto tax, it may have…

Starbucks is launching a new creator program in partnership with TikTok. Gado via Getty ImagesFor years, brands looked to creators outside of their organizations who could make their products feel more authentic. Starbucks believes the next great creators may already be working there.Instead of relying solely on outside creators, Starbucks invests in the people who already represent the brand every day. Along with TikTok, the company launched a first of its kind Network of creatorsbuilding on it Green Apron Creators Program to empower employees to tell their own stories.It’s a sign that creator marketing is evolving. Some of a brand’s…

APRIL 7, 2026: A wide view of the Strait of Hormuz between southern Iran and Oman’s Musandam Peninsula.Getty ImagesBlatantly violating the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was supposed to allow unhindered shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s radical leaders have done the US and the Free World a huge favor. Last April, President Trump prematurely halted all-out airstrikes by the US and Israel against Iran’s tyrannical regime that has for nearly half a century sponsored global terrorism. Iran and its proxies have killed 2,000 Americans and millions more. He openly vowed death to the US and Israel. The acquisition…