Economy
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Amazon is firing another 9,000 workers
Enlarge / Amazon has announced 27,000 layoffs since November 2022. (credit: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images) Amazon will fire another 9,000 workers…
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Anthropic introduces Claude, a “more steerable” AI competitor to ChatGPT
Enlarge (credit: Anthropic) On Tuesday, Anthropic introduced Claude, a large language model (LLM) that can generate text, write code, and…
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Google tells users of some Android phones: Nuke voice calling to avoid infection
Enlarge / Images of the Samsung Galaxy S21, which runs with an Exynos chipset. (credit: Samsung) Google is urging owners…
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AI imager Midjourney v5 stuns with photorealistic images—and 5-fingered hands
Enlarge / An example of lighting and skin effects in the AI image generator Midjourney v5. (credit: Julie W. Design)…
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Federal agency hacked by 2 groups thanks to flaw that went unpatched for 4 years
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Multiple threat actors—one working on behalf of a nation-state—gained access to the network of a US…
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Free data-center heat is allegedly saving a struggling public pool $24K a year
Enlarge (credit: Getty) A public pool in the UK is expected to save £20,000 (about $24,000) and cut carbon emissions…
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Microsoft 365’s AI-powered Copilot is like an omniscient version of Clippy
Enlarge / Microsoft 365 Copilot will attempt to automate content generation and analysis in all of the former Microsoft Office…
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Baidu shares fall after Ernie AI chatbot demo disappoints
Enlarge / “Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of Baidu,” chief…
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OpenAI checked to see whether GPT-4 could take over the world
Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) As part of pre-release safety testing for its new GPT-4 AI model, launched Tuesday, OpenAI allowed…
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Security firm Rubrik is latest to be felled by GoAnywhere vulnerability
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Rubrik, the Silicon Valley data security company, said that it experienced a network intrusion made possible…
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