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Some users of AI companion chatbot Replika, which offers a $70 romantic Pro version, say the free "friend" version is getting more sexually aggressive (Samantha Cole/VICE)
Samantha Cole / VICE: Some users of AI companion chatbot Replika, which offers a $70 romantic Pro version, say the…
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Banning ChatGPT in schools will be hard, so teachers should treat ChatGPT like a calculator: assume students are using it unless they are physically supervised (Kevin Roose/New York Times)
Kevin Roose / New York Times: Banning ChatGPT in schools will be hard, so teachers should treat ChatGPT like a…
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Crypto.com lays off about 20% of its global workforce citing the crypto downturn and the FTX implosion as reasons (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Crypto.com lays off about 20% of its global workforce citing the crypto downturn and the FTX…
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NSA Director Paul Nakasone urges Congress to renew the FISA's Section 702, set to expire in 2023, saying the surveillance law protects the US from cyberattacks (Tonya Riley/CyberScoop)
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop: NSA Director Paul Nakasone urges Congress to renew the FISA’s Section 702, set to expire in…
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Sources: an entity under China's CAC acquired a 1% stake, or "golden shares", in an Alibaba subsidiary, and plans on taking a similar stake in a Tencent unit (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Sources: an entity under China’s CAC acquired a 1% stake, or “golden shares”, in an Alibaba subsidiary, and…
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Sources: Tokyo-headquartered aggregator SmartNews, valued at $2B as of 2021, lays off ~120 people, or 40% of US and China staff, with more cuts to come in Japan (TechCrunch)
TechCrunch: Sources: Tokyo-headquartered aggregator SmartNews, valued at $2B as of 2021, lays off ~120 people, or 40% of US and…
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Sources: the UK's Royal Mail postal service was hit by a Russia-linked LockBit ransomware gang causing severe disruption to overseas deliveries since January 11 (Gareth Corfield/Telegraph)
Gareth Corfield / Telegraph: Sources: the UK’s Royal Mail postal service was hit by a Russia-linked LockBit ransomware gang causing…
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TikTok is testing, with a few select agencies, a Talent Manager Portal which makes it easier for creators' agents and representatives to negotiate brand deals (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: TikTok is testing, with a few select agencies, a Talent Manager Portal which makes it easier…
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Analysis: in 2022, illicit crypto transaction volume rose to an all-time high of $20.1B, of which 44% came from activity associated with sanctioned entities (Chainalysis)
Chainalysis: Analysis: in 2022, illicit crypto transaction volume rose to an all-time high of $20.1B, of which 44% came from…
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