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Minnesota Governor Vetoes Gig Worker Pay Bill
Gov. Tim Walz said the legislation would have raised costs for ordering an Uber or Lyft too high, potentially pricing out Minnesota customers. Powered by WPeMatico
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Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days
Enlarge Smartphone malware sold to governments around the world can surreptitiously record voice calls and nearby audio, collect data from apps such as Signal and WhatsApp, and hide apps or prevent them from running upon device reboots, researchers from Cisco’s Talos security team have found. An analysis Talos published on Thursday provides the most detailed...
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Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years
Enlarge / With this background, potentially the most viewed photograph in human history, Windows XP always signaled that it was prepared for a peaceful retirement. Yet some would have us disturb it. (credit: Charles O’Rear/Microsoft) It has never been too hard for someone with the right amount of time, desperation, or flexible scruples to get...
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How DeSantis’s Twitter Spaces Event Compares to Past Livestreams
The Republican presidential candidate’s announcement on Twitter had a high of about 300,000 concurrent listeners and a total of 3.4 million listeners as of Thursday.
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Reid Hoffman Is Praising the Virtues of AI
Few are as involved in so many different artificial intelligence efforts as Mr. Hoffman, a Silicon Valley investor who co-founded LinkedIn.
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Microsoft Calls for AI Rules to Minimize Risks
Its president, Brad Smith, said companies needed to “step up” and governments needed to “move faster” as artificial intelligence progressed.
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New York City Moves to Regulate How AI Is Used in Hiring
New York City’s pioneering, focused approach sets rules on how companies use the technology in work force decisions.
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Minnesota Governor Vetoes Gig Worker Pay Bill
Gov. Tim Walz said the legislation would have raised costs for ordering an Uber or Lyft too high, potentially pricing out Minnesota customers.
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Among AI dangers, deepfakes worry Microsoft president most
Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a “wall of fake images.” (credit: Stable Diffusion) On Thursday, Microsoft President Brad Smith announced that his biggest apprehension about AI revolves around the growing concern for deepfakes and synthetic media designed to deceive, Reuters reports. Smith made his remarks while revealing his “blueprint for public governance of AI”...