Category: AP

Aug 23

Rail union wants new rules to improve conductor training in the wake of 2 trainee deaths

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Josh Funk Published Aug 23, 2023  •  3 minute read Join the conversation FILE – A CSX freight train passes through Homestead, Pa., Feb. 12, 2018. The nation’s largest railroad union wants federal regulators to do more to ensure conductors are properly trained […]
Aug 19

GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco

Article content General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city. The state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for the reduction after a Cruise vehicle without a human driver collided with an unspecified emergency vehicle on Thursday. […]
Aug 16

AP, other news organizations develop standards for use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press David Bauder Published Aug 16, 2023  •  3 minute read Join the conversation Article content NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has issued guidelines on artificial intelligence, saying the tool cannot be used to create publishable content and images for the news […]
Aug 12

Starting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren’t set aside, says new Illinois law

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Claire Savage Published Aug 12, 2023  •  3 minute read Join the conversation Article content CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of […]