White House Announces New Position to Combat Book Bans

The U.S. Postal Service recognized Shutterfly Inc. with its Partnership for Growth Award on the final day of the National Postal Forum (NPF), the country’s premier mailing and shipping conference. The Partnership for Growth Award is given annually at NPF to recognize a strong mailing industry contributor that drives innovation and growth using USPS. Shutterfly was selected to receive this year’s Award by Postmaster General and CEO Megan J. Brennan and the USPS Executive Leadership Team. Shutterfly is being recognized for continuously working with the Postal Service to ensure the company reaches its customers using new and innovative technologies that increase the value of the mail. Click Read More below for additional information.

The move to increase the minimum wage gained significant ground in 2020 on the state level. Twenty-five states will raise the minimum wage in 2021, with 21 of those states enacting the increases on January 1, according to payroll experts at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. The firm noted that some of the hikes in states such as California, Colorado, Maine, Washington are the result of previously approved incremental increases to reach a specific amount that is considered to be a "living wage." Other states' increases reflect an annual cost-of-living adjustment, which accounts for the changes in states like Alaska, Florida, Minnesota, and Montana.

The New York Times -- which is fighting OpenAI and Microsoft in court, attempting to block use of its content for training models -- is not beyond testing AI to write headlines and enforce its style guide, according to The Intercept. The Times has developed a tool that would use OpenAI to perform those tasks, The Intercept continues. A Times spokesperson acknowledged the effort, but said it was temporary.