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Natural language processing (NLP) is a technology that allows computers to understand and process human language. Processing of natural language is necessary when you want an intelligent device to follow your instructions. NPL is an artificial...
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On Thursday, January 26, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a ruling from a lower court that would have boosted the state’s minimum wage even higher than increases already enacted at the start of the year. In a 3-0 ruling, the court...
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When it comes to defining an impaired asset, its fair market value is worth less than the original cost of the asset – or more formally, its carrying value. As a company re-evaluates its assets’ value, and when it determines there’s a...
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