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File - Paddy Cosgrave, CEO and founder of Web Summit, speaks at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon on Nov. 1, 2021. The fallout from the Israel-Hamas war has spilled into workplaces everywhere, as top leaders of prominent companies weigh in with their views and workers complain of their own voices not being heard. Backlash has been swift, including to a tweet from Cosgrave suggesting that Israel was committing war crimes. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, File)

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What’s streaming now: The Rolling Stones, John le Carré, …

This combination of photos shows promotional art for "“Living for the Dead,” a new Hulu series executive produced and narrated by Kristen Stewart, left, “Bosch: Legacy,” premiering Friday, Oct. 20 on Freevee, center, and "Upload," premiering Friday, Oct. 20. (Hulu/Freevee/Prime via AP)

AI chatbots are supposed to improve health care. But research …

Post-doctoral researcher Tofunmi Omiye, right, gestures while talking in his office with assistant professor Roxana Daneshjou at the Stanford School of Medicine in Stanford, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. A new study led by Stanford researchers cautions that popular chatbots are perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas, prompting concerns that the tools could worsen health disparities for Black patients. Omiye co-led the study and Daneshjou was a faculty advisor. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Philippine military ordered to stop using artificial intelligence …

FILE- Filipino troopers stand during rites at the 126th founding anniversary of the Philippine Army at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig, Philippines on March 22, 2023. The Philippine defense chief has ordered all defense personnel and the 163,000-member military to refrain from using online tech tools that use artificial intelligence to generate personal portraits, saying they could pose security risks. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Thousands of remote IT workers sent wages to North Korea …

FBI Special Agent In Charge Jay Greenberg, right, speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at the Federal Bureau of Investigation's St. Louis field office in downtown St. Louis. Thousands of information technology workers contracting with U.S. companies have for years secretly sent millions of dollars of their wages to North Korea for use in its ballistic missile program, FBI and Department of Justice officials said. (Christine Tannous/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Nokia plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs after sales and profits …

A view of the Nokia headquarters in Espoo, Finland, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Telecom gear maker Nokia said Thursday that it is planning to cut up to 14,000 jobs worldwide, or 16% of its workforce, as part of a push to reduce costs following a plunge in third-quarter sales and profit. The Finnish wireless and fixed-network equipment provider said the planned measures are aimed at reducing its cost base and increase operational efficiency “to navigate the current market uncertainty." (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown reels in subscribers …

FILE - A Netflix sign is photographed outside its office building in Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Netflix reports earnings on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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Europe is looking to fight the flood of Chinese electric …

File - Visitors watch the BYD ATTO 3 at the IAA motor show in Munich, Germany, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. The international motor show IAA Mobility 2023 takes place in Munich from Sept. 5 until Sept. 10, 2023. Chinese automakers are winning over drivers as they make major inroads into Europe’s electric vehicle market, challenging long-established homegrown brands in an industry that’s key to the continent’s green energy transition. The European Union has launched an investigation into Beijing’s support for its EV industry, adding to tensions between the West and China. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Can New York’s mayor speak Mandarin? No, but with …

FILE - New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks in New York's Times Square during a news conference, Dec. 30, 2022. Adams has been using artificial intelligence to make robocalls that contort his own voice into several languages he doesn't actually speak, posing new ethical questions about the government's use of the rapidly evolving technology. The mayor told reporters about the robocalls on Monday, Oct. 17, 2023, and said they've went out in languages such as Mandarin and Yiddish to promote city hiring events. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Amazon, Tripadvisor and other companies team up to …

FILE - In this April 17, 2019, file photo, online customer reviews for a product are displayed on a computer in New York. Some of the most used platforms for travel and online shopping said Tuesday, Oct. 17. 2023 they’re going to team up to battle fake reviews. Amazon, reviews site Glassdoor and Trustpilot as well as travel companies Expedia Group, Booking.com and Tripadvisor announced they're launching a group called the “Coalition for Trusted Reviews." (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Chinese search engine company Baidu unveils Ernie …

FILE - An attendee walks past a display at the Baidu World conference in Beijing, on Nov. 1, 2018. Chinese search engine and artificial intelligence firm Baidu on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, unveiled the latest version of its artificial intelligence model Ernie 4.0, claiming that it rivals models such as GPT-4 in the U.S (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

LinkedIn cuts more than 600 workers, about 3% of …

FILE - A sculpture on a terrace outside the offices of LinkedIn is shown on Sept. 22, 2016, in San Francisco. LinkedIn said Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, it is laying off hundreds of workers. The Microsoft-owned career network is cutting about 668 roles across its engineering, product, talent and finance teams. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

LinkedIn laying off more than 660 workers

Kenyan Facebook moderators accuse Meta of not negotiating …