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Is Bing too belligerent? Microsoft looks to tame AI chatbot – Business News

Microsoft’s newly revamped Bing search engine can write recipes and songs and quickly explain just about anything it can find on the internet.

But if you cross its artificially intelligent chatbot, it might also insult your appearance, threaten your reputation or compare you

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World Bank member nations split over plans to expand balance sheet

Developing nations have warned against reshaping the World Bank in the aftermath of David Malpass’s departure as its head in a way that would imperil the institution’s ultra-high credit rating.

The early exit of Trump-appointed Malpass, announced last week, is expected to hasten reforms — pushed by US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen — under his yet-to-be chosen successor that is designed to more effectively help poorer countries mitigate and plan for climate change.

Malpass said he would leave his role at the bank early, by June 30, and the US, the largest shareholder, is racing to draw up a list

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Marketing/New Business Coordinator – New York, NY, US | Jobs

KPF, a global architecture firm headquartered in the heart of New York City, is looking for a Marketing/New Business Coordinator to join our team, a group of talented and enthusiastic individuals, who bring their own personalities and perspectives to a collaborative environment in which , together, we reinforce the identity of the firm and support its new business development and communications efforts.

Our new marketing coordinator will have the opportunity to contribute in many ways, with a particular focus on producing proposals, new business presentations, award submissions and collateral materials.

We are looking for someone who uses both sides of

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Small business owners speak out against plans to reconfigure traffic on a portion of Frankfort Avenue | News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Small businesses are asking city officials to pump the owners brakes on a plan to reconfigure traffic on parts of Frankfort Avenue because it would hurt their bottom line.

Small business owners gathered at Hillcrest Tavern Thursday evening to discuss the plan and voice their opposition.

It’s another major Louisville street where the city is trying to make changes because of safety concerns, trying to reduce the number of crashes and reduce speeding.

It would impact the section of Frankfort Avenue between Stilz Avenue and Lexington Road in Crescent Hill. The plan is to restrip the

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Indigo creates temporary website for browsing after cyberattack – Business News

Indigo Books & Music Inc. has created a temporary website for its customers to browse for books and gifts after a cyberattack halted the company’s online operations last week.

In a notice posted to the new site Friday titled “shop in store, window-shop online,” the Toronto-based retailer said the temporary website only allows for browsing and it is still

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Boeing Halts Delivery Of 787 Dreamliners

Boeing Co. temporarily stopped deliveries of its 787 Dreamliners as directed by the Federal Aviation Administration, pending an additional analysis on a fuselage component, reports said.

The FAA stated that the company cannot resume deliveries of the plane, which was halted earlier too to a series of manufacturing flaws until the agency is satisfied that the issue has been addressed. However, the aerospace and defense major will continue its production, and the company doesn’t expect the issue to require additional work on the 787s.

Boeing noted that the near-term deliveries will be impacted, but it does not anticipate a change

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Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Acquires 1,239 Shares of New Mountain Finance Co. (NASDAQ:NMFC)

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in New Mountain Finance Co. (NASDAQ:NMFC – Get Rating) by 114.9% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,317 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,239 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in New Mountain Finance were worth $27,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of NMFC. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new position in New Mountain Finance during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Rockefeller Capital Management LP raised its

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Millions of debt collections dropped off Americans’ credit reports

Tens of millions of debt collections disappeared from Americans’ credit reports during the pandemic, a new government watchdog report found, but overdue medical bills remain a big strain on many households nationwide.

The total number of debt collections on credit reports dropped by 33% from 261 million in 2018 to 175 million in 2022, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, while the share of consumers with a debt collection on their credit report shrunk by 20%.

Medical debt collections also dropped by 17.9% during that time, but still made up 57% of all collection accounts on credit reports, far

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