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Coding Tools for Novice Programmers and Business Users Get ChatGPT Tech Boost

Wall Street Journal Low-code software designed to help nonprogrammers write code is being infused with generative artificial intelligence. https://www.wsj.com/articles/coding-tools-for-novice-programmers-and-business-users-get-chatgpt-tech-boost-67b6a8f2

Mike Lindell Loses Arbitration Case and Must Pay $5 Million

New York Times An arbitration panel ruled that the MyPillow founder had failed to pay a computer software expert who disproved his false election claims as part of a contest. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/mike-lindell-arbitration-case-5-million.html

Biden Plans to Pick Monica Bertagnolli to Lead National Institutes of Health

New York Times The president is expected to pick Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, who last year became the director of the National Cancer Institute. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/biden-monica-bertagnolli-nih.html

These are some of the notable companies laying off workers

Washington Post The tech, mortgage and auto industries are among the hardest hit with layoffs going into 2023. Among the giant companies are Amazon, Meta and Twitter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/01/06/layoff-numbers/

Union Pacific Earnings Muted by Volume Decline, Weather Disruptions

Wall Street Journal Fewer carloads of industrial chemicals, forest products and grain offset higher demand from the automotive industry, the railroad said. https://www.wsj.com/articles/union-pacific-earnings-muted-by-volume-decline-weather-disruptions-fdebec7f

North Carolina becomes latest state to pass bill banning trans athletes from girls’ sports teams

Fox News The North Carolina House on Wednesday passed legislation that would prohibit biological males who identify as female from playing on girls’ sports teams in middle school, high school and college. Lawmakers easily approved the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which would require athletes to play on teams that match their sex as determined…

North Carolina Republicans aim to revoke governor’s ability to pick community college boards

Fox News North Carolina Republican lawmakers would take away the governor’s ability to pick scores of state and local community college board members in a measure approved on Wednesday by a state Senate committee. The bill marks the latest attempt by GOP leaders to shift power from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and future governors to…

Alphabet’s Google Combines AI Research Units Brain and DeepMind

Wall Street Journal Search giant merges AI resources to accelerate progress in technology that is reshaping business. https://www.wsj.com/articles/alphabets-google-combines-ai-research-units-brain-and-deepmind-620f4f7d

Chief Justice Roberts asked to testify in Senate on Supreme Court ethics amid Thomas controversy

Fox News Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Thursday asked Chief Justice John Roberts testify on May 2 about ethics rules that govern the Supreme Court, as controversy continues to swirl around Justice Clarence Thomas’ trips he took with a GOP mega-donor. “I invite you, or another Justice whom you designate, to appear…

The Wildly Popular Men’s Shirt to Avoid this Summer—and What to Wear Instead

Wall Street Journal Flat, splayed camp-collar shirts now dominate men’s warm-weather lineups. But the style isn’t for everyone. Here, five charming alternatives that aren’t boring old Oxfords. https://www.wsj.com/articles/popular-mens-shirt-to-avoid-this-summer-and-what-to-wear-instead-c7939bc9