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Louisiana bans debit card surcharges, but card companies still get their cut

  • Wesley Muller

A new state law prohibits merchants from adding surcharges to debit card transactions, but critics say the ban actually benefits the banks and credit card companies that created the fees.  Supporters of Act 751, which took effect Aug. 1, have promoted the measure as a consumer protection law that bars merchants from imposing surcharges specifically […]

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University of Utah’s ‘AI supercomputer’ debuts among fastest systems in the world 

  • Alixel Cabrera

The University of Utah’s “AI supercomputer” was christened “Redtail” as it went online last month. As its designers showcased its features to students for the first time, the supercomputer had already ranked among the world’s fastest and most energy efficient. Redtail, expected to be an essential part of what university officials describe as a new […]