Women who drive for Uber and Lyft share tips for staying safe in gig-economy jobs

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Some women Uber and Lyft drivers say they've felt unsafe while working in the gig economy. Drivers in the story are not pictured.

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A former burglar who was jailed for 10 years reveals how she used to target homes — and why alarm systems don't work

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BMW recalls nearly 500 cars after a Takata airbag inflator blew up and seriously injured a driver

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The Bayerische Motoren Werke AG logo, best known as BMW, the German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, captured in one of its dealer centers on November 13, 2023, in Zrich, Switzerland.
BMW is the latest company to recall

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Fear that AI could one day destroy humanity may have led to Sam Altman's (potentially brief) ouster from OpenAI

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Sam Altman (left) and Ilya Sutskever (right) may have had differences on how to balance AI innovation with regulation.

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I quit teaching to work at Costco and I'm much happier. I never thought I'd leave my dream job, but these 5 things drove me out.

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Janelle Schuurman.

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These are the 11 best US cities for retirees — and only one is in Florida

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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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The UK AI summit's narrow focus on safety and existential risk means the real issues are being ignored, an AI ethicist says

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Several groups have criticized the UK government's overemphasis on some of the more existential risks of AI.

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Everything you're hearing right now about AI wiping out humans is a big con

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Sam Altman has said that humanity faces an existential risk from AI, but not everyone agrees.

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Tesla rejected a major union's claims of health and safety issues at its Berlin gigafactory — weeks after an official said he feared someone could die

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands next to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, both wearing suits and smiling, during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022
Elon Musk and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opened the Berlin Gigafactory last year.

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I moved to Dubai when Russia invaded Ukraine. The cost of living is extreme, but it's very safe and I love living here.

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Mary Pedler and her daughter.

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