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Uber pays its drivers ‘wages’ and is liable for $81m payroll tax bill, Australia’s high court rules
Rideshare company unsuccessfully argued it didn’t employ workers and claimed money paid was not wages under NSW law
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Canva layoffs: design giant to cut or relocate more than 1,200 jobs in major restructure
Chief executive Melanie Perkins describes job cuts as ‘without doubt the hardest moment in our thirteen-year history’ in email to staff Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Canva is cutting or relocating more than 1,200 jobs, representing 22% of its global workforce, as part of a major restructure that includes laying off staff who helped build the Australian-founded design platform. The changes mirror a trend across the technology sector, where software companies are fighting to stay competitive against cheaper artificial intelligence disrupters while aggressively embed
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Where have there been technical issues so far during US midterm elections?
Some polling stations have experienced vote-delaying issues that officials describe as being minor.
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US tech stocks recover after selloff spooks investors over AI spending
Midterms didn’t appear to have huge impact, though predicted wins for Democrats could mean more regulation US tech stocks made a recovery on Tuesday afternoon after a selloff spooked investors over AI spending. Tuesday’s midterm elections didn’t appear to have a huge impact on Wall Street, though investors are predicting Democrats get at least a majority in the House and potentially gain seats in the Senate, which could lead to more AI regulation. Continue reading...
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AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton: it might turn out we were better off without AI
Nobel winner warns the tech could be near to triggering major incident such as power or banking shutdown One of the “godfathers of AI”, Geoffrey Hinton, has said it could turn out that humans would have been better off never developing the technology as he warned it could trigger a large-scale incident this year or next, such as a temporary blackout of financial or power systems. The Nobel prize-winning computer scientist told the Guardian he is not a “doomer” about the technology that is underpinned by his groundbreaking research into artificial neural networks and believes AI has the potenti
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Google says there’s no way to use Search without using artificial intelligence
In announcement geared to schools, tech giant shows how entwined AI is with the world’s most popular website Google just acknowledged that you can’t use Google Search without using artificial intelligence. The search giant announced a slate of new AI products for classrooms and schools on Tuesday as well as more ways for teachers and schools to limit or restrict use of those AI tools. The company said the schools should have control over whether students use AI in the classroom. There’s one catch, though: if a school or teacher blocks the use of Google’s AI features, students won’t be able to
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Food suppliers in UK hit by cyber-attacks after freezers targeted in Europe
Cybersecurity experts say national impact ‘minimal’ but incidents may represent the ‘foothills’ of a wider threat Food suppliers in the UK have been hit by cyber-attacks after hackers raised the temperatures of supermarket freezers across Europe. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NSCS) said it was working with the affected companies but the national impact was minimal. Continue reading...
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Binance says fake job interviews used as part of $6.3bn crypto hack
An engineer was contacted through a legitimate job-hunting platform and invited to bogus job interviews with fake company representatives, Binance says.
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Binance battles to save its brand after record $6.3bn crypto hack
World’s largest crypto exchange faces fallout from angry customers, and Lula wins with WhatsApp This was originally published in TechScape, a newsletter about how technology shapes our lives. Sign up to receive it here This week in tech, we’re discussing the fallout from the multibillion-dollar hack of Binance and the significance of Lula’s political mobilization on WhatsApp. And if you’ll be at Web Summit in Lisbon next week, drop me a line! I’ll be there moderating panels on open-source AI and human agency in the age of AI agents. Tell us: have you been affected by the Binance hack? Polymark
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