Germany rejects calls to pause artificial intelligence development, arguing Europe cannot afford to slow while global competitors accelerate. The response…
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Claude AI lets Russian hackers hijack WhatsApp accounts of Ukraine officials
Russian state-backed hackers have weaponized Anthropic’s Claude AI to compromise Ukrainian government systems and hijack WhatsApp accounts of senior officials,…
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AI Accelerating Collapse of Teen Reading and Math Across Europe
European students are losing the reading and critical thinking skills needed for an AI-saturated world, according to OECD education expert…
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Broadcom CEO Scraps Remote Work After $69 Billion VMware Takeover
Broadcom has confirmed 1,267 layoffs at VMware’s Palo Alto operations, with terminations set for January 26, 2024, following its $69…
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Searing Europe Orders 200,000 Portable AC Units in a Single Month
A single Texas county bought more portable air conditioners last summer than all of Europe managed in an entire year.…
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13 States Now Battle $6.2 Billion Nexstar-Tegna Merger After Federal Approval
A single FCC approval isn't stopping 13 state attorneys general from trying to dismantle the largest local TV station merger…
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IIT Bombay Topper Turns Down an Offer “10 Times Higher” Than $1 Million From Meta to Build His Own AI Startup
IIT Bombay alumnus Rishabh Agarwal, who secured AIR 33 in JEE and previously worked at Google Brain, DeepMind, Waymo, and…
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EU Tech Chief Holds Crunch Talks With Tim Cook as Apple Locks Europeans Out of New Siri
EU technology chief Henna Virkkunen held "constructive" talks with Apple CEO Tim Cook this week, the European Commission confirmed Wednesday.…
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Meta Slashed 8,000 Jobs to Fund Its AI Bet, and Middle Managers Paid the Heaviest Price
Meta's aggressive AI investment push has triggered 8,000 layoffs, with 4,665 cuts concentrated in California and Washington state. Middle managers…
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Estée Lauder’s Billion-Dollar Merger With Puig Collapsed Under the Weight of Leaks, Family Feuds and a Price War
Estée Lauder's merger talks with Puig, the owner of Jean Paul Gaultier, collapsed over price disagreements, CEO Stéphane de La…
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