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Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control

Lauren Goode

Tech companies are famous for coddling their workers but after mass layoffs the industry’s culture has shifted. Engineers say that getting hired can require days of work on unpaid assignments.

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Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up

Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica

The airline tried to argue that it shouldn’t be liable for anything its chatbot says.

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Google’s ‘Woke’ Image Generator Shows the Limitations of AI

David Gilbert

Google has hit pause on Gemini’s ability to generate images of people after a far-right backlash to its historical depictions.

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An AT&T Outage Is Wreaking Havoc on US Cellular Networks

Brian Barrett

The AT&T network outage shows no signs of improvement, and the company has given no details about the cause.

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Gab’s Racist AI Chatbots Have Been Instructed to Deny the Holocaust

David Gilbert

The proliferation of generative AI chatbots on extremist platforms could lead to increased radicalization, experts warn.

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Los Angeles Just Proved How Spongy a City Can Be

Matt Simon

As relentless rains pounded LA, the city’s “sponge” infrastructure helped gather 8.6 billion gallons of water—enough to sustain over 100,000 households for a year.

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