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Lawyers: Learn to work with AI or risk termination

Until fairly recently, AI never posed an existential threat to the critical-thinking professions such as law and medicine. However, thanks to the exponential leap in processing power, computer systems can handle complex computations quickly, which has propelled AI alarmingly close to the problem-solving needed for work that traditionally required an above-average IQ, a license and a fancy degree.

Treat the boardroom like a courtroom

Be prepared and organized. Use your poker face. Steal; do not imitate. Get comfortable.

Delivering a memorable experience puts businesses on fast-track to success

SPEEDVEGAS. Vice President of Business Allison Raskansky poses for a photo with a selection of cars available to race at their 1.5 mile long racetrack, Thursday, June 2, 2016.

Ten miles south of the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, a new attraction greets Las Vegas visitors.

Grocer: ‘It will take a village’ to fight hunger

Jake Cannon, district manager at Smith's Food & Drug Store, 6855 Aliante Parkway, North Las Vegas, 89084, on June 29, 2016.

A district manager at Smith’s Food & Drug talks about the company’s efforts to fight hunger and homelessness in Southern Nevada and being inspired by his father, who didn’t let a disability prevent him from achieving his goals.

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Talking fitness myths and internet threats at the infomercial industry’s D2C convention

Poonam Khubani at the D2C Convention at Wynn Las Vegas on September 15, 2016.

The Electronic Retailing Association’s Direct to Consumer convention — D2C for short — is the major annual gathering of the infomercial industry, and Wynn Las Vegas hosted it Sept. 13-15. Under one roof were celebrity spokespeople, product inventors and the executives who turn their work into commercial wonders such as the Shake Weight and Pajama Jeans.

Cast of iconic cycling film takes trip down memory lane in Las Vegas

Cast members of the film "American Flyers" are shown, from left, Alexandra Paul, Luca Bercovici and Rae Dawn Chong at the Interbike trade show at Mandalay Bay, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016.

Luca Bercovici may have played a snarling bike racer in the 1985 movie “American Flyers,” but he was a smiling sweetheart as he relished a movie reunion with fellow film alums ...

Why one resident was so elated when Bullhead City ended annual regatta

A sea of garbage was left behind some of the 30,000 participants of the Bullhead City River Regatta, dubbed the “world’s largest river tube-float.”

Ally DeVilla used to keep to herself when the River Regatta came to town, but after seeing the mess along the Colorado River after this year’s event, she knew she couldn’t stay quiet anymore ...

Skill-based games in the spotlight at Global Gaming Expo

A screenshot from “Into the Dead,” one of the skill-based games targeted for Las Vegas casino floors early next year.

Those who are adept at avoiding zombies improve their chances to win in one of the skill-based games expected to be introduced on Las Vegas casino floors early next ...

Amid scrutiny, for-profit colleges see enrollment slide

This Nov. 24, 2009, file photo, shows the entrance to the DeVry University in Miramar, Fla.

Some of the nation's largest for-profit colleges are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid growing competition, new regulation and government pressure that led to the collapse this month of one of the industry's biggest players ...

With business booming, Sands Bethlehem planning major expansion

Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is shown Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, in Bethlehem, Pa.

Sands Casino in Bethlehem already has one of the nation's most lucrative table games rooms, but it appears ready to bet about $40 million that it can be even more successful ...

Billionaire Elaine Wynn delights in minutiae of education reform

Elaine Wynn, ex-wife of billionaire Steve Wynn, filed suit to lift divorce-related restrictions on the sale of her stock in Wynn Resorts. Fellow board members voted against nominating her for another term.

Elaine Wynn is one of the wealthiest women in the United States, has no school-aged children, and could be doing just about anything. But, instead of simply writing checks behind the scenes, she serves as the president of the Nevada State Board of Education, where she delights in the jargon and tedium of slow-burning education reform. Her confidants include the likes of Warren Buffett, Maria Shriver and ...

Nevada medical marijuana card processing moves online

Applicants gather to be processed on the last day to submit applications to the Las Vegas Department of Planning for medical marijuana dispensaries, cultivation or production on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.

Would-be medical marijuana users in Nevada will no longer have to endure a trip to the DMV when seeking a patient card ...

Albert Faccinto Sr., who gave scores their start in gaming, dies at 91

Albert “Moky” Faccinto Sr., one of the founding executives of Caesars Palace in the mid-1960s, who as casino manager and later as director of casino operations was credited with giving hundreds of Las Vegans their first gaming jobs, died late last week. He was 91. The family announced ...

Reno-based Eldorado Resorts buying Isle of Capri Casinos

Eldorado Resorts has agreed to buy Isle of Capri Casinos for $1.7 billion in combined stocks and cash, a move that will add 13 casino-resorts to the Reno-based company's portfolio. The deal announced Monday includes ...

Wells Fargo CEO apologizes for betraying customers' trust

Wells Fargo Chief Executive Officer John Strumpf prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, before Senate Banking Committee.

The CEO of Wells Fargo apologized before harshly critical senators Tuesday for betraying customers' trust in a scandal over allegations that employees opened millions of unauthorized accounts and moved money into them. Chief Executive John Stumpf showed contrition in testimony to the ...

Graffitist in residence? It's the latest hotel amenity

Some of the London Police’s artwork on display at the Quin Hotel, which commissions graffiti to give its décor a one-of-a-kind look, in New York, Aug. 18, 2016. As hotels aim to distinguish themselves in the Airbnb era, many see artist-in-residence programs as a way to add allure.

Businesses typically try to keep graffiti off their walls, and remove it when it does sneak on. Not the Quin Hotel, in Midtown Manhattan. It commissions graffiti ...

Wal-Mart completes $3 billion-plus purchase of Jet.com

This photo taken Nov. 14, 2011, shows the rain-soaked handle of a shopping cart outside the Wal-Mart store in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Wal-Mart said Monday it has completed its deal to buy fast-growing Jet.com for $3 billion in cash plus $300 million in stock, an acquisition aimed at helping the world's largest retailer attract younger and more affluent customers to drive ...

Former oilman noted for blistering interoffice memos dies at 85

The 1970s memos from multimillionaire oil baron Edward Mike Davis to his employees have been described as bizarre, aggressive and — if you have a certain sense of humor ...

First year in Las Vegas yields positives for Uber and Lyft

In this Jan. 14, 2016, photo, a driver waits to pick up passengers at an Uber and Lyft pickup area at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Even after state regulators gave Uber and Lyft the go-ahead to operate in Las Vegas last September, the Silicon Valley startups quickly became a frustration for local politicians, who were disturbed by the firms’ resistance to ...