Children’s book author in Kittery pokes the bear

Award-winning children’s author and illustrator and (almost) lifelong Maine resident Ryan T. Higgins centers his Mother Bruce ...
The Guardian

Schools in England sidelining dressing-up for World Book Day, MPs hear

Literacy experts say move comes over cost concerns and fears costumes can detract from reading for pleasure Schools in England are moving away from pupils dressing up as their favourite literary ...
Central Maine

Residents rally to keep LGBTQ book in Gardiner-area school libraries

Jane Beckwith, a Randolph resident who works as a language tutor, heard about online criticism of the book so she checked it out herself, watching it read on YouTube and reading an evaluation of it by ...
The Guardian

Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

OpenAI-powered assistant will help to ‘understand overall service patterns’, company says, as move sparks backlash From hospitality workers to retail employees, the exaggerated “customer service voice ...
The Hill

Burger King testing AI headsets to track if employees say ‘please’ or ‘thank you’

Burger King is testing AI-powered headsets that can recite recipes, alert managers when inventories are low and even track how friendly employees are to customers. Restaurant Brands International — ...
Gizmodo

Surveillance With a Smile: Burger King Will Use AI to Track If Employees Say ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’

Burger King is rolling out a new AI-powered management platform in its restaurants that keeps an eye on everything — and we mean everything — from when menu items are running low to complaints about ...
NDTV

Burger King's AI Chatbot 'Patty' To Check If Employees Say 'Thank You' And 'Please'

Burker King (BK) is launching an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that will evaluate employees' interactions with customers for 'friendliness'. The chatbot called "Patty" has been trained to ...
WPLG

A Utah mom who wrote kids' book on grief after husband died killed him for money, prosecutors say

Kouri Richins Murder Trial Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of fatally poisoning her husband, looks on during her murder trial at the Summit County Courthouse in ...
WUNC

WS/FCS School Board incumbent touted a recent book ban. District officials say it's not true

Susan Miller is a current member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education. She's running for re-election in District 2. At a recent Republican forum for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County ...
Houston Chronicle

This Texas school board removed a book ban. But some say the harm of censorship cannot be easily undone.

Nearly two years after Cypress-Fairbanks ISD trustees voted to remove 13 chapters from several career and science textbooks, a newly elected board has reinstated the materials. The initial ban ...
syracuse.com

Major fast food chain introduces AI headsets that track if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

The home of the Whopper revealed this week that it is testing AI-powered headsets for employees that can recite ingredients, alert managers when inventories are low and even track how friendly workers ...
moneycontrol.com

Rishi Sunak says children should not say “please” or “thank you” to AI

Former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has sparked an unexpected debate about manners, technology, and parenting after saying he tells his daughters not to say “please” or “thank you” when talking to AI ...