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Voting rights advocates have been warning for months that Spanish-speaking voters are facing a flood of election misinformation from AI models. With just days before the presidential election, Latino voters are facing a barrage of targeted ads in Spanish and a new source of political messaging in the artificial intelligence age: chatbots generating unfounded claims in Spanish about voting rights.

The burger brand said this week that its footprint will remain flat as it opens newer stores in “better locations” to replace the underperforming ones. If you’re a fan of Wendy’s, the company announced some bad news when reporting its third-quarter 2024 financial results yesterday: The burger chain will close around 140 stores by the end of the year.

With machine-generated content now cluttering the most visible online touchpoints, marketers need to change how they reach target audiences. There’s a famous saying: “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” The quote—taken from a New Yorker cartoon published in, if you can believe it, 1993—made a simple point about the anonymity provided by the internet: Shielded by a monitor, you could be anyone.

Use this advice to give you context about various generations in your workplace. But remember that individuals are unique. Much has been said about the challenges and opportunities having four generations (boomers, Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z) in the workplace, but while generational workplace dynamics may seem new, but they’re rooted in cycles of change and adaptation that have played out through history.

At least three potato-packing workers in Colorado’s San Luis Valley were trafficked from Mexico into a forced-labor scheme, compelled to work for less than minimum wage, given little food and water, and housed in substandard conditions, the laborers allege in a federal lawsuit filed this month. Armando Rubio Flores, Alfonso Angeles Hernandez and Israin Hernandez Jacobo filed the 50-page complaint Oct.

Do you have room for dessert? If so, here are three new options where you can satisfy your sweet (or even your savory) tooth with eclairs, crepes, shaved ice and more. Le Clare’s This French-style patisserie specializes in eclairs, which makes sense since the owners are named Maggie and Tyler Clare. You’ll find maple bourbon pecan, vanilla lavender, and hazelnut chocolate mousse.