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Musk Warns Senators About AI Threat, While Gates Says the Technology Could Target World Hunger

Tech leaders debate perils and possibilities of artificial intelligence at closed-door Senate session. Source link

1 year ago

Dating Apps Put a Hefty Price Tag on Finding Love

Tinder, Bumble and others are introducing higher-priced tiers, betting users will pay up. Source link

1 year ago

Chinese E-Commerce Giants Pivot to Selling Inexpensive Goods

Alibaba’s and JD.com’s quarterly results exceeded expectations after they focused on offering discounted goods in an uncertain economic environment. Source…

1 year ago

The Man at the Center of the Battle to Ban TikTok

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen helped start a case that he thinks could make its way to the Supreme Court.…

1 year ago

Ozempic Settles the Obesity Debate: It's Biology Over Willpower

Weight-loss drugs affect the brain in ways that help researchers understand how the body regulates weight. Source link

1 year ago

If They Don’t Go Extreme, No One Will Watch Their Video

People are duct-taping phones to their cars, jogging backward on a beach for hours, and running circles around their friends.…

2 years ago

This Antidote for TikTok Brain Is Also a Problem

YouTube Shorts adds “short bursts of thrills” to kids’ digital diets, making it harder to pull away. Source link

2 years ago

Some 911 Call Centers Still Haven't Adapted to the Cellphone

Nationwide, a number of 911 centers struggle to locate cellphone callers and can’t receive texts or photos, as the systems…

2 years ago

Lyft to Expand Its Ad Business as New CEO Eyes a Turnaround

The ride-sharing company and its larger rival, Uber, are racing to build significant ad operations. Source link

2 years ago

Bacardi's Russia Business Grows as Other Booze Makers Leave Country

The owner of Grey Goose vodka and Bacardi rum is hiring staff and shipping millions of dollars of products to…

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