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Dec

11

Link: Google unveils Project Mariner, a prototype AI agent built by Google DeepMind that can control Chrome, move the cursor, click buttons, fill out forms, and more (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

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Dec

11

Link: A lawsuit against Character.AI alleges its chatbots harmed two young Texas users, including telling a user that it sympathized with kids who kill their parents (Bobby Allyn/NPR)

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Dec

11

Link: How niche communities globally are repurposing WhatsApp, including for news, shows, sports, matchmaking, prayers, medical appointments, and finding blood donors (Sonia Faleiro/Rest of World)

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Dec

11

Link: YouTube says viewers streamed 1B+ hours of content daily on TVs in 2024 globally, including 400M+ hours of podcasts monthly; sports content watchtime grew 30% (Kurt Wilms/YouTube Official Blog)

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Dec

10

Link: AI's rise has made job interviews more grueling, due to a rise in technical tests, essays, and assignments, as recruiters struggle to find the right candidates (Elaine Moore/Financial Times)

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