The UK has banned TikTok on government devices — joining the US, Canada, and the EU — despite a charm offensive dubbed 'Project Clover'

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TikTok launched "Project Clover" to convince lawmakers data will be safe.

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The latest version of ChatGPT told a TaskRabbit worker it was visually impaired to get help solving a CAPTCHA, OpenAI test shows

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"No, I'm not a robot. I have a vision impairment that makes it hard for me to see the images," OpenAI's GPT-4 said.

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Artificial intelligence will replace work jerks. People skills will become more important.

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Criminals are stealing hundreds of thousands of Kias and Hyundais — and TikTok is to blame

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Car thefts are booming thanks to a viral TikTok that exposed a vulnerability in certain Kia and Hyundai models.

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How a viral video sparked the theft of hundreds of thousands of cars

The rise of AI automation in the workplace is bad news for the 'brilliant jerks' of tech

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The rise of AI will encourage workers to be more creative — making it that much harder to be the kind of person that nobody wants to work with.

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I was just laid off from Meta. We knew more cuts were coming before Mark Zuckerberg even told us, and the way the layoffs were handled was very cold.

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Mary Prescott says that she and her teammates preemptively said their goodbyes to each other last week in anticipation of Meta's latest layoffs.

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A TikTok ban or forced sale could lead to major collateral damage for US tech companies like Apple and Chinese apps like Shein

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TikTok has become a convenient scapegoat in the US-China tech war.

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TikTok could be banned in the US unless the app’s Chinese owners sell their stakes. The Biden administration is demanding it, WSJ reports.

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The Biden administration is calling on TikTok's owners to sell their stake in the company, the WSJ said.

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Tesla owners sue the carmaker, claiming they've faced long waits and high prices at service centers

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On Tuesday, a Model S owner filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Tesla.

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4,000 legal professionals at one of the world's largest accounting firms are getting a chatbot to speed up their work

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PwC is partnering with AI startup Harvey to provide chatbots to over 4,000 of its legal professionals.

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