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Idris Elba Is Ready to Talk About Crypto Sep 28, 2023

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During the crypto gold rush, Idris Elba says he turned down a lot of “mad opportunities.” Now he has partnered with the “crypto-for-good” Stellar Development Foundation.

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FBI Agents Are Using Face Recognition Without Proper Training Sep 27, 2023

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The FBI makes heavy use of face recognition services like that of controversial startup Clearview AI, but 95 percent of the agents using them haven’t completed training on the technology.

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ChatGPT Can Now Talk to You—and Look Into Your Life Sep 26, 2023

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ChatGPT inches closer to feature parity with the seductive AI assistant from Her, thanks to an upgrade that adds voice and image recognition to the chatbot.

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Workers Demand Job Security in the Autonomous, Electrified Future of Transport Sep 25, 2023

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Truck drivers, auto workers, and others are fighting for the greener, smarter era of transportation to also include better pay and more protections for humans.

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Meet the Law Geeks Exposing Google’s Secretive Antitrust Trial Sep 22, 2023

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A historic antitrust trial sees Google accused of unlawfully monopolizing search. A handful of antitrust activists are trying to make sure the world sees all the action.

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Amazon Upgrades Alexa for the ChatGPT Era Sep 21, 2023

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A sweeping upgrade to Amazon’s Alexa taps AI technology like that behind ChatGPT and also allows the virtual assistant to attempt to read body language.

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TikTok Shop Has a Snail Slime Problem Sep 20, 2023

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TikTok Shop, which launched in the US last week, is littered with impossibly cheap—and fake—products. Snail slime is just the beginning.

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Pay Transparency Is Sweeping Across the US Sep 19, 2023

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New York joined a wave of states that require pay transparency in job ads. New data suggests most US postings now include a salary range, but they are sometimes laughably vague.

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Teachers Are Going All In on Generative AI Sep 18, 2023

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Surveys suggest teachers use generative AI more than students, to create lesson plans or more interesting word problems. Educators say it can save valuable time but must be used carefully.

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A Concrete Crisis Has the UK Literally Crumbling Sep 15, 2023

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Hundreds of schools, hospitals, and other public buildings made from RAAC, a cheap, lightweight concrete, have to close—the victims of quick fixes and decades of cost-cutting.

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