Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

Technology

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What to do if you’re concerned you might be laid off — or if you’ve lost your job

Recent mass layoffs from technology and media companies, including eBay, Riot Games and the Los Angeles Times, might have you thinking about your job security

What to do if you’re concerned you might be laid off — or if you’ve lost your job
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Tesla 4Q earnings fall short of analyst estimates as company warns of lower sales growth this year

Tesla’s net income more than doubled last quarter due to a one-time tax benefit, even as electric vehicle price cuts and slowing sales growth cut into its profits

Tesla 4Q earnings fall short of analyst estimates as company warns of lower sales growth this year
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HP Enterprise discloses hack by suspected state-backed Russian hackers

Hewlett Packard Enterprise says suspected state-backed Russian hackers broke into its email system and stole data from cybersecurity and other employees

HP Enterprise discloses hack by suspected state-backed Russian hackers
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How To Tech: Why it's important to turn on Apple's new Stolen Device Protection

Apple has rolled out an update to its operating system this week with a feature called Stolen Device Protection

How To Tech: Why it's important to turn on Apple's new Stolen Device Protection
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Nokia sales and profit drop as economic challenges lead to cutback on 5G investment

Nokia has reported a double-digit decline in sales and a fall in profit in the last three months of 2023

Nokia sales and profit drop as economic challenges lead to cutback on 5G investment
Technology

How to protect your data privacy: A digital media expert provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone

Your data privacy is under threat from hackers, data brokers and big tech. Here’s what you can do about it. Step 1 is to get your colleagues, friends and family on board.

How to protect your data privacy: A digital media expert provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone
Business|Technology

Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees in its gaming division following Activision Blizzard buyout

Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 million purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard

Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees in its gaming division following Activision Blizzard buyout
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FTC launches inquiry into artificial intelligence deals such as Microsoft's OpenAI partnership

U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an investigation into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Anthropic and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them

FTC launches inquiry into artificial intelligence deals such as Microsoft's OpenAI partnership
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Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations

Apple has unveiled a sweeping plan to tear down some of the competitive barriers that it has built around its lucrative iPhone franchise

Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ returns to theaters, in IMAX 70mm, with new ‘Dune: Part Two’ footage

Time isn’t inverting: Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” is coming back to movie theaters for a week, including on IMAX 70mm and other large-format screens

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ returns to theaters, in IMAX 70mm, with new ‘Dune: Part Two’ footage
Business|Economy|Environment|News|Science|Technology

U.S. agencies set plans to protect endangered right whales during offshore wind operations

Two federal agencies are looking to better protect endangered whales amid a surge in offshore wind farm development

U.S. agencies set plans to protect endangered right whales during offshore wind operations
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GM's Cruise robotaxi service targeted in Justice Department inquiry into San Francisco collision

General Motors is facing a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a gruesome collision that critically injured a pedestrian and derailed its self-driving car ambitions

GM's Cruise robotaxi service targeted in Justice Department inquiry into San Francisco collision
Education|Health|News|Technology

Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments

Schools around the country are installing sensors and cameras to crack down on student vaping and handing out harsh punishments for many who are caught

Schools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments
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George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI

The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit over a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly uses artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material

George Carlin estate sues over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI
Technology

Why are so many robots white?

Humanoid robots tend to be white or resemble white people. Here’s why this is a problem and what social scientists, designers and engineers can do about it.

Why are so many robots white?
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
Business|Technology

Microsoft Teams outage blocks access, limits features for some users

Microsoft Teams is experiencing an outage that has blocked access and limited features for some users

Microsoft Teams outage blocks access, limits features for some users
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Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media. Her fans are fighting back

A scourge of pornographic deepfake images generated by artificial intelligence and sexualizing people without their consent has hit its most famous victim, singer Taylor Swift

Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media. Her fans are fighting back
Entertainment|Technology

What to stream this week: Donald Glover, Run-D.M.C., 'Choir' and bye to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the launch of the final season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm" on Sunday, Donald Glover starring as a spy in the new TV series “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and a documentary on Run-D

What to stream this week: Donald Glover, Run-D.M.C., 'Choir' and bye to 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
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How Taiwan beat back disinformation and preserved the integrity of its election

Voters in Taiwan recently repelled a wave of disinformation seeking to undermine their democracy ahead of this month's recent election

How Taiwan beat back disinformation and preserved the integrity of its election
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AI companies will need to start reporting their safety tests to the US government

The Biden administration will start implementing a new requirement for the developers of major artificial intelligence systems to disclose their safety test results to the government

AI companies will need to start reporting their safety tests to the US government
Technology

Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected

The federal government’s web portal for reporting cybercrimes is of little use if you have limited proficiency with English.

Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected
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X restores Taylor Swift searches after deepfake explicit images triggered temporary block

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has restored searches for Taylor Swift after temporarily blocking users from seeing some results as pornographic deepfake images of the singer circulated online

X restores Taylor Swift searches after deepfake explicit images triggered temporary block
Technology

Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers

An air traffic safety expert explains why humans will remain central to managing the nation’s airports and airspace even as AI promises to improve air traffic control.

Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers
Technology

Dog care below freezing − how to keep your pet warm and safe from cold weather, road salt and more this winter

Dogs might have furry coats, but they can still get cold when the temperature drops.

Dog care below freezing − how to keep your pet warm and safe from cold weather, road salt and more this winter

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