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Fake job seekers are flooding the market, thanks to AI
Scammers are using artificial intelligence to alter their appearance and build fake profiles to apply for remote job postings, research shows.Already, scammers can use AI at almost every step in the job application process to...
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Here are the 19 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025 | TechCrunch
Last year was monumental for the AI industry in the U.S. and beyond.There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “megaround,”...
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These Companies Were the Patent Powerhouses of 2024
This article is best viewed on desktop.In 2006, IEEE Spectrumranked patenting powerhouses in our first annual patent survey. The survey, conducted by the research firm 1790 Analytics, examined the number and influence of U.S. patents generated by more than...
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First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton
Bite marks on the pelvis of a man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain were probably made by a lion...
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WhatsApp defends ‘optional’ AI tool that cannot be turned off
Graham FraserTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesWhatsApp says its new AI feature embedded in the messaging service is "entirely optional" - despite the fact it cannot be removed from the app.The Meta AI logo is an ever-present blue circle with pink and...
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ChatGPT maker wants to buy Chrome from Google
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI would be interested in buying Chrome, the world's most popular browser, if Google was forced to sell it. Nick Turley, an executive at the artificial intelligence (AI) company, was testifying on behalf of the US government in...
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Yahoo Will Give Millions To a Settlement Fund For Chinese Dissidents – Slashdot
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: A lawsuit to hold Yahoo responsible for "willfully turning a blind eye" to the mismanagement of a human rights fund for Chinese dissidents was settled for $5.425 million...
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Instagram still posing serious risks to children, campaigners say
Tony Smith and Angus CrawfordBBC News InvestigationsGetty ImagesYoung Instagram users could still be exposed to "serious risks" even if they use new Teen Accounts brought in to provide more protection and control, research by campaigners suggests.Researchers behind a new...
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The Pressure Is On for Tesla’s Cybercab
Earlier this year, Musk told investors that Tesla would launch autonomous driving technology in Austin and California this year, with a robotaxi service launching in the Texas city in June. (The service is slated to launch with Model Y’s...
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High Schoolers’ AI-Enabled Device Deters Drunk Driving
Accidents happen, but not all of them are inevitable. Drunk driving is one of the deadliest and most preventable causes of roadway fatalities. In 2022 alone, more than 13,000 people died in alcohol-related vehicular crashes in the United States,...
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EU enlargement commissioner urges Serbia to push forward reform, says protesting citizens want same
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union's enlargement commissioner on Tuesday urged Serbia's new government to push forward democratic...