California Couple organizes protest after dog drowns at daycare

A California couple devastated by the death of their beloved English bulldog while in in the care of a doggy daycare is demanding accountability. Chris and Ashley Merz of Ventura lost their pup named Bruce when he drowned at Camp Canine over the weekend. The couple will be a part of a “peaceful protest” outside the doggy daycare this weekend. The gathering is intended to honor Bruce, and to support his family as they seek answers following the incident. “We will gather to honor Bruce and stand in support of his family as they seek accountability following his tragic death…

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10 Ways Small Businesses Can Use AI To Grow–And Even Hire More Workers

A quartet of witnesses testifying this week to the House Small Business Committee disputed the commonly-held belief that artificial intelligence will displace human workers and insisted that small businesses which use AI are likely to wind up having to hire more employees–because they’ll grow.Already, a majority of small businesses are…

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Italian hotspot issues hefty fines for scantily clad tourists with bare chests, swimwear

Aussies heading to this popular Italian hotspot have been warned not to break this shirtless and bikini rule — or they’ll cop a hefty fine. Varenna, a fishing village by Lake Como, is cracking down on tourists who wander the town wearing only their bikinis, and men flaunting their bare chests, fining them between €50 and €200 — about $57 to $228. The new rule, described on Varenna’s official tourism site as “amendments to the urban police regulations,” went into effect on June 27. “Throughout the entire municipal territory of Varenna, it is prohibited to remain shirtless or wearing only…

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