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A humble bookstore in 2020. John Trumacki/Globe staffMayor Michelle Wu announced the 30 recipients of the Legacy Business Awards on Wednesday, recognizing small businesses from across Boston’s neighborhoods that have contributed to their communities for more than a decade.The honored businesses represent 19 of Boston’s 23 boroughs and have been in business for a combined 1,281 years, according to a statement from the city of Boston. According to Yelp, Boston is home to some of the best small businesses in the United States. “Our heritage businesses are the backbone of our communities, connecting residents with resources and expanding access to…
A driver jumped a curb and nearly mowed down people outside an Orthodox Jewish school in New York City on Wednesday, authorities said. The driver of a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria yelled anti-Semitic slurs as he veered off the road and drove off at people on the sidewalk near East 56th Street and Glenwood Road in Brooklyn shortly before 11:25 a.m., according to a statement from the New York Police Department.Surveillance camera footage showed at least two people wearing yarmulkes and long black clothing running for cover to escape an oncoming vehicle.Ali Asghar, 58, was arrested and charged with a…
NEW DELHI: The seventh and final phase of the Indian Lok Sabha elections will decide the fate of 904 candidates contesting in 57 constituencies across seven states and the union territory of Chandigarh. The constituencies include 13 seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, followed by nine in West Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha, four in Himachal Pradesh, three in Jharkhand and one in Chandigarh. Additionally, 42 seats will go to polls in Odisha. Counting of votes will take place on June 4.According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms, of the 904 shortlisted candidates, 199…
It seems like every day new news about artificial intelligence hits the news. Which stories should grab our attention, and which are just clickbait? In a new episode of the Cornell Keynote Podcast, CornellKaran Girotra, Charles H. Dyson Family Professor of Management and professor of operations, technology and innovation at Cornell University’s SC Johnson School of Management and Cornell Tech, will discuss AI’s current capabilities and share the most noteworthy updates on the technology. Some business leaders believe that artificial intelligence will replace human workers in the not-too-distant future. Only time will tell. In the meantime, advances in AI are…
ohpenAI identified and took down five covert influence operations based in Russia, China, Iran and Israel that were using artificial intelligence tools to manipulate public opinion, the company announced Thursday.In a new report, OpenAI detailed how these groups, some of which are linked to known propaganda campaigns, used its tools for a variety of “deception activities,” including generating social media comments, articles, and images in multiple languages, creating names and bios for fake accounts, debugging code, and translating and proofreading text. These networks include: He has defended the war in Gaza and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, criticized Chinese dissidents, They…
Eagles OTA observations: Ballhawks in secondary originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaOn Thursday, the Eagles took the field again for OTAs.The session also featured stretching, position drills, 7-on-7 and even 11-on-11 drills that allowed the secondary to shine. The Eagles are scheduled to hold one more over-the-top practice on Friday, their sixth and final voluntary workout of the spring.But next week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the team will hold a mandatory minicamp. This will be the first time the team has held a mandatory minicamp under head coach Nick Sirianni, and all three days will be open to reporters. So,…
Are you ready to watch Missouri State football on a weekday night? You should be, because that’s probably what the Bears’ schedule will look like when they join Conference USA for the 2025 season.Conference USA announced game times and television rights for most games for the 2024 season on Thursday afternoon, providing a clearer picture of what to expect when the Bears join the league.Conference USA’s media rights deal, announced in November 2022, is a five-year agreement with ESPN and CBS that will pay each program roughly $750,000, according to the Sports Business Journal. The deal will give Missouri State…
Pakistan has sent officials to Kabul to share with Afghanistan’s Taliban regime the results of its investigation into a suicide bombing in March that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver.May 30, 2024 4:11 PM ET• 2 min readISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s foreign ministry said Thursday it has sent officials to Kabul to share with Afghanistan’s Taliban regime the results of an investigation into a March suicide bombing that killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver.Pakistan has said the attack was planned in Afghanistan and carried out by Afghan nationals, and that the Afghan Taliban government bears responsibility for…
An Idaho doomsday author who prosecutors say became obsessed with the idea of the end of the world, leading him to refer to people as “zombies” and “dark spirits,” was convicted Thursday of participating in the deaths of his ex-wife and his current wife’s two youngest children. The verdict brings to a close a nearly two-month trial in the deaths of Chad Daybell’s ex-wife, Tammy Daybell, 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and 16-year-old Tylee Ryan.Daybell, wearing a blue-collared shirt and yellow tie, stood calmly as the jury returned its guilty verdict on all charges, including insurance fraud.The children’s bodies were discovered…
I’ll be honest, orange is my least favorite color. But everywhere I look I see shades, tones, and hues of orange. From fiery orange to soft peach, Pantone seems to have had a thing for orange in their predictions, especially this summer. Kitchenware is no exception. It’s hard to admit, but the new, just-released products from brands like Yeti, Le Creuset, Baggu, and Hearth & Hand with Magnolia are slowly winning me over with their orange-inspired designs. So much so that some (or maybe all) of the new products below are now in my shopping cart, and they’re perfect for…