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GlobalX, airline used for Trump deportations, gets hacked: Report | TechCrunch Hackers claiming to be part of the hacktivist group Anonymous claimed the data breach.

#Techcrunch - #GlobalX, airline used for #Trump #deportations, gets hacked: Report
On Monday, 404 Media first reported news of the breach, based on a defacement message on the airline’s official website and stolen data that the hackers shared with the news website.
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Intel stock surges as chipmaker reportedly plans to cut 20% of workforce Intel stock rallied early Wednesday following a report that said the company is preparing to cut up to 20% of its workforce.

Intel stock surges as chipmaker reportedly plans to cut 20% of workforce
#Intel — the only US chip manufacturer capable of producing leading-edge semiconductors at scale — has struggled over the past several years to keep up in an increasingly AI-dominated market.
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Tesla profits drop 71% on weak sales and anti-Elon Musk sentiment | TechCrunch Tesla’s flailing sales figures have put the company closer to the red than it has been in years, according to financial results released Tuesday,

#Techcrunch - Tesla profits drop 71% on weak sales and anti-Elon Musk sentiment
At this time last year, #Tesla was grappling with some gloomy numbers. In case you forgot, the company’s profits fell 55% to $1.13 billion in the first quarter of 2024 from the same period in 2023.
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Marine Le Pen Verdict Live: French far-right leader banned from public office Far-right leader Le Pen and other French MEPs were found guilty of misappropriating EU funds.

#Reuters- French far-right leader banned from public office
The court found #LePen, eight other people who were EU lawmakers at the time and 12 parliamentary assistants guilty of embezzling #EU funds.
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We are adding a logistic layer onto the application. The advisors suggested getting hands on experience by working for DoorDash and UberEats. I will be updating everyone on this journey. #1 task today Sunday is to purchase a good EV or Hybrid. What vehicle(s) would you guys suggest?

We are adding a logistic layer onto the application. The advisors suggested getting hands on experience by working for DoorDash and UberEats. I will be updating everyone on this journey.
#1 task today Sunday is to purchase a good EV or Hybrid.
What vehicle(s) would you guys suggest?

#tip ChatGPT does not have an interface for #signlanguage. #AI is not addressing that issue yet.

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🌍Recommending-The #AIEquity Council 🤖
This 501c3 #nonprofit fights to make AI accessible and inclusive- empowering people with disabilities and underserved communities.
✅ Donations are tax-deductible!
👉 Visit: aiequitycouncil.org
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👉 Share to spread the word!

ChatGPT can be tricked into telling people how to commit crimes, a tech firm finds | CNN Business ChatGPT can be duped into providing detailed advice on how to commit crimes ranging from money laundering to the export of weapons to sanctioned countries, a tech startup found, raising questions over...

#cnn #ChatGPT can be tricked into telling people how to commit crimes, a tech firm finds
ChatGPT produced lists of methods to help businesses evade #sanctions, such as those against #Russia, including bans on certain cross-border payments and the sale of arms.
www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/b...

An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges A Florida mother is suing a tech company over an AI chatbot that she says pushed her son to kill himself.

#apnews - An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges
Character.AI allows users to create customizable characters or interact with those generated by others, spanning experiences from imaginative play to mock job interviews.
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Gov. Newsom vetoes California’s controversial AI bill, SB 1047 | TechCrunch California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, a high-profile bill that would have regulated the development of AI. The bill was authored by State

@techcrunch.com - Gov. #Newsom vetoes California’s controversial AI bill, #SB1047
The bill was authored by State Senator Scott Wiener and would have made companies that develop AI models liable for implementing safety protocols to prevent “critical harms.”
techcrunch.com/2024/09/29/g...

Share your opinion on whether the U.S. should be involved in Middle East conflicts. Vote now and see what others think about American military and political engagement.

#opinionpoll - 09.26.2024
“Do You Support U.S. Military and Political Involvement in Middle East Conflicts?”
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1- Strongly support
2- Somewhat support
3- Neutral/No opinion
4- Somewhat oppose
5- Strongly oppose

a man with a beard is sitting at a table with his hands folded Alt: What it feels like when tasked with applying #AI algorithm to make sense of #trump and his blubbering - Just looking for something that makes sense. Ingested the whole debate into #pgvector and still can’t find any threads. Perhaps that’s the idea……

What it feels like when tasked with applying #AI algorithm to make sense of #trump and his statements- Just looking for something that makes sense. Ingested the whole debate into #pgvector and still can’t find any threads. Perhaps that’s the idea……

CrowdStrike down after report Delta Air to seek compensation over IT outage Shares of CrowdStrike fell more than 8% on Tuesday after a report Delta Air Lines will seek compensation from the cybersecurity firm over the recent global IT outage that crippled industries including airlines.

@Reuters | #CrowdStrike down after report #DeltaAir to seek compensation over IT outage
CrowdStrike's stock, which had more than doubled in 2023, has fallen over 24% since the outage, leading to a loss of over $20 billion in market #valuation.
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Microsoft says 8.5M Windows devices were affected by CrowdStrike outage | TechCrunch Around 8.5 million devices — less than 1 percent Windows machines globally — were affected by the recent CrowdStrike outage, according to a Microsoft blog

@techcrunch.com * #Microsoft says 8.5M #Windows devices were affected by #CrowdStrike outage
***It’s also worth noting that even if only one computer crashed, it could potentially take down an entire network or #datacenter.
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Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all The U.S. will reinstate Obama-era regulations for internet service providers that promise fast, reliable and fair internet speeds for all consumers. What happened when those rules were taken away?

@npr.org - Net neutrality is back: U.S. promises fast, safe and reliable internet for all
#Netneutrality is - the idea that the flow of information on the internet should be treated equally and that internet service providers can't interfere with what #consumers do online
www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1...

Seven aid workers killed in Israeli attack after delivering food to Gaza Foreign and Palestinian aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed in Israeli attack after Gaza food delivery.

@AJEnglish | Seven aid workers killed after food delivery
Those killed were from #Palestine, #Australia, #Poland, the #UnitedKingdom, and a #US-Canada dual citizen, World Central Kitchen - #WCK said.
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Let’s be clear-this is #bidensbloodbath in #Gaza.
This attack on #WorldCentralKitchen is on #Biden - #Netanyahu plans for Biden to lose the elections by turning the #DEMS core voters against Biden-Any idiot knows that Netanyahu is a piece of s* *t who would rather have that criminal #Trump in power

NSA confirms escape of Binance executive from custody using smuggled passport The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has confirmed the escape of a top executive of the cryptocurrency trading platform, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, from lawful custody.

@Nairametrics | NSA confirms escape of #Binance executive from custody using smuggled passport
Recall that #Nigeria- - has been investigating #moneylaundering and #terrorism financing transactions perpetrated on the Binance currency exchange platform.
nairametrics.com/2024/03/25/n...

Content creators blast a potential TikTok ban The House is gearing up for a Wednesday vote on legislation that could lead to a ban on one of the most widely used apps in the world, with an estimated 170 million users in the United States alone.

@npr.org - Content creators blast a potential #TikTokban
The possibility of a potential ban has outraged thousands of #contentcreators who rely on the site as their main source of income.
www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1...

Binance’s Top Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in Nigeria Tigran Gambaryan, a former crypto-focused US federal agent, and a second Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held in Abuja without passports for two weeks.

@Wired - Binance’s Top #Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in #Nigeria
Since Feb 26, #Gambaryan and #NadeemAnjarwalla - - have been stripped of their passports and held in confinement at a government property in the Nigerian capital of #Abuja.
www.wired.com/story/binanc...

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over 'betrayal' of nonprofit AI mission | TechCrunch Elon Musk has sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, and its affiliated entities, alleging the ChatGPT makers have breached their Elon Musk sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman ...

@techcrunch.com | #ElonMusk sues #OpenAI and #SamAltman over ‘betrayal’ of nonprofit AI mission
According to the legal complaint, Musk donated over $44 million to the nonprofit between 2016 and September 2020.
techcrunch.com/2024/03/01/e...

Google rebrands Bard chatbot as Gemini, rolls out paid subscription Google on Thursday renamed its Bard chatbot after the new artificial intelligence that is powering it, called Gemini, and said consumers can pay for better reasoning capabilities as it vies with Microsoft to win subscriptions.

@reuters - #Google rebrands Bard chatbot as #Gemini, rolls out paid subscription
This bundle, known as the Google One AI Premium plan, represents one of the company's biggest answers yet to #Microsoft and its partner #OpenAI.
www.reuters.com/technology/g...

Many remote workers have 'absolutely no attachment, no passion, no creativity,' says L'Oreal CEO Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Nicolas Hieronimus said “working from home is actually very bad” for workers' “mental health.”

@fortune - Many remote workers have ‘absolutely no attachment, no passion, no creativity,’ says #L’Oreal #CEO
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Everything you need to know about VPNs | TechCrunch You’re watching a movie. A criminal is trying to evade a crime scene in a sports car on the highway. A helicopter is following the car from above. The car enters a tunnel with multiple exits and the...

@techcrunch | Everything you need to know about VPNs
A #VPN is a virtual private network. It lets you remotely connect to a private network. For instance, your office might be using a VPN for remote employees.
techcrunch.com/2024/01/09/w...

SpaceX wrongly fired eight activist employees, US labor board alleges | TechCrunch The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint alleging that SpaceX illegally fired eight employees who wrote and distributed an open letter

@techcrunch - #SpaceX wrongly fired eight activist employees, US #labor board alleges
The #NLRB also alleges that SpaceX interrogated, surveilled and threatened workers. As a result of its complaint, the NLRB regional director in LA will seek to arrive at a settlement
techcrunch.com/2024/01/03/s...

Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight Victory Royale.

@verve - #Epic win: Jury decides #Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight
Epic v. Google hinged on secret revenue sharing deals between Google, smartphone makers, and big game developers that Google believed were designed to keep rival app stores down.
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Apple cuts off Beeper Mini's access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android | TechC... Was it too good to be true? Beeper, the startup that reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users, is experiencing an outage,

@techcrunch - #Apple cuts off Beeper Mini’s access after launch of service that brought #iMessage to Android
#Beeper, the startup that reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users, is experiencing an outage, the company reported via a post
techcrunch.com/2023/12/08/a...

@abcnews | #UPENN PRESIDENT #LIZMAGILL RESIGNS AMID FIRESTORM OVER HOUSE TESTIMONY Magill faced a rebellion from the leaders of the university's prominent #WhartonSchool, and a growing coalition of donors, politicians and business leaders who denounced her testimony. https://6abc.com/amp/penn-president-resigns-liz-magill-antisemitism-house-testimony-university-of-pennsylvania/14158842/

@abcnews | #UPENN PRESIDENT #LIZMAGILL RESIGNS AMID FIRESTORM OVER HOUSE TESTIMONY
Magill faced a rebellion from the leaders of the university's prominent #WhartonSchool, and a growing coalition of donors, politicians and business leaders who denounced her testimony.
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'If you have a face, you have a place in the conversation about AI,' expert says Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini was a graduate student at MIT when she made a startling discovery: The facial recognition software program she was working on couldn't detect her dark skin; it only registered her presence when she put on a white mask. It was Buolamwini's first encounter with what she came to call the "coded gaze."

@npr.org - Computer scientist #JoyBuolamwini was a graduate student at #MIT when she made a startling discovery: The facial recognition software program she was working on couldn't detect her dark skin; it only registered her presence when she put on a white mask.
www.npr.org/2023/11/28/1...
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Police departments warn parents about Apple's new iPhone iOS 17 feature Several police departments in Massachusetts are sharing a warning for parents about a new iPhone update.

@cbsnews - Police departments warn parents about Apple's new #iPhone #iOS 17 feature
-the recent #Apple iOS 17 update, set a new feature called #NameDrop defaulted to ON. This feature allows the sharing of your contact info just by bringing your phones close together-
www.cbsnews.com/amp/boston/n...