Victor Swezey

AI models also eliminate human biases a loan officer could hold, a promising development in a banking system that has long delivered unequal outcomes for protected groups, including women and ethnic minorities. However, this potential benefit is tempered by immense risk, as these models — if left unchecked — can absorb biases from the data they were trained on and reproduce them at scale.

Protesters have denounced state-owned Israeli company Mekorot for its human rights record as it expands in Argentina.

Critics accuse Javier Milei’s running mate, Victoria Villarruel, of denying atrocities that killed up to 30,000 people.

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La-Z-Boy's written sales outperformed the broader furniture industry by 900 basis points, and the company says it all goes back to its brick and mortar strategy. As part of the company's future-proofing plan, it's investing aggressively in real estate, opening six company-owned La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores and acquiring 11 independently owned locations over the last fiscal year.

Fifth Third Bank was ordered to pay $20 million in fines by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for forcing auto insurance onto customers who were already covered and opening fake accounts in customers’ names.

The German car manufacturer trimmed its guidance for 2024 operating return on sales due to the potential Brussels closure and other unplanned expenses.

Seaports from Los Angeles to Gdansk, Poland, reported delays in handling cargo and other operations, according to risk management firm Everstream Analytics, but most expected to resume normal business on Friday. United Parcel Service said its package business was “operating and delivering in all areas,” but warned of possible delays in pickup and delivery. BNSF, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned railroad operator that also operates in the Western U.S., meanwhile, said it is monitoring the outage but hasn't seen signs that its systems or operations have been impacted.

DoorDash posted another quarter of double-digit revenue growth, aided by expansion into new markets and broadening its reach beyond restaurant delivery. DoorDash dominates the U.S. restaurant-delivery market, processing around two-thirds of all orders. Shares of Doordash are up around 25% in the 12 months through Thursday’s close, but have shaved off much of their gains since peaking in April.

Appliance makers come up with hyperspecific settings that can leave users baffled. ‘Is there really a setting for chocolate on my washing machine?’