Homeowners receiving letters offering optional utility line service protection; Rapid City officials say it is not a scam

Since 2018, the City of Rapid City has partnered with Service Line Warranties of America is offering an optional protection plan covering interior plumbing and drainage systems, exterior sewer/septic ...
IEEE

When Unlearnable Examples Cooperate With Watermarking: A Dual Voice Data Protection Against Unauthorized Exploitation

Abstract: Voice data is crucial for modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems, powering various applications from speaker recognition (SR) to AI-generated content. The reliance on massive data ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

1st round funding approved for Emergency Watershed Protection program

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service approved the first round of Buncombe County’s funding requests for the Emergency Watershed Protection program, ...
al.com

What to know about Trump’s new student loan forgiveness program, RAP

The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” passed in 2025, made many changes to federal student loan ...