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Meet Amy Gleason, the DOGE administrator who may — or may not — be wielding extraordinary power

Meet Amy Gleason, the DOGE administrator who may — or may not — be wielding extraordinary power

WASHINGTON (AP) — When her daughter was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease in 2010, Amy Gleason attacked the challenge.
She carried binders of medical records to doctors' appointments across six health systems seeking the best care for juvenile dermatomyositis. She volunteered at a nonprofit searching for a cure. She ... (full story)


Investing responsibly

Q: What's a good way to invest in socially responsible companies? -- D.L., Flagstaff, Arizona
A: Consider mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that focus on socially responsible companies. That saves you the trouble of studying companies and choosing the most promising ones -- you instead let professional stock analysts ... (full story)


AI made its way to vineyards. Here's how the technology is helping make your wine

AI made its way to vineyards. Here's how the technology is helping make your wine

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When artificial intelligence-backed tractors became available to vineyards, Tom Gamble wanted to be an early adopter. He knew there would be a learning curve, but Gamble decided the technology was worth figuring out.
The third-generation farmer bought one autonomous tractor. He plans on deploying its sel ... (full story)


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Generative AI is most useful for the things we care about the least

(THE CONVERSATION) Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney can produce text, images and videos far more quickly than any one person can accomplish by hand.
But as someone who studies the societal impacts of AI, I've noticed an interesting trade-off: The technology can certainly save time, but it does so precisely to t ... (full story)


Ann Arbor's sustainable energy utility aims to build the electric power grid of the future − alongside the old one

(THE CONVERSATION) An experiment is underway in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that could change how communities generate and distribute power in the future.
The city, with voters' strong support, is launching its own sustainable energy utility. This new utility won't replace DTE Energy, the local investor-owned power company, or even use ... (full story)


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Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago

Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes.
The Western Reserve was one of the first all-steel cargo ships to traverse the lakes. Built to break speed records, the 300-foot (91-meter) freighter dubbed &q ... (full story)


Meet the federal worker who went rogue: 'I hope that it lights a fire under people'

Meet the federal worker who went rogue: 'I hope that it lights a fire under people'

NEW YORK (AP) — To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats. But to some of her colleagues, she is giving a voice to those who feel they can't speak out.
Ortiz is an administrative judge at the Equal Employment Oppor ... (full story)


Musk and DOGE try to slash gov’t by cutting out those who answer to voters

Musk and DOGE try to slash gov’t by cutting out those who answer to voters

DENVER (AP) — For decades, conservatives in Congress have talked about the need to cut government deeply, but they have always pulled back from mandating specific reductions, fearful of voter backlash.
Now, President Donald Trump's administration is trying to make major cuts in government through the so-called Department o ... (full story)