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A Second AI Researcher Says She Was Fired by Google
For the second time in three months, a prominent woman researcher on ethics in artificial intelligence says Google fired her.…
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The UK Is the Latest Country to Tighten the Screws on Uber
For four years, the employment status of Uber drivers in the United Kingdom has been like a colorful beach ball:…
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Ransomware Gang Claims to Sell Off Data from AFTS Cyberattack
Screenshot: Lucas Ropek/Cuba Ransomware website A ransomware gang called “Cuba” claims to be selling off data on the dark web…
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Australia Is Fighting a Platform War on the Wrong Battlefield
Hi everyone. This week, I’ve resisted temptation and written about Australia without a single mention of kangaroos, shrimp on the…
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Tech
The AI Research Paper Was Real. The ‘Coauthor’ Wasn’t
David Cox, the head of a prestigious artificial intelligence lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was scanning an online computer science bibliography…
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advertising
Facebook Knowingly Profited Off Junk Ad Efficacy Estimates, Lawsuit Claims
Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer (Getty Images) Facebook, which along with Google accounts for around 60% of advertiser spending online, has knowingly…
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business finance
YouTube, Reddit User ‘Roaring Kitty’ Gets Sued for Securities Fraud Over GameStop Short Squeeze
Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) Keith Gill, also known as “Roaring Kitty” on Twitter/YouTube and “DeepFuckingValue” on Reddit, is…
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How Much the Oil and Gas Industry Paid Lying Texas Republicans
Photo: Chip Somodevilla (AP) As the crisis of rolling blackouts in Texas unfolds this week, some of the state’s loudest Republican…
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Sony Sued For Not Honoring Warranty Agreements on Defective PS5 Controllers
Photo: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Contributor (Getty Images) Sony is facing a class action lawsuit over its reported failure to honor…
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bitcoin
Bitcoin Hit All-Time High at Over $50,000, Leaving Us in Dire Need of Sound Financial Advice
Photo: Ozan Kose (Getty Images) Bitcoin is the future, again: this morning, it hit an all-time high value of over…
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