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Chatbots may give students quick answers when they have questions, but they won’t help students form relationships that matter for college and life success.

Tens of thousands of California ride-hailing drivers, and possibly more, could eventually get back pay after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that clears the way for the state and some cities to ...

Working for an Algorithm California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law. Now No One Is Enforcing It Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail ...

California lawmakers are abandoning an ambitious proposal to force Google to pay news companies for using their content, opting instead for a deal in which the tech giant has agreed to pay $172 ...

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