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Why cybersecurity training isn’t enough to stop phishing hacks
A recent study of nearly 20,000 University of California, San Diego Health workers found cybersecurity training reduced the likelihood of successful …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
AI "workslop" is hurting coworker dynamics
AI slop is pointless content shared online like fake images and videos. A new study in the Harvard Business Review wants us to consider a variant: “w…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Online job scams are a growing problem
The number of scams involving job postings and offers nearly tripled between 2020 and 2024, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The change tra…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Export controls on TikTok's algorithm are unique but not unprecedented
Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But, as Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty C…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Bytes: Week in Review - California's new sweeping AI law
California passed a sweeping law setting up new AI safety rules this week. Meanwhile, YouTube settled a lawsuit brought by President Trump over accou…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
VCs are investing in LA's defense tech startups
So far this year, LA defense tech companies have raised $4 billion in funding — more than double last year's haul, according to Los Angeles Times tec…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Could AI ever be used safely for mental health support?
The role of artificial intelligence in mental health care is an unsettled issue. States including Illinois, Utah, and Nevada limit or ban the use of …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Colleges turn to video essays to counter AI-written submissions
Colleges and universities are dealing with a growing problem of college admission essays being written by artificial intelligence. Rather than try to…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Can an AI chatbot change your political beliefs?
Researchers at several universities tested how successful artificial intelligence can be at political persuasion, and found some AI chatbots were 40-…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Bytes: Week in Review - Big Tech/small tech divide over $100K visa fee
On this week’s Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review, Nova Safo speaks with Axios tech policy reporter Maria Curi about the details and lingering un…
5 months ago