Economy
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Microsoft AI suggests food bank as a “cannot miss” tourist spot in Canada
Enlarge / A photo of the Ottawa Food Bank warehouse. (credit: Ottawa Food Bank) Late last week, MSN.com’s Microsoft Travel…
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An Iowa school district is using ChatGPT to decide which books to ban
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) In response to recently enacted state legislation in Iowa, administrators are removing banned books from Mason…
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Tech error let people with empty bank accounts withdraw hundreds in cash
Enlarge / Lines longer than this reportedly formed at ATMs across Ireland. (credit: Getty) People were flocking to ATMs in…
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Windows feature that resets system clocks based on random data is wreaking havoc
Enlarge A few months ago, an engineer in a data center in Norway encountered some perplexing errors that caused a…
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AI chatbot scares Snapchat users by posting mysterious video
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Snap Inc.) It’s not Halloween yet, but some users of Snapchat feel like it is.…
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Ongoing scam tricks kids playing Roblox and Fortnite
Enlarge (credit: Savusia Konstantin | Getty Images) Thousands of websites belonging to US government agencies, leading universities, and professional organizations…
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Real estate markets scramble following cyberattack on listings provider
Enlarge / MLS (Multiple Listing Service). (credit: Getty Images) Home buyers, sellers, real estate agents, and listing websites throughout the…
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An Apple malware-flagging tool is “trivially” easy to bypass
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) One of your Mac’s built-in malware detection tools may not be working quite as well as…
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The New York Times prohibits AI vendors from devouring its content
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Getty Images) In early August, The New York Times updated its terms of service (TOS)…
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Sites scramble to block ChatGPT web crawler after instructions emerge
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Without announcement, OpenAI recently added details about its web crawler, GPTBot, to its online documentation site.…
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