Author: Rebecca Bellan

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Uber and Lyft drivers in California win a path to unionization  |

September 1, 2025
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11:53 AM PDT · August 29, 2025 California lawmakers struck a deal with Uber and Lyft that will allow app-based drivers to form unions and…

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Leaked Meta AI rules show chatbots were allowed to have romantic chats with kids | TechCrunch

August 21, 2025
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As concerns over the emotional pull of general-purpose LLM chatbots like ChatGPT grow by the day, Meta appears to be letting its chatbot personas engage…

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Report: Meta is hitting pause on AI hiring after its poaching spree |

August 21, 2025
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In Brief Posted: 6:25 AM PDT · August 21, 2025 Meta has frozen hiring in its AI organization after restructuring the unit earlier this week,…

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Sen. Hawley to probe Meta after report finds its AI chatbots flirt with kids | TechCrunch

August 20, 2025
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1:38 PM PDT · August 15, 2025 Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said he intends to investigate whether Meta’s generative AI products exploit, deceive, or harm…

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Sen. Hawley to probe Meta after report finds its AI chatbots flirt with kids |

August 19, 2025
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1:38 PM PDT · August 15, 2025 Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said he intends to investigate whether Meta’s generative AI products exploit, deceive, or harm…

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'Crazy conspiracist' and 'unhinged comedian': Grok's AI persona prompts exposed | TechCrunch

August 19, 2025
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9:01 AM PDT · August 18, 2025 The website for xAI’s Grok chatbot is exposing the system prompts for several of its AI personas, including…

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Texas attorney general accuses Meta, Character.AI of misleading kids with mental health claims | TechCrunch

August 19, 2025
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Texas attorney general Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into both Meta AI Studio and Character.AI for “potentially engaging in deceptive trade practices and misleadingly…

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Leaked Meta AI rules show chatbots were allowed to have romantic chats with kids |

August 16, 2025
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As concerns over the emotional pull of general-purpose LLM chatbots like ChatGPT grow by the day, Meta appears to be letting its chatbot personas engage…

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Elon Musk confirms shutdown of Tesla Dojo, ‘an evolutionary dead end’  |

August 14, 2025
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, /PRNewswire/ — Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) (“Cango” o la “Società”), ha annunciato oggi l’acquisizione di un impianto di mining da 50 MW completamente operativo…

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Truth Social's AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources |

August 10, 2025
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, /PRNewswire/ — For busy mom-dentists, charting SOAP notes used to mean after-hours toil and mental drain. That’s changed entirely for Dr. Kristina Zoulas, founder…