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AI skills acting as catalyst for higher salaries

A survey has found employees are willing to pay 44% more for workers skilled in artificial intelligence (AI) for the IT sector and 41% more for staff working in research and development. The study was conducted by Access Partnership on … Continue reading

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Trump defends TikTok against ‘enemy’ Meta

As pressure mounts on TikTok following recent congressional legislation, former President Donald Trump has gone on the record in support of the app. In a post on Truth Social, a right-wing social media site, Trump wrote: “If you get rid … Continue reading

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Coinbase report urges “caution” on AI coins despite boom

An analyst has urged caution on the artificial intelligence (AI) token market, warning the recent surge in prices could be fuelled more by hype, rather than its actual value. In a report compiled by David Han, a research analyst at … Continue reading

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TikTok takes center stage in 2024 elections as candidates try to ban app while some are using it

President Joe Biden’s election campaign is active on TikTok at the same time lawmakers are urging ByteDance to divest the app or to ban it.

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Hey, it’s me, Brian’s less creepy Apple Vision Pro Persona

Hey. Sorry to call you out of the blue. No, no, nothing serious. I’m fine. I wanted to apologize for freaking you out last time. I wasn’t myself. But I’ve changed. Honestly, I don’t even know who I was back … Continue reading

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The incumbents go shopping for startups

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. This week, I explored what happened to one Norwegian hardware startup, … Continue reading

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Microsoft begins blocking some terms that caused its AI tool to create violent, sexual images

Microsoft has made changes to its AI guardrails after a staff AI engineer wrote to the FTC of his concerns about Copilot’s image generation.

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Women in AI: Sarah Kreps, professor of government at Cornell

To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as … Continue reading

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Apple reverses course, approves Epic Games for app store in Europe

The episode was one of the first challenges to the European DMA from one of the technology giants it regulates.

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Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Europe (for real this time)

After terminating Epic Games’ developer account on Wednesday, Apple said it will reinstate the Fortnite maker’s access to publish iOS apps in Europe. This means that Epic can move forward with its plans for an Epic Games Store, and it … Continue reading

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