A recent study by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers found that artificial intelligence will have a slower adoption rate on the labor market than previously feared due to upfront costs. The study reported that only about 23% of worker compensation would be cost-effective for employers to automate. Retail, transportation and warehousing were all seen as favorable areas for earlier AI adoption.

NEARLY a quarter (23%) of Granite Staters were impacted by medicine and medical shortages late last year, per a report from LendingTree insurance subsidiary ValuePenguin.com. New Hampshire ranks third nationally for the most widespread medical shortages. Additionally, 52% of NH residents facing a shortage had to delay or forgo medical treatment, resulting in 36% suffering mental distress and 28% suffering negative health consequences.

THE world’s 10 largest digital advertisers are expected to earn almost 40% higher ad revenue by 2027, valued at an estimated $677 billion up from $492 billion in 2023. Among them are Google, Facebook, Amazon, LinkedIn and TikTok. Social media site X, formerly Twitter, is the only company with an ad revenue drop, and is expected to decline further over the next four years.

ACCORDING to a new study by DegreeChoices, a higher education research group, New Hampshire was ranked the eighth-highest state for top-earning college alumni. That’s thanks in large part to Dartmouth College in Hanover, which was the only Ivy League school in the nation to produce the highest-earning graduates in its state compared to other schools. Granite State graduates earn an estimated $55,482 four years after graduating.

AMERICANS’ views of the national economy may be improving, the Pew Research Center found in a survey of U.S. adults conducted from Jan. 16-21. The share of Americans who say economic conditions will be worse a year from now is 33%, down from 46% last April. Concern around energy prices and the stock market has declined, but not around food and consumer goods.