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AT&T adds new cell sites AT&T has added new cell sites across Pennsylvania to enhance the state’s 5G wireless coverage and capacity, enabling residents, businesses and public safety on FirstNet to get the most out of their mobile devices. Regionally, Cambria County received a new site in Westmont near St. Clair Road and Westmont Hilltop High School. Clearfield County also has a new site at Treasure Lake around Bay Road, Caymans Road and San Andres Road. Other counties receiving new sites are Berks, Butler, Chester, Cumberland, Franklin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montour, ...

Mansion Donut Company closes

Donut shop closes Mansion Donut Company, 1402 ½ 11th Ave., has closed its doors after three years in business. “This is the end of one chapter and the move is only the beginning of another,” owner Brian Detwiler posted on their Facebook page. JOHNSTOWN Concurrent Corp. recognized Concurrent Technologies Corporation has been officially certified by Great Place To Work, a globally recognized authority on workplace culture. This recognition is based entirely on what employees say about their experience working at CTC. According to the Great Place To Work Trust Index Survey, 92% ...

OpenAI, Amazon sign $38B deal for AI systems

SEATTLE — OpenAI and Amazon have signed a $38 billion deal that enables the ChatGPT maker to run its artificial intelligence systems on Amazon’s data centers in the U.S. OpenAI will be able to power its AI tools using “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia’s specialized AI chips through Amazon Web Services as part of the deal announced Monday. Amazon shares increased 4% after the announcement. The agreement comes less than a week after OpenAI altered its partnership with its longtime backer Microsoft, which until early this year was the startup’s exclusive cloud computing ...

Kimberly-Clark buying Tylenol maker

Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about $48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer health goods company. Shareholders of Kimberly-Clark will own about 54% of the combined company. Kenvue shareholders will own about 46% in what is one of the largest corporate takeovers this year. The deal must still be approved by the shareholders of both companies. The combined company will have a huge stable of household brands under one roof, putting Kenvue’s Listerine mouthwash and Band-Aid side-by-side with Kimberly-Clark’s Cottonelle toilet paper, ...

Penny saved, penny earned: Businesses run out of coin as Mint stops production

NEW YORK — The United States is running out of pennies. President Donald Trump’s decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation’s commerce. Merchants in multiple regions of the country have run out of pennies and are unable to ...

Relying on AI at work has limits

NEW YORK — Judges around the world are dealing with a growing problem: legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence and submitted with errors such as citations to cases that don’t exist, according to attorneys and court documents. The trend serves as a cautionary tale for people who are learning to use AI tools at work. Many employers want to hire workers who can use the technology to help with tasks such as conducting research and drafting reports. As teachers, accountants and marketing professionals begin engaging with AI chatbots and assistants to ...