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By BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press

Meta is adding parental controls for kids’ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots — including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether — beginning early next year.

But parents won’t be able to turn off Meta’s AI assistant, which Meta says will “will remain available to offer helpful information and educational opportunities, with default, age-appropriate protections in place to help keep teens safe.”

Parents who don’t want to turn off all chats with all AI characters will also be able to block specific chatbots. And Meta said Friday that parents will be able to get “insights” about what their kids are chatting about with AI characters — although they won’t get access to the full chats.

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By KEN SWEET, Associated Press Business Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is concerned about the health of the nation’s regional banks, after a few of them wrote off bad loans to commercial customers in the last two weeks and caused investors to wonder if there might be more bad news to come.

Zions Bank, Western Alliance Bank and the investment bank Jefferies surprised investors by disclosing various bad investments on their books, sending their stocks falling sharply this week. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon added to the unease when he warned there might be more problems to come for banks with potentially bad loans.

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Q. What are common mistakes individuals make related to divorce?

A. One common mistake is to divorce prior to 10 years of marriage. If you are contemplating a divorce and you have been married for close to 10 years, you should be aware of the following. If your current spouse has worked under Social Security for many years and earns more than you, and if your marriage lasted at least 10 years, your spousal benefit and survivor benefit will possibly surpass any benefit you would be entitled to based only on your work record. If your marriage does not last at least 10 years, you will not be entitled to a spousal or survivor benefit. Instead, you will only be entitled to a benefit based on your work record. Obviously, the decision to divorce prior to marriage is not generally a financial one, but the timing is important.

Q. Can a second marriage reduce benefits I would otherwise receive from Social Security?

A. If you remarry prior to age 60, it can be very costly. If you were married for at least 10 years prior to a divorce, and you remarry prior to age 60, you can no longer receive a survivor benefit from the first marriage. Social Security regulations allow you to receive a survivor benefit from a prior marriage that lasted at least 10 years if you are single, or if you remarried after age 60, even if your current spouse is still living. read more

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