White collar workers, brace yourselves. CEOs across a spectrum of industries have joined tech moguls in saying AI will wipe out an astonishing number of jobs. [@Futurism](
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CEOs Say AI Is Poised to Wipe Out an Astonishing Number of Jobs
CEOs are increasingly declaring human workers will soon go extinct, but recent jobs data suggests a different story.
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Gallant, a San Diego, Calif., startup, announced $18 million in funding for an FDA-approved, ready-to-use stem cell therapy to veterinary medicine. [@Techcrunch](
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Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming | TechCrunch
What makes Gallant's approach different is that its therapy is allogeneic, meaning it leverages uterine-derived mesenchymal stem cells from a ...
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Tesla cars are in a pickle, and so too is the Optimus humanoid robot program. The company sold around 5,000 Cybertruck models in Q2 of this year. Optimus has lost its head of program and delayed production since, according to @Electrek.co, "the robot has yet to prove useful in Tesla's factories." Here's their story, plus [@CNN](
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Tesla Optimus is in shambles as head of program exits, production delayed
Tesla’s humanoid robot program, Optimus, is reportedly in disarray amid the departure of the senior vice president in charge, Milan...
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The European Union says it’s not budging from its timeline for implementing its landmark AI Act, which bans a handful of “unacceptable risk” use cases such as cognitive behavioral manipulation or social scoring — much to the chagrin of the world’s tech companies. [@Techcrunch](
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EU says it will continue rolling out AI legislation on schedule | TechCrunch
The European Union said it will stick to its timeline for rolling out its AI legislation, ignoring calls by tech companies to delay the bloc's...
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A reporter flagged an AI-generated deepfake of WNBA star Caitlin Clark that appeared on X. But the platform didn’t remove the offensive and bogus post. “Tech companies haven't put that necessary level of investment into stopping the problem,” Stephen Noe writes for the [@SportingNews](
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I reported a deepfake of Caitlin Clark on X. Instead of it getting removed, here's what happened | Sporting News
Trying to get a Caitlin Clark tweet taken down turned into a deep dive on the growing problem of deepfakes on X
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Microsoft is laying off around 9,000 people, and many of those cuts are expected to hit Xbox, with games being canceled and studios closed. [@aftermath.site](
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Microsoft Layoffs Signal Video Game Industry Brain Drain - Aftermath
Multiple industry veterans have left Xbox in the wake of layoffs
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We've been patiently waiting for the Samsung tri-fold phone to launch since it was briefly teased back in January,” tech journalist David Nield writes. But it looks like production will start in September, meaning it could be available in the fourth quarter of 2025. Read Nield’s story at [@TechRadar](
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If the Samsung tri-fold takes this long to launch, I may get the Galaxy Z Fold 7 instead
But it could be a while before you can buy it
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The ransomware gang called Hunters International says it is shutting down and offering free decryption keys to the companies it has attacked. Is the gang truly going dark, or just rebranding? Read more from [@Techcrunch](
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Ransomware gang Hunters International says it’s shutting down | TechCrunch
The cybercriminal group, which said it's releasing its decryption tools to victims, may be transitioning to new infrastructure under a differe...
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How to tell if the article you're reading was written by AI. Lisa Larson-Kelley for [@FastCompany](
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Amazon announced it has deployed its 1 millionth robot this week, nearly surpassing the number of human workers the company currently has in its warehouses worldwide. Trevor Mogg from [@DigitalTrends](
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The robot takeover comes another step closer — at Amazon
Amazon is close to having more robots operating inside its warehouses than humans after the e-commerce giant announced this week that it now has mo...
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