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We may not lose our jobs to robots so quickly, MIT study finds

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 01:17:06 +0000

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Uber announces partnership with London’s iconic black cab taxis

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 08:33:57 +0000

(CNN) — Once bitter rivals fighting for control of London’s streets, Uber and the British capital’s iconic black cab taxis are now teaming up. Uber on Tuesday announced a new partnership with London’s black cab taxis that will let cab drivers opt in to gain access to Uber trip referrals. Riders, meanwhile, can tap a

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LeBron James’ big night carries Lakers past Clippers in overtime as James Harden trade is made official

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:01:07 +0000

(CNN) — LeBron James’ list of memorable moments throughout his NBA career has become exhaustive. And on Wednesday night, he added yet another to the highlight reel. James had 35 points, 12 rebounds and seven assistss and was the catalyst for a Lakers comeback as they overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Clippers 130-125

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Meta’s Threads is temporarily blocking searches about COVID-19

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:17:04 +0000

(CNN) — Threads, the much-hyped social media app from Facebook-parent Meta, is taking heat for blocking searches for “coronavirus,” “Covid,” and other pandemic-related queries. The tech giant’s decision to block coronavirus-related searches on its service comes as the United States deals with a recent uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations, per CDC data, and more than three

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Tourists lost their summer vacations. Maui’s locals lost everything

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:10:53 +0000

(CNN) — The agony wrought by the deadliest US wildfire in a century is only beginning in Lahaina, Hawaii, where the inferno virtually wiped the town off the map. Fear, anger and despair are setting in for some locals, who are now imploring that repair efforts should focus on not just clearing the way for

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It almost doubled our workload’: AI is supposed to make jobs easier. These workers disagree

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 10:28:40 +0000

(CNN) — A new crop of artificial intelligence tools carries the promise of streamlining tasks, improving efficiency and boosting productivity in the workplace. But that hasn’t been Neil Clarke’s experience so far. Clarke, an editor and publisher, said he recently had to temporarily shutter the online submission form for his science fiction and fantasy magazine,

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Elon Musk announces a new AI company

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:29:34 +0000

(CNN) — Elon Musk on Wednesday announced the formation of a new company focused on artificial intelligence, after months of teasing plans to build a rival to ChatGPT. The company, called xAI, unveiled a website and a team of a dozen staffers. The new company will be led by Musk, according to the website, and

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Amazon Web Services briefly hit by wide-ranging outage, impacting major websites

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:32:44 +0000

(CNN) — Amazon Web Services was briefly hit by a wide-ranging outage on Tuesday afternoon that impacted a large number of major websites, including the Boston Globe and New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority. The afternoon outage affected some news organization’s ability to publish coverage of former President Donald Trump’s court appearance in Miami. In

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Airbnb sees record bookings despite recession fears

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN — Thu, 11 May 2023 08:25:46 +0000

(CNN) — Shares of Airbnb fell more than 10% in trading Wednesday after the travel company offered a more muted outlook for the current quarter than some analysts had expected. Airbnb on Tuesday reported strong revenue growth and a new record for bookings during the first three months of the year, in a sign that

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Facebook-parent Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 employees

Catherine Thorbecke, CNN — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 02:02:10 +0000

(CNN) — Facebook-parent Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 workers, marking the second round of significant job cuts announced by the tech giant in four months. The latest layoffs, announced on Tuesday, come after Meta said in November that it was eliminating approximately 13% of its workforce, or 11,000 jobs, in the single largest round

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