Business, Spoken

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Business, Spoken episodes

October 10, 2023 Deepfake Audio Is a Political Nightmare
British fact-checkers are racing to debunk a suspicious audio recording of UK opposition leader Keir Starmer.
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8 min
October 09, 2023 Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech
The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
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8 min
October 06, 2023 Generative AI Is Coming for Sales Execs’ Jobs—and They’re Celebrating
ChatGPT-style AI can tackle the drudge work of responding to RFPs faster than humans. Sales teams at Google, Twilio, and others say productivity is spiking.
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13 min
October 05, 2023 Google Assistant Finally Gets a Generative AI Glow-Up
Google is adding AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to the humble Google Assistant, allowing the virtual helper to make sense of images and draw on data in documents and emails.
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12 min
October 04, 2023 Sam Bankman-Fried Is a Terrible Client
Criminal defendants often decline to testify at trial for fear of incriminating themselves. For FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, that could be the best option.
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9 min
October 03, 2023 The 15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory Goes Mainstream
The fringe idea that cities built for biking and walking are part of a government plot has been picked up by … the UK government.
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7 min
October 02, 2023 The Global Victims of FTX’s Collapse Won’t Get Their Day in Court
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is about to stand trial in the US. But many customers who lost big when the exchange collapsed are unlikely to get their money back.
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12 min
September 29, 2023 FedEx’s New Robot Loads Delivery Vans Like It’s Playing 3D Tetris
FedEx handles over 15 million packages daily. A two-armed, AI-infused robot is now helping pack some of them into delivery vans with expert care.
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8 min
September 28, 2023 Idris Elba Is Ready to Talk About Crypto
During the crypto gold rush, Idris Elba says he turned down a lot of “mad opportunities.” Now he has partnered with the “crypto-for-good” Stellar Development Foundation.
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8 min
September 27, 2023 FBI Agents Are Using Face Recognition Without Proper Training
The FBI makes heavy use of face recognition services like that of controversial startup Clearview AI, but 95 percent of the agents using them haven’t completed training on the technology.
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9 min

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