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College students are reviewing for exams at the library of Nanjing Forestry University in Nanjing, China, on December 7, 2023.
College students are being increasingly targeted by scammers offering attractive internship or job listings.
  • College students are increasingly targeted by job recruitment scammers, the FTC warned.
  • Scammers use fake listings and pose as recruiters to steal money and identities.
  • Major job boards like LinkedIn are adding steps to verify professional recruiters.

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Microsoft invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019 because it was “very worried” that Google was years ahead in scaling up its AI efforts. An internal email, titled “Thoughts on OpenAI,” between Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, CEO Satya Nadella, and co-founder Bill Gates reveals some of the high-level discussions around an investment



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I think homeowners should get rid of outdated wallpaper and excessive lighting in their living rooms.
  • As an interior designer, I have a few tricks to replace a lot of outdated living-room trends.
  • Word art can look tacky and plastic outlet covers don't show much personality. 
  • DVD collections and too much lighting can take away from the relaxed



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I drove a Tesla Cybertruck around Texas for three days and was surprised to find a handful of apparent oversights in its design, from a scary frunk mechanism to charging issues.
I drove a Tesla Cybertruck around Texas for three days and was surprised to find a handful of apparent oversights in its design, from a scary frunk mechanism to charging issues.
  • I tested Tesla's brand new Cybertruck. 
  • The electric truck is fun to drive and turns heads everywhere it goes. 
  • But some small oversights made the expensive product feel rushed. 

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May I interest you in some new streaming movies? Welcome to io9's latest edition of the Nerd’s Watch, where we pare down the enormous lists of new films and television shows arriving on all your favorite streaming services into the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles we think you’ll like most. (And sometimes, just the…

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Thousands of people have cancelled their orders for a Fisker EV.
Fisker is fixing some customers cars with parts from its vehicle 'graveyard,' sources say.
  • Fisker employees are using parts from pre-production vehicles and inventory to fix some customers' cars, eight sources said.
  • The practice has been ongoing since Fisker began deliveries in June 2023, some sources say.
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The Rabbit R1 may not be able to do much of anything useful right now, but at least it should stay alive longer thanks to a new software update.

The pocketable AI-powered handheld assistant device, which made waves at CES earlier this year, was apparently having trouble holding onto battery charges once it got into people's hands in April. According to an X post from the parent company, however



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Audible is testing a new section that provides audiobook recommendations based on your Prime Video viewing history. The test is rolling out to half of all users with both Audible and Amazon Prime, and there’s no way to opt out for now.

If you have both services, you might see a new carousel on the mobile and web app titled “Based on