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| Matt Binder / Mashable: |
In a campaign called #BlockTheBlue, some Twitter users, including popular ones like @dril, are asking people to block anyone who subscribes to Twitter Blue — After Elon Musk removed legacy verified users' checkmarks, Twitter's biggest users are blocking everyone who pays.
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| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
WhatsApp introduces Keep in Chat, an option that allows recipients of disappearing messages to save them if the sender consents — Something to consider before sending a risky text via WhatsApp is that now, disappearing messages are a bit more optional. Mark Zuckerberg is announcing …
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
On April 7, Google patched the GhostToken GCP vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to backdoor Google accounts using malicious OAuth applications — Google has addressed a Cloud Platform (GCP) security vulnerability impacting all users and allowing attackers to backdoor …
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| Rishabh Jaiswal / Reuters: |
Filing: Sundar Pichai received compensation of ~$226M in 2022, including stock awards of ~$218M; Alphabet announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs in January, 2023 — Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) Chief Executive Sundar Pichai received total compensation of about $226 million in 2022 …
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| Financial Times: |
Sources and analysts share insights on Apple's plans in financial services, as the company lays the technical groundwork for taking a bigger share of the market — The tech giant's ventures into financial services signal greater ambitions to take on Wall Street| Financial Times: |
Sources: the UK plans to propose a bill next week letting the CMA's digital markets unit target Big Tech companies with £25B+ global revenue or £1B UK revenue — Draft bill expected within days that will put CMA's digital markets unit on a statutory footing
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| Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: |
The proliferation of AI-generated content on marketplaces like Upwork and Fiverr is causing transactional disputes and increasing client and freelancer mistrust — While some freelancers are losing their gigs to ChatGPT, clients are being spammed with AI-written content on freelancing platforms.
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| Pew Research Center: |
A survey of 11,004 US adults: 62% believe AI will have a major impact on workers, 28% think AI will impact them, and 71% oppose AI use in final hiring decisions — 62% believe artificial intelligence will have a major impact on jobholders overall in the next 20 years, but far fewer think it will greatly affect them personally.| Jenny Leonard / Bloomberg: |
Sources: President Biden plans to sign an EO in the coming weeks limiting new investments by US businesses in China, focused on chips, AI, and quantum computing — President Joe Biden aims to sign an executive order in the coming weeks that will limit investment in key parts of China's economy …
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| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Sources: Google halted construction of its 80-acre campus in San Jose, California, after the first demolition phase, and doesn't plan to revive the project soon — - Google has halted construction of its proposed 80-acre campus in San Jose, California, after the first demolition phase.
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Humane co-founder Imran Chaudhri demoed an AI-powered screenless wearable with a projector to display info, voice and gestures for input, and no phone required — Humane, the startup founded by ex-Apple employees Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, has given a first live demo of its new device …
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
The US Department of Homeland Security announces a task force to examine how AI can be used to protect the country, including better cargo screening systems — - The Department of Homeland Security will establish a new task force to examine how artificial intelligence technology can be used to protect the country in a variety of ways.
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| Jahnavi Nidumolu / Reuters: |
Twitter drops the “Government-funded” and “state-affiliated” labels from accounts of media outlets and journalists, including NPR, BBC, CBC, RT, and Xinhua — Twitter dropped the “Government-funded” and “China state-affiliated” labels, which implies government involvement …
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