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April 22, 2023, 2:55 PM

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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.
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 …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Lyft plans to lay off 1,200+, or 30%+ of its 4,000+ staff, days after its new CEO took over, aiming to cut its costs by 50%; Lyft cut ~700 jobs in 2022  —  Latest cuts could impact 30% or more of company's over 4,000 employees  —  Lyft Inc. plans to cut 1,200 or more jobs …
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.
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: Joe Biden plans to sign an EO in the coming weeks limiting new investments by US businesses in China, focusing 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 …
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.
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 …
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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