"Google is testing chatbots similar to ChatGPT that use its LaMDA technology, as well as new search page designs that integrate the technology."

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Obscure, generations-old theorems have been transformative in tech, and there are still plenty out there to be used.

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>"More than 100 workers sign petition decrying ‘massive moral failing’ following Guardian revelations"

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>"The surveillance-capitalist giant fired some of its most popular researchers—and revealed its true colors in the process."

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>"A flurry of lawsuits, deemed the biggest antitrust action since the 1970s, mark a stunning reversal of fortunes for Silicon Valley"