How do you do, fellow kids: Facebook is rolling out new AI characters to lure Gen Z users. But their personalities are a bit... dated.

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A costume of Bender from Futurama next to the Meta logo.
A costume of Bender from Futurama next to the Meta logo.

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My computer science classes were too slow, so I dropped out to focus on my AI startup. Even my dad agreed.

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Automorphic's co-founders Maaher Gandhi, Govind Gnanakumar, and Mahesh Natamai.

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America's $1 trillion credit card bill really isn't as bad as it seems

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Credit card debt topped $1 trillion for the first time ever this summer.

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You may hate high interest rates and home prices, but many boomers have reason to celebrate

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell's war against inflation could be helping prop up many older Americans' wallets.

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Gen Z lack workplace skills like debating and seeing different points of view because they spend too much time on social media, TV boss says

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People walk through the Canary Wharf financial district of London, Britain

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Gen Z workers are freaking out about AI

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Expectations are high for Gen Zers to reap the benefits of AI.

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The 21 cities where Gen Z homebuyers are moving in next door

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A young woman in Provo, Utah, where Gen Z made up 27% of homebuyers from April to July this year, per Zillow.
A young woman in Provo, Utah.

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More than a third of Gen Z works both a full-time job and a side hustle — and many still don't feel financially secure

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Gen Z is making its mark on the workplace.

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New England is a haven for workers straight out of college, with a study finding Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire are the best states to move right after graduating

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Students take part in the 372nd Commencement at Harvard University on 25 May.

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Inside PwC's push to train its workers on AI

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PricewaterhouseCoopers is rolling out training on artificial intelligence for 75,000 workers in the US and Mexico.

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