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• A dataset used to train AI image generators contains pictures of child sexual abuse, a study found.
• The findings add to fears AI tools could spark a wave of AI-generated child sexual abuse content.
• The LAION database has now been taken offline while its creators remove the images. 

A dataset used to train AI image generators contains thousands of suspected images of child

• In April 2024, California fast-food workers will get a nearly 30% pay bump to $20 an hour.
• Fast-food chains like Chipotle say they'll raise prices to offset higher labor costs in the state. 
• A Pizza Hut franchisee plans to lay off 366 delivery drivers in

• A core measure of inflation closely followed by the Federal Reserve fell month-over-month for November.
• At the same time, a measure of how Americans feel about the economy jumped nearly 14% in November from the previous month.
• Americans are still spending and feeling better about the

• The hacker behind a huge "GTA VI" leak has received an indefinite hospital order, the BBC reported.
• Arion Kurtaj hacked Rockstar from a hotel room while on bail for carrying out previous hacks.
• The court heard that Kurtaj had been violent while in custody.

The 18-year-old hacker

The week’s top three stories on the science beat all made me a little uncomfortable, to be honest. The news that scientists found a credible link between having a cat during your childhood and later being diagnosed with schizophrenia was troubling. Then there was the 2,400-year-old leather than turned out to be made…

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• Financial crises are the new normal in the current era, according to Yale economist Stephen Roach.
• A crisis arrives somewhere in the world on average once every three to four years, he estimated.
• "It is time to stop viewing crises as exceptional events and admit how frequently shocks actually occur."

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Earlier this month, Google announced the release of Gemini, what it considers its most powerful AI model yet. It integrated Gemini immediately into its flagship generative AI chatbot, Bard, in hopes of steering more users away from its biggest competitor, OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

ChatGPT and the new Gemini-powered Bard are similar products. Gemini

NASA just put its new propulsion system to the test, powering a 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engine for a sustained burn that lasted three times as long as the first test.

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Last year, I mused over whether foldable smartphones would ever be affordable. I wanted to see them take off after falling in love with the Galaxy Z Fold 4. This year, I got my answer. It’s a resounding “No,” especially with the foldable market as it is right now. Even with the recently launched Motorola Razr, a flip…

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This week, Axios broke the news that Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount were looking into some sort of merger. It would make sense: Warner Bros. Discovery is trying to become a content behemoth, and Paramount would give the company even more content plus a grouping of popular (as they can be in this age) broadcast and cable channels

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In today's big story, we're looking at how Google's rocky year left some wondering if the tech giant

• Futuristic transport startup Hyperloop One is shutting down, Bloomberg reported.
• The company was the most high-profile developer of hyperloops championed by Elon Musk.
• Musk previously said a hyperloop could cut travel times from LA to San Francisco to 30 minutes.

Hyperloop One, the startup that sought to build the