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Work requirements proposal included in debt ceiling bill

The U.S. House of Representatives on April 26, 2023, voted 219-210 to pass H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, which aims to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling and includes provisions related to work requirements for certain able-bodied adults receiving Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)…

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3 grads share how Snap CEO Evan Spiegel's loan forgiveness changed their lives

Spiegel and wife Miranda Kerr gave Otis College of Art and Design its biggest gift ever. The students who benefitted are still wrapping their minds around it.

Fortune

Social media's battle for creators comes to earnings calls

But some platforms, like Alphabet's YouTube, gave creators more love than others this quarter.

Fortune

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SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would cut spending, in part by expanding work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, through which nearly 43 million low-income Americans get help buying groceries. The House bill calls for this policy to apply to adults as old as 55,…

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The AI backlash begins: Snapchat fans revolt against ChatGPT-powered bot

Snapchat's wider rollout of its 'My AI' chatbot has been met with a backlash from users – and the app has just responded.

TechRadar

'I tested Snapchat's creepy AI function that users are ditching the app over'

Snapchat's new AI feature has been rolled out to non-premium customers, but users are concerned for their personal data and general safety as the AI cannot be removed

Daily Mirror

Snapchat’s My AI chatbot is making people paranoid as it ‘knows your current location’

Snap insists that the ‘experimental’ bot can access your location only with your permission. So what’s all the fuss about and how can you get or delete My AI?

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'People are suffering': Food stamp woes worsen Alaska hunger

Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for food stamp benefits, exacerbating a hunger crisis laid bare by the pandemic, inflation and the remnants of a typhoon

The Independent UK

Stock Market Today: P&G Earnings Headline Quiet Day for Stocks

While the major indexes failed to make big moves today, consumer staples giant Procter & Gamble popped after earnings.

Kiplinger

People think Snapchat’s new My AI bot knows their location and is lying about it

A.I. ethics experts say Snap and other tech companies should be more transparent about the data that A.I. chatbots use and how they are set up.

Fortune

Editorial: Rural Kansas and Missouri need food stamps. GOP can’t say hunger’s just a city thing

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives want to make big cuts to the federal budget as a condition of raising the national debt ceiling. Where do they want to start? Food stamps, of course. And that could have a big impact on Kansas and Missouri.

Tribune News Service

3 Unstable Stocks With High Volume to Avoid in April

Amid the earnings season, despite witnessing high volumes, unstable stocks such as Snap Inc. (SNAP), Meta Materials Inc. (MMAT), and SAI.TECH Global Corporation (SAI) seem primed for renewed bouts of volatility due to their weak fundamentals. Continue reading….

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Speaker McCarthy proposes changing access to food stamps as part of debt limit debate

Kevin McCarthy wants more people who receive food stamps to be subject to work reporting requirements. Advocates worry that shift, if passed, could mean people get shut out of the program.

WEKU

McCarthy touts measure that would 'responsibly raise' debt limit, looks to a vote next week

WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled legislation Wednesday to pair their favored spending cuts and energy and regulatory policies with a debt limit increase lasting through early next year.

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Snap ramps up use of AI technology in social media shake-up

Snap has put AI and AR at the centre of its plans for growth in signs the new technologies are set to transform the world of social media.

Fortune

Snapchat's A.I. bot is now for everyone

The bot, known as My AI, was previously only available to users of Snapchat's paid, premium service.

The Guardian - UK

Snapchat making AI chatbot similar to ChatGPT available to every user

‘My AI’ service that users can converse and collaborate creatively with had initially only been available to subscribers

Fortune

Snapchat just announced a bunch of changes to win the creator war

The social media company wants to create more "homegrown" viral stars, but the move raises privacy concerns.

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WEKU

SNAP benefits restored for Kentuckians who lost food after March storm

Governor Beshear announced Monday that people receiving SNAP benefits in 31 counties will be able to replace food lost after the March 3rd storms

Fortune

6 weird tech jobs that companies are trying to fill right now

From knocking robots out of the sky to making music playlists, some tech companies are offering out-of-the-ordinary jobs.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers steer toward food stamp clash on work requirements

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers, as they work on the 2023 farm bill, are staking out positions on nutrition and food stamps — the Agriculture Department’s biggest single program and a perennial source of contention.

Roll Call

Lawmakers steer toward food stamp clash on work requirements - Roll Call

Food stamps are on course again to be a flash point in the farm bill as some Republicans want to add work requirements for recipients.

Salon

GOP accused of "pro-starvation agenda"

"Stop playing politics with people's lives," warns Rep. Summer Lee

Chicago Sun-Times

Small business borrowers in Illinois need more protection from predatory lending

A common reality for small businesses is thinking you’re paying one price for your loan, and instead realizing, sometimes too late, that your actual Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is in fact in the triple digits.

The Independent UK

Thousands to lose aid under Iowa bill backed by lawmakers

Thousands of Iowa residents are expected to lose Medicaid and food stamp benefits under a bill given final legislative approval and sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds

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