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While ChatGPT stokes fears of mass layoffs, new jobs are being spawned to review AI

Prolific, a U.K.-based online survey tool, provides people with compensation for reviewing AI outputs.

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Elon Musk’s X rebuts EU allegations of ‘illegal’ content about the Israel-Hamas conflict

The EU said there are “indications” that X is “being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation” in regards to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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IRS says Microsoft owes an additional $29 billion in back taxes

Microsoft said the IRS notified the company it owes an additional $28.9 billion in back taxes.

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Caroline Ellison said SBF considered raising money from Saudi crown prince to repay FTX customers

In her second day on the stand, Caroline Ellison told jurors that Sam Bankman-Fried wanted her to hide FTX customer funds that were on Alameda’s balance sheet

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Europe gives Mark Zuckerberg 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas conflict and election misinformation

EU urges Meta to be “vigilant” about removing disinformation during conflict, ahead of elections.

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Klarna takes aim at Google and Amazon with AI image recognition tool for shopping

A new feature in the Klarna app will let users point their phone at an item of clothing or electronics gadget and find results for similar products.

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Calls for AI regulations to protect jobs rise in Europe after ChatGPT’s arrival

An IE University study showed that, out of a sample of 3,000 Europeans, 68% want their governments to introduce rules to safeguard jobs from AI.

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Smartphones with ‘self-healing’ displays will arrive within five years, analysts predict

Analyst firm CCS Insight said it expects smartphone makers to begin producing phones with “self-healing” displays within five years.

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Samsung Electronics expects third quarter profit to plunge 78% but shares surge

The company expects revenue of about 67 trillion South Korean won for the third quarter, while operating profit will stand at about 2.4 trillion won.

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Israeli and Jewish schools reportedly urge parents to tell their kids to delete Instagram and TikTok to avoid disturbing images of hostages

Their concern is that Hamas may use social media to broadcast disturbing images, such as hostages begging for their lives.

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