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Canva now insists job candidates use AI during actual interviews
Australian graphic design service Canva has redesigned technical job interviews for the new era, saying candidates now have to demonstrate that they can use AI tools if they want to be chosen.
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FBI rescues 109 children, arrests 244 scum tied to online sexploitation ring in Texas
The FBI said it rescued 109 children, many previously reported missing, and nabbed 244 child predators involved in an online sexplotation ring as part of the month-long Operation Soteria Shield.
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Ohio State will require all students to train and “become fluent” in AI
It’s bold, and there are caveats, but Ohio State University has become the first major US academic institution to fully embrace artificial intelligence. All of its students will be required to train and “be fluent” in AI.
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California tech company fined thousands for refusal to hire US workers, DoJ says
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday announced a settlement agreement with California technology company Epik Solutions for alleged discriminatory hiring practices that favored foreign workers over American ones.
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LA activists worried by implicit police threats to deploy mass facial rec technology
An LAPD helicopter flew over demonstrators, warning them that they could be identified and visited at home. Experts claim this was a chilling statement, even if it was meant as a joke.
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NHS urges 1M people to donate blood following paralyzing cyberattack
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is calling on one million donors after a cyberattack last summer caused a severe shortage of O-negative blood.
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Russian AI killer drones powered by Nvidia chips, Ukrainian Intelligence says
The Ukrainian Defence Intelligence has released information about the components of the new Russian AI-powered attack drone model V2U, which is capable of autonomous flight and target selection. Its brain is an NVIDIA Jetson Orin chip. The drone is full of other Western off-the-shelf technology, and most of the parts are produced in China.
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US State Department turns to AI for hiring panel support
The US State Department will use an artificial intelligence chatbot to help it select the people who will perform annual reviews of promotions and moves, according to a cable issued Monday and reviewed by Reuters.
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Trump to retain Starlink access at White House despite split with Elon Musk
President Donald Trump said on Monday he has no plans to discontinue Starlink at the White House but might move his Tesla off-site, following his announcement over the weekend that his relationship with Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of both companies, was over.
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Whole Foods, US Military distributor UNFI hit with cyberattack, forcing system shutdowns
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), the leading supplier for Whole Foods and all US Military retail exchanges, on Monday said it is contending with an active cyber incident and has proactively taken some of its systems offline..
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Ax-4 mission – SpaceX’s next launch is a global first
SpaceX and Axiom will launch four astronauts, including the first in decades from India, Poland, and Hungary, to the ISS in a landmark global mission.
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AI reasoning models are not that capable, actually, Apple says
The race to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) still has a long way to run. In a new study, Apple researchers say they found that leading AI models still have trouble reasoning and, in fact, collapse completely when faced with increasingly complex problems.
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In the scorched earth of Ukraine, birds build nests with fiber optic cable left by drones
Suicide fiber-optic drones in Ukraine have covered the land with fiberglass. Birds now use the remains to build nests.
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AI implementation doesn’t have to translate into job cuts, expert says
AI tools are being used more and more often at American companies, but it doesn’t mean they’re going to replace humans, an expert says – they’re just very good at cleaning up inefficiencies.
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Virtual reality improves student engagement – but only for 45 minutes
Virtual reality boosts student engagement and social presence in education – but only for about 45 minutes before fatigue sets in, a new MSU-Stanford study has found
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Are teen social media laws backed by science? New study says evidence is thin
US lawmakers are rushing to regulate teen social media use – but new research warns the science behind these laws is shaky – raising concerns about policy making outpacing evidence.
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Is there alien life on exoplanet K2-18b? Scientists are doubtful
In April, the presence of potential biomolecules on the distant exoplanet K2-18b raised hopes about the possibility of life beyond Earth — yet scientists are divided.
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Investors poured in cash but once near-unicorn Builder.ai goes bankrupt
Hundreds of millions of dollars were invested in an AI company Builder.ai. But it turns out it overstated sales by as much as four times and has now filed for bankruptcy.
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TikTok bans #SkinnyTok searches over "harmful weight loss content"
TikTok has banned searches for the #SkinnyTok hashtag amidst criticism that it promotes “unhealthy weight loss content”
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UK court rules lawyers who use ChatGPT can face criminal charges
Calling out the increased use of AI tools to argue legal cases, London’s High Court on Friday ruled that lawyers caught citing non-existent cases can be held in contempt – or even face criminal charges.
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