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In the US, fired and laid-off workers often have their digital credentials deactivated before they learn about the loss of their jobs; indeed, the inability to log in to a corporate system may be the first an employee knows of the situation.

Though not a generous or humane approach to staff reduction, it does follow from the simple fact that a fired employee with acces...


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OpenAI is facing down another wrongful-death lawsuit after ChatGPT told a 19-year-old, Sam Nelson, to take a lethal mix of Kratom and Xanax.

According to a complaint fi...


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eBay's board of directors today rejected GameStop's $55.5 billion offer to buy the company.

"We have concluded that your proposal is neither credible nor attractive," eBay Chairman Paul Pressler


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The Federal Communications Commission is relenting a bit on its restrictive router rules, saying it will allow foreign-made routers to receive software and firmware updates until at least January 1, 2029. The FCC also expanded the waiver to cover more types of software updates.

Previously, the FCC said routers currently on the market or already sold to consumers could ...


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A curious case in Georgia serves as a warning for many parts of the US hastily approving data center developments without first updating their water systems to better monitor for severe upticks in usage.

On Friday, Politico reported tha...


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