Stephanie Stacey
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A Silicon Valley Bank staffer says he's feeling 'anxious, sad, and confused' after its collapse
Many employees of the failed lender have used LinkedIn posts to say they're "proud" of working for it and are "heartbroken" about its demise. → Read More
'Robot lawyer' DoNotPay is being sued by a law firm because it 'does not have a law degree'
DoNotPay, which uses AI to provide legal services, is facing a class action lawsuit filed by Chicago-based law firm Edelson. → Read More
Silicon Valley Bank's sudden implosion has become meme gold
The inability to access funds held at Silicon Valley Bank, a key part of the tech financial ecosystem, is being mercilessly mocked on social media. → Read More
The German company that makes Leopard and Panther tanks wants to build a factory in Ukraine, report says
Rheinmetall, which produces Leopard 2 and Panther tanks, is in talks with the Ukrainian government, CEO Armin Papperger told the Rheinische Post. → Read More
Meta is slashing up to $500 off the price of its VR headsets after 'underwhelming' sales and mixed reviews
Meta's Quest Pro headset will fall from $1,500 to $1,000 as Mark Zuckerberg's costly "metaverse" project struggles to gain momentum. → Read More
Twitter revenue plunged in December as advertisers stayed away after Elon Musk's takeover, report says
Adjusted profits and revenues both fell by about 40% compared with December 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported. → Read More
A law firm accused one of its own attorneys of 'quiet quitting' in a lawsuit
Heather Palmore's lawyer said Napoli Shkolnik only filed the "completely bogus" lawsuit after she raised "serious claims of discrimination." → Read More
This Belle Époque public restroom in Paris has been restored to its former glory, but costs about $2 to use
The ornate Lavatory de la Madeleine was constructed in 1905 and closed in 2011 before reopening this month following an extensive renovation. → Read More
A college apologized for using ChatGPT to write an email to students about the Michigan State University shooting
Staff at Peabody College apologized for "poor judgement" after using the AI to compose a message to students following Monday's shooting. → Read More
2 writers who get paid to produce assignments to let lazy students cheat suspect ChatGPT is stealing their customers
"I think ChatGPT has the potential to completely disrupt what I do," one writer for hire told Insider. → Read More
A $400 sweater tricks facial-recognition cameras into thinking you're a zebra or a giraffe to protect your privacy, its maker says
Facial-recognition cameras can be fooled by Cap-able's knitwear, which makes cameras think the wearer is not human, its privacy-focused maker says. → Read More
A New Jersey spaghetti restaurant plans to ban kids because of noise and 'crazy messes'
The decision by Nettie's House of Spaghetti has divided diners, with one calling it a "fantastic idea," but another calling staff "kid haters." → Read More
TikTok shut down 2 networks of pro-Russian influencers who tried to mislead users about the war in Ukraine
Two networks of some 1,700 influencers were mostly based in Russia and tried to spread disinformation to European users, TikTok said. → Read More
I'm a wedding planner in Ukraine. I've adapted ceremonies to curfews and blackouts, and one bride asked for money toward a vehicle for her father's army unit instead of gifts.
Planning weddings in wartime Ukraine isn't easy, said a wedding planner, as couples have stretched budgets and are planning more modest and last-minute ceremonies. → Read More
Elon Musk says bots making 'good content' will be exempt from Twitter's plan to charge for API access
Elon Musk said that Twitter would enable a free 'write-only API' for bots 'providing good content that is free.' → Read More
A former Google exec is suing the company, saying a coworker sexually harassed and drunkenly berated him
Ryan Olohan filed a complaint against Google and his coworker alleging sexual harassment, gender and race discrimination, and retaliation. → Read More
An ex-Googler says he discovered he'd been laid off while feeding his newborn daughter at 2 a.m.
Nicholas Dufau, a former lawyer at Google, said he felt "acutely expendable" after losing his job days after becoming a father for the first time. → Read More
An actor who stuck thousands of headshots around New York and London has been signed up by an agent
Matt Butcher, an agent at Paul Byram Associates in London, spotted Medhi Hamadouchi's stickers and scanned the QR code. He called it "genius marketing." → Read More
A Googler who's 8 months pregnant said her 'heart sank' when she found out she'd lost her job in its mass layoffs
Katherine Wong, who was about to go on maternity leave, said she couldn't "control her shaky hands" after being caught up in Google's mass layoffs. → Read More
The company used by Putin to put 50,000 Russian mercenaries in Ukraine will be deemed a 'transnational criminal organization' by the US
The move will open up "additional avenues" to pursue the Wagner Group's global supply of cash and weapons, the White House said on Friday. → Read More