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Is the future of work being built for man or machine?
Since the release of ChatGPT, much of the discussion about the future of work has focused on AI's technological capabilities and the potential impact they might have on the workplace.
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Huawei tried to bribe 15 former members of the European Parliament, sources say
Belgian law enforcement authorities have launched a major corruption investigation into the Chinese tech company Huawei.
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BeReal lives: Japan is giving the “anti-Instagram” app a second chance at life
The “anti-Instagram” app that seemingly died in 2023 is getting a second chance at life. Gen Z Japanese users, in particular, appreciate the authenticity of apps like BeReal.
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Community Notes work on social media under one condition
A new study suggests the content moderation tool adopted by Elon Musk and Meta can work, but not by itself.
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X outage appears to ease, Downdetector shows
An outage on Elon Musk's social media platform X appeared to ease after thousands of users in the US and the UK reported glitches.
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Trump says US talking to four different groups on TikTok sale
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration was in touch with four different groups about the sale of the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok and that all options were good.
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On the verge of a burnout crisis, can tech companies still afford terrible work culture?
Impossible demands and meager resources – seven in ten IT workers say they are devastated by insane workloads and a lack of backing.
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SpaceX Starship failure prompts diversions, Florida airports ground stops
The failure of a SpaceX Starship test flight prompted numerous flight diversions and temporary ground stops.
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Zalando takes on EU rules, seeking to have “the best of both worlds”
Zalando criticised EU tech regulators for lumping it in the same group as Amazon and AliExpress.
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Retail traders fuel Eutelsat rally, stock surges 650% following the spat at the White House
Shares in Franco-British satellite operator Eutelsat rose on Thursday, bringing gains over four days to near 650% in a rally that bears the hallmarks of retail traders amplifying moves on a highly shorted stock.
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Google embraces virtual shopping with updated AI tools
Google has updated its virtual shopping tools to minimize the struggles that users face when shopping online.
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Meta brings facial recognition tech to the UK and EU – what could go wrong?
Meta is fighting fire with fire as it plans to combat deepfake scams using facial recognition. The technology, which was introduced earlier last year, is now being brought to the UK and EU for the first time.
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YouTube subscription price changes
YouTube on Wednesday rolled out a $7.99 monthly subscription service that is ad-free for most videos.
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A platform that “buried” content before it was cool gets an AI-powered makeover
Digg founder Kevin Rose has teamed up with former rival Alexis Ohanian to buy the once-popular content aggregator.
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China is winning the chip war with the US – on paper
China produces more chip design and fabrication research papers then the next three ranked countries combined.
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Sony stockpiles inventory as Japanese companies expect Trump's policies to hurt business
Japanese electronics giant Sony and drinks maker Suntory are stockpiling inventory in the United States while their peers shift production or supply chains in efforts to fend off an evolving threat of US tariffs on the export-reliant economy.
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Trump and TSMC announce $100 billion plan to build five new US factories
Taiwanese semiconductor company TSMC on Monday announced it will invest 100 billion in the United States, including building five additional chip facilities over the coming years.
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Eutelsat soars as investors bet on OneWeb satellites as European option to Starlink
Franco-British satellite operator Eutelsat said on Monday it was committed to boosting Europe's autonomy in space-based connectivity and supplying internet access to war-torn Ukraine.
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