American small-business owners who source goods from overseas, especially from China, and sell them online, face acute uncertainty about the US tariffs' impact
Small businesses that depend on overseas suppliers have endured a week of stressful uncertainty.
AI is aiding radiologists with tools like tumor-detection algorithms; 75%+ of AI software cleared by the US FDA for medical use is designed to support radiology
Jamie Friedlander Serrano / Washington Post : Bluesky: @lauridonahue . X: @christinayiotis Bluesky: Lauri Donahue / @lauridonahue : This is an example of GOOD (non-generative) AI. It's about recogni...
Uncertainty around high-skilled visas is unsettling Silicon Valley's immigrant tech community, as tech companies tell employees on visas not to leave the US
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2... Mastodon: @TomWellborn@universeodon.com : Trump's war on immigrants now targets the backbone of U.S. innovation—foreign tech workers. Fear, uncertainty, and th...
How AI tools are causing problems and sowing distrust in both job hunting and hiring; a Polish cybersecurity startup says it almost hired a deepfake candidate
The proliferation of artificial intelligence tools and overreliance on software such as ChatGPT is making the job market increasingly surreal.
A look at Amazon's suit against the Consumer Product Safety Commission, claiming the agency is unconstitutional, an argument favored by the Trump administration
The company's lawsuit argues it shouldn't have to cooperate with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which oversees recalls of dangerous goods.
An EEOC analysis finds women made up 22.6% of US workers in high-tech roles in 2022, similar to the 22% in 2005, even as the number of lucrative jobs has soared
Naomi Nix / Washington Post :
An EEOC analysis finds women made up 22.6% of US workers in high-tech roles in 2022, similar to the 22% in 2005, even as the number of lucrative jobs has soared
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission chair urges companies not to pull back from efforts to promote workplace diversity and inclusion.
The Atlantic Council researchers detail how spyware vendors are skirting restrictions by renaming, starting new companies, or by changing legal jurisdictions
International efforts to rein in online surveillance tools are being systematically skirted, researchers say.
A look at X's shrinking clout in Brazil even before the ban; Twitter once dominated Brazilian social media with 40M+ users, while X had an estimated 22M users
The platform formerly known as Twitter once dominated Brazilian social media, fueling nationwide protests in 2013 and propelling Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency. Forums: Hacker News , r/Twitter , and...
A look at AIxCC, or AI Cyber Challenge, a competition launched in 2023 and run by DARPA to design an AI program that scans open source code for security flaws
A look at AIxCC, or AI Cyber Challenge, a competition launched in 2023 and run by DARPA to design an AI program that scans open source code for security flaws
Computer scientists brainstorm in Pentagon-backed competition to design an AI program that scans open-source code for flaws bad actors could exploit Mastodon: @JosephMenn@infosec.exchange . Bluesky: @...
Elon Musk says Starlink service is now active in a hospital in Gaza, reflecting Israel's reluctance for Gaza residents to have internet access more broadly
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One defective CrowdStrike update for Windows breaking global systems resurfaces concerns about Microsoft's monopoly in government and enterprise IT systems
One defective CrowdStrike update for Windows breaking global systems resurfaces concerns about Microsoft's monopoly in government and enterprise IT systems
Officials say the incident highlights how much businesses and governments rely on the giant's products.
Letter: OpenAI whistleblowers asked the SEC to probe OpenAI's allegedly restrictive NDAs barring staff from warning regulators about the risks its tech may pose
In a letter exclusively obtained by The Washington Post, whistleblowers asked the SEC to probe company's allegedly restrictive non-disclosure agreements
Letter: OpenAI whistleblowers asked the SEC to probe OpenAI's allegedly restrictive NDAs barring staff from warning regulators about the risks its tech may pose
In a letter exclusively obtained by The Washington Post, whistleblowers asked the SEC to probe company's allegedly restrictive non-disclosure agreements Threads: @crumbler . X: @carnage4life , @cat_za...
A look at Meta's struggles to attract influencers to Threads, due to the platform's focus on text and its lack of a clear purpose for users
Threads is a place for everyone. No following required. Matthew Facciani / @matthewfacciani : The lack of “content creators” and “influencers” on Threads is probably one of its biggest selling points...
A look at Meta's struggles to attract influencers to Threads, due to the platform's focus on text and its lack of a clear purpose for users
Threads is a place for everyone. No following required. Matthew Facciani / @matthewfacciani : The lack of “content creators” and “influencers” on Threads is probably one of its biggest selling points...
A look at Meta's struggles to attract influencers to Threads, due to the platform's focus on text and its lack of a clear purpose for users
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A look at Meta's Oversight Board, which now hopes to help social networks comply with the EU's DSA; sources: it's tried for years to attract clients beyond Meta
"threatened its funding" seems a bit off, when the article itself only says this about future funding (after $280 million in funding to date): https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]