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Even as AI becomes a common workplace tool, its use in hiring raises serious concerns that employers can’t afford to ignore.

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Finding a job is hard right now. To cope, Gen Zers are documenting the reality of unemployment in 2025.

“You look sadder,” one TikTok post reads, flipping the recent “You look happier” trend on its head (in which people respond with the real reason they’re smiling a little more than usual). 

Hiding your address, phone number, and other details is easier than you might think.

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Tesla has scheduled an annual shareholders meeting for November, one day after the electric vehicle company came under pressure from major shareholders to do so.

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TikTok is facing a fresh European Union privacy investigation into user data sent to China, regulators said Thursday.

The Data Protection Commission opened the inquiry as a follow-up to a 

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The internet’s latest obsession: training and cheering on anthropomorphized anime horses as they race around a track.

First released in 2021 as a mobile game for iOS and Android, Umamusume: Pretty Derby is both a racing simulator and a gacha game. In the game world, iconic racehorses of the past are reborn as “horse girls” (umamusume)—anime humanoids with horse ears and tails.

The characters get the chance to race again for prizes and glory. Players don’

Minh Pham and JJ Ford have a knack for riding the waves of new tech.

The duo joined Uber in its early days, helping to spearhead mobile development. When CEO Travis Kalanick was ousted in 2017, Pham and Ford followed him out. Kalanick soon founded CloudKitchens—and Ford was his first call. Ford’s first call? Pham.

After five years at CloudKitchens, they were

In recent years, people have welcomed AI into their lives with open arms: as personal assistants, friends, therapists, even lovers. But one concern with having a chatbot in your pocket is that it can be hard to ignore. Reddit support groups are springing up for those struggling with chatbot addiction.