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Whomp-whomp: #AI PCs make users less #productive - People just don't know how to wrangle #chatbots into useful things, #Intel says


Source: theregister.com/2024/11/22/ai_…

As the #study itself explains: "Many AI users spend a long time identifying how best to communicate with AI tools to get the desired answers or response. Organizations providing AI-assisted products must offer greater #education in order to truly showcase the potential of 'everyday AI'."


#news #technology #Software #Problem #economy #fail #user #work #business


"These are people who make more than $35,000 but less than $58,000 per year, but don’t currently qualify for #overtime; to oversimplify, bosses have reclassified many of these #workers as managers, exempting them from federal overtime protections. The #Biden rule would make them eligible...

Guess who managed to block this rule that would have provided those people with relief? #MAGA #Republicans allied with #business interests, that’s who."

newrepublic.com/article/188663…

#GOP #Politics #USA #News


US Lawyers To Force Google To Unbundle Android / Sell Chrome In Monopoly Case

#Google #monopoly #Android #Chrome #Tech #News #Lawyers #business

theverge.com/2024/11/18/243000…


Senator Slams Gun Industry’s “Invasive and Dangerous” Sharing of Customer #Data With Political Operatives

In response to a ProPublica investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal demanded answers from the gun industry about its “covert program” to collect information on gun owners for #political purposes.

#News #Guns #Privacy #Politics #Business

propub.li/4er0KaE


I ordered something in #China from a big shopping portal and I know the portal is a completely different company and only doing the global logistics but I wonder how small a small company can really be if sending their goods globally?


#internet #marketing #globalization #shopping #question #business #economy


Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division

Wow that's a high percentage 😳 :firefox:

#firefox #mozilla #tech #news #business

techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/mozi…


Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to #Mexico Even as #Trump Pushes “America First”
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On the campaign trail, #DonaldTrump threatened businesses that send jobs south of the border, while his own company that runs the Truth Social platform outsourced coding jobs to workers in Mexico, outraging some staff members.

#News #TrumpMedia #Trump #Government #Business #Tariffs #Politics #Election #ELection2024 #TruthSocial

propublica.org/article/donald-…


Exploiting Meta’s Weaknesses, Deceptive #Political Ads Thrived on #Facebook and #Instagram in Run-Up to #election2024
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Despite Meta's stated commitment to crack down on harmful content, it failed to catch tens of thousands of ads that used false claims and deepfakes of political figures to collect users’ sensitive personal data or bait them into monthly charges.

#News #Tech #SocialMedia #Business #Badvertising #Scam #Meta #Government #politics
propublica.org/article/faceboo…


Taking some headshots to show to investors. What is everyone's favorite, I need to pick which one I want to go with.

#Help #Photography #Business


The gun industry launched a secret project in the late 1990s.

To elect gun-friendly politicians, manufacturers gave #political operatives sensitive, intimate information on their customers without their consent.

The story behind the #data sharing and its impact has never been revealed.

Until now.

#News #Guns #Privacy #Politics #Business

propublica.org/article/gunmake…


The U.S. #Business Community Used to Be a Force for #Immigration Reform. What Happened?

For decades, the business lobby fundamentally moderated the nation’s immigration debate. But in the age of #Trump, fearful of advocating publicly on this issue, they’ve largely prioritized other things like corporate #tax cuts and deregulation.

propub.li/40ki11H

#News #Immigration #Labor #Economy #Industry


#Microblogging #Service #Bluesky with a new #crypto #investor 😳


Source: bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2…

This does not change the fact that the Bluesky app and the AT Protocol do not use #blockchains or #cryptocurrency, and we will not hyperfinancialize the #social experience (through #tokens, crypto #trading, #NFTs, etc.).


But taking #money from this swamp is OK? What's the color of money 💵 - don't tell me that it is green cause I know it's red. Dancing with the devil won't change the devil but you.

#finance #blockchain #freedom #business #economy #news #Problem #internet #platform #socialmedia


NEW: Gun-Makers Gave Sensitive Customer Information to #Political Operatives
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At least 10 #gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.

#News #Guns #Politics #Privacy #Government #Business

propublica.org/article/gunmake…