Reid Hoffman backs 'blitzscaling' AI for the 'elevation of humanity'

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Reid Hoffman thinks fears about AI are overblown.

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An AI dating app claims to find your perfect match using only your face

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SciMatch claims to match partners using only a selfie.

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Delivery drivers who make their living on apps like Instacart, DoorDash, and Grubhub say they're being booted with little warning or recourse

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Formula 1 could be coming to Apple as it mulls offering up to $2 billion a year to show races, report says

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wanted was a swimming pool. What I got was a $31,000 lesson in Zelle fraud.

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A pool could have been evidence that my life hadn't amounted to nothing. But after we Zelle-ed the deposit to our contractor, things started to go very wrong.

All I wanted was a status symbol. What I got was a $31,000 lesson in the downside of payment apps.

This smart Google tool can take notes in a meeting – and let you catch up if you're late

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Duet AI for Google Workspace can attend meetings in your place and even take notes.

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Workers are worried about AI taking their jobs. Artists say it's already happening.

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Karla Ortiz says many artists are already losing work to generative AI.

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How companies spy on their employees as they push return-to-office — from monitoring badge swipes to tracking breaks

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Some companies use software to keep tabs on things like employees' compliance with return-to-office mandates, keystroke activity, internet usage, and even breaks.

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AI chatbots let you 'interview' historical figures like Harriet Tubman. That's probably not a good idea.

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Harriet Tubman.

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Sam Altman says AI systems will automate some tasks but also lead to 'new and much better jobs'

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In response to a tweet from Flexport's Ryan Petersen, Sam Altman said AI's strength is speeding up tasks.

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