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Missouri voters backed stronger wage and sick leave laws—and then state Republicans repealed them

Fast Company Tech

If the bill becomes law, wage increases will cease in January 2027. This time, nearly half of Democrats in both chambers joined with all Republicans to pass the measures, and Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed them into law. It would be like asking your teenager if he wanted a checkbook.

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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

Candid

Federal and state laws require a nonprofit’s board members to assume responsibility for the organization’s well-being–meaning it can be held responsible if something goes wrong financially or operationally. By contrast, a governing board is bound by law to oversee management of the organization. Or is doing too much?

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Young Coders Are Using AI for Everything, Giving "Blank Stares" When Asked How Programs Actually Work

Futurism

No doubt chalkboard-pounding algebra teachers once grumbled about calculators, and no one would question their place now. In Goel's heyday, the place to do just that was StackOverflow. But Goel's gripe isn't against AI necessarily more so that it provides too tempting of a crutch. It's sound logic. We're going to pay for this later."

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Google threatens to remove its search engine from Australia if new law goes into effect

The Verge

Google is threatening to pull its search engine from an entire country — Australia — if a proposed law goes into effect that would force Google to pay news publishers for their content. “If The ACCC believes the proposed law addresses “a significant bargaining power imbalance between Australian news media businesses and Google and Facebook.”

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Scammers are placing QR codes on parking meters to steal payment details

TechSpot

The Verge reports that law enforcement in Austin and San Antonio issued warnings over the holiday period after discovering a number of QR-code stickers appearing on parking meters. Click2houston posted a screenshot of the now-offline ‘Quick Pay Parking’ site that the codes lead to.

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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

So in 2021, Thorleifsson launched Ramp Up Reykjavk to fund the installation of 100 ramps in places with the most foot traffic across Icelands capitalcafs, restaurants, and shops. I decided that this had to change and since nobody else seemed to be doing anything, I figured it was up to me.

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How to emotionally recover after being scammed

Mashable Tech

Fraud victims seek help from law enforcement or adult protective services, or support from a loved one, clergy member, or therapist, but because of the stigma and blame associated with the crime may be treated as foolish or incompetent instead.

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