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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The proportion of workers who expect to switch employers in the next 12 months is higher than that from the "Great Resignation" period of 2022, a PwC survey of the global workforce found. Around 28% of more than 56,000 workers surveyed by PwC said they were "very or extremely likely" to move from their current companies, compared to 19% in 2022, and 26% in 2023. PwC's 2024 "Hopes and Fears" survey also showed workers are embracing emerging technologies such.
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Adobe reports $7.9 billion in online spending on Black Friday, up 8.2% from 2023, and expects final online numbers between $10.7 and $11 billion. Read more ›
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Mistral AI releases content moderation API powered by its Ministral 8B language model. The €6 billion-valued European AI startup has backing from tech giants Nvidia and Microsoft. The European artificial intelligence powerhouse Mistral AI has announced the release of its new content moderation API, marking a step in its mission to deliver sovereign AI solutions.... Read more » Read more ›
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Buy now, pay later sales on Cyber Monday are expected to reach $993 million, driven in part by mobile shopping trends. Read more ›
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Ford County, Kansas, has sued a group of nearly a dozen companies accusing them of "false representations" regarding the recyclability of plastics. Read more ›
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Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 538 for Saturday, Nov. 30. Read more ›
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Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections: Sports Edition No. 68 for Saturday, Nov. 30. Read more ›
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Volkswagen, Chevrolet, and Tesla buyers are heavily influenced by Federal tax incentives, according to a J.D. Power survey. Read more ›
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Meta plans a $10 billion global underwater cable project spanning 25,000 miles, which would be solely owned by Meta, TechCrunch reported. Read more ›
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Elon Musk praised Apple's new hearing aid feature for AirPods, despite his rocky history with the tech giant. Read more ›
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The second-gen Apple Watch SE is a bargain at $149, so long as you don’t need the latest sensors, | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you’re an iPhone owner on a budget looking for a good fitness tracker right now, the latest Apple Watch SE is a great option. That’s especially true today, now that Apple’s most affordable smartwatch is available at Amazon and Walmart in... Read more ›
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Here are some hints -- and the answers -- for the Nov. 30 Strands puzzle, No. 272. Read more ›
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Donald Trump's proposed tariffs could raise car prices, impacting US and European automakers such as General Motors, Volvo, and Jaguar Land Rover. Read more ›
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reportedly flew to Mar-a-Lago after Trump announced new tariff plans. Read more ›
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Microsoft research reveals how AI agents are transforming computer interaction through GUI control, with major tech companies racing to deploy LLM-powered automation tools worth $68.9 billion by 2028. Read more ›
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FAA reports busiest Thanksgiving air travel yet, with 232,000 flights and minimal delays or cancellations, but potential snowstorms may disrupt plans. Read more ›
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All cords lead to WIRED. Come gather to find the best Black Friday tech deals. Read more ›
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Notre Dame Cathedral is set to reopen on December 7, more than five years after a fire devastated parts of the building. Read more ›
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A little over week after Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl's launch, developer GSC Game World is back with the post-apocalyptic shooter's first patch, promising over 650 fixes for Xbox and PC. Read more Read more ›
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TP-Link products always make CNET's best-of lists for smart home devices, and Black Friday is bringing some of the best prices I've seen. Read more ›
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More than half of longer English posts on LinkedIn are likely generated by AI, according to research from AI detection firm Originality AI. The company analyzed nearly 9,000 public posts over 100 words published between 2018 and 2024, finding AI usage surged 189% after ChatGPT's launch in early 2023, Wired reported Wednesday. LinkedIn, which also offers AI writing tools to premium subscribers, told Wired that it does not track AI-generated... Read more ›
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NBC News reports that a newly identified chemical byproduct "may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found." "Scientists do not yet know whether the byproduct is dangerous. But some are worried that it could have toxic properties because of similarities to other chemicals of concern." The newly identified substance, named "chloronitramide anion," is produced when water is treated with chloramine, a chemical... Read more ›
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A Stanford study of over 50,000 software engineers across hundreds of companies has found that approximately 9.5% of engineers perform minimal work while drawing full salaries, potentially costing tech companies billions annually. The research showed the issue is most prevalent in remote work settings, where 14% of engineers were classified as "ghost engineers" compared to 6% of office-based staff. The study evaluated productivity through analysis of private Git repositories and... Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: Past corporate-sponsored Hour of Code tutorials for the nation's schoolchildren have blurred the lines between coding lessons and product infomercials. So too is the case again with this year's newly-announced Hour of Code 2024 flagship tutorials, which include Microsoft Minecraft, Amazon Music, and Transformers One movie-themed intros to coding. The press release announcing the tutorials from tech-backed nonprofit Code.org, which organizes the Hour of Code... Read more ›
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"Scientists have found what seems to be the oldest direct evidence of hot water flowing on Mars during its ancient past," reports Space.com. "The discovery could further indicate that the Red Planet, despite its arid and desolate appearance today, may have been capable of supporting life long ago." The evidence was delivered to Earth and sealed within the well-known Martian meteorite NWA7034, found in the Sahara Desert in 2011. Due... Read more ›
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Microsoft-owned GitHub published a blog post asking "Does GitHub Copilot improve code quality? Here's what the data says." Its first paragraph includes statistics from past studies — that GitHub Copilot has helped developers code up to 55% faster, leaving 88% of developers feeling more "in the flow" and 85% feeling more confident in their code. But does it improve code quality? [W]e recruited 202 [Python] developers with at least five... Read more ›
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A U.S. federal appeals court ruled that sanctions against Tornado Cash, a crypto transaction anonymization service, must be abandoned, stating that its immutable smart contracts do not constitute "property" under U.S. law and that the Treasury overstepped its authority. The ruling is available here (PDF). CoinDesk reports: The decision answers a controversial privacy debate on whether the government -- via a sanctions list maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department --... Read more ›
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Despite significant enterprise AI hype, most job seekers remain unconvinced of its benefits, with 69% doubting its ability to enhance work performance and 62% skeptical it reduces workloads. The findings come from a study conducted by Resume Genius. The Register reports: Consistent with the majority opinion that AI in the workplace has failed to impress, only 34 percent of respondents said they were worried about being replaced by a bot,... Read more ›
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Lawyers for the United States on Monday said that Google had created a monopoly with its services to place ads online, closing out an antitrust trial over the company's dominance in advertising technology that could add to the Silicon Valley giant's mounting woes. From a report: The legal case concerns a system of software that is used by advertisers to place ads on websites around the internet. Aaron Teitelbaum, a... Read more ›
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Craig Newmark "is alarmed about potential cybersecurity risks in the U.S.," according to Yahoo Finance. The 71-year-old Craigslist founder says "our country is under attack now" in a new interview with Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi on his Opening Bid podcast. But Newmark also revealed what he's doing about it: [H]e started Craig Newmark Philanthropies to primarily invest in projects to protect critical American infrastructure from cyberattacks. He told... Read more ›
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