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• Apple shareholders rejected a proposal to release an AI transparency report.
• AFL-CIO, a labor union federation, wants big tech companies to publish ethical guidelines for the technology.
• But Apple's shareholders said on Wednesday that creating

Substack newsletter writers and readers can now send direct messages to each other. The company says this was a highly requested feature and it adds to the platform's slate of social networking tools.

You'll find DMs in the Chat tab on the app and website. You can start a private conversation from that tab, someone's profile page or by selecting the Share option on a note or post. When you get a

In a statement that’s likely to spark controversy, Klara announced that its AI assistant does the work of 700 full-time agents. The statement might raise skepticism for those who remember that the Swedish fintech unicorn laid off roughly the same number of people in 2022, citing inflation and economic uncertainty. Others might also recall that in December, the company freezed hiring on account of

• Monica Lewinsky is the face of Reformation's new workwear line, which dropped on Tuesday.
• Some twentysomething TikTokers said they're only just discovering who Lewinsky is.
• Young people called the former White House intern an "icon" and a "legend" in social media posts.

Monica Lewinsky: former White House intern

ChatGPT's new widget on Android phones gives access to shortcuts, including the ability to open up text, camera, image, voice query, or start a conversation mode.

Bitcoin’s price surged past $63,000 and then receded just a bit under on Wednesday, reaching a level the crypto coin hasn’t seen since November 2021. While it still has a little way to climb to reach an all-time high of $68,000, that level feels comfortably within reach. And if you’re feeling uneasy about the rally,…

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For anyone who has ever wished for the ability to hand annotate directly on a Google Doc, Google announced on Tuesday it’s rolling out a new markup feature for Google Workspace customers, Google Workspace Individual subscribers, and personal Google accounts that will allow users to write directly on a Google Doc with a stylus or their finger. The new feature includes

The next generation of Samsung laptops is (mostly) here.

The new Samsung Galaxy Book4 series is now available for purchase in the U.S. following its initial December rollout in South Korea and an appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 last month. The current lineup features two traditional laptops and two 2-in-1 laptops, including the Galaxy Book4 360, the Galaxy Book4 Pro, the

Parents, children, and now disgruntled actors are in an uproar over a catastrophic Willy Wonka-themed event in Scotland that went viral over the weekend. The “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” ended with police sirens when families enticed by fantastical AI-generated images arrived to find a filthy, barely decorated…

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• Hackers set a ransom deadline of Thursday morning to release Fulton County court documents.
• They claim the documents include a cache of files related to the criminal case against Donald Trump.
• An international law enforcement raid took them

• Mitch McConnell plans to step down in November from his position as the Senate GOP leader.
• Three men are considered the top candidates to succeed him — and they're all named John.
• Here's what to know about Sens. John Thune, John Barrasso, and

• A self-proclaimed hardware hacker modded his AirPods Max to have a USB-C charging port.
• It's rumored that Apple's next generation of the headphones will ditch the Lightning port for USB-C.
• If you can't wait (and don't care about your warranty), he's selling a $45 kit for the modification.

One engineer is giving