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Julie Jargon: Why Weight-Loss Ads Have Taken Over Your Instagram Feed |
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The deluge of sponsored posts in my Instagram feed suggests I need to take supplements to balance my hormones, get a device to monitor my blood glucose, consult an app to supercharge my metabolism, use red-light therapy to lose weight and smear on cream to eliminate my wrinkles. I may be in middle age, but I don’t think I need any of it. 👉 Read Julie’s full column here. |
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Christopher Mims: Annoying Password Rules Actually Make Us Less Secure |
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Does your company network or a frequently visited website force you to come up with a new password because it has declared your old one is past its expiration date? If you find that annoying, you’re not alone. What’s worse: It’s actually bad for cybersecurity, say researchers. 👉 Read Christopher’s full column here. |
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Driving Hard: Chip sales that have declined across many customer segments are still enjoying one area of rising demand: cars. Growing sales of electric vehicles—which tend to use more semiconductors than their gas-powered counterparts—coupled with greater automation of all vehicles, have kept producers of chips for cars busy. |
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AI Anxiety: A week away from the March 16 launch of Baidu’s ChatGPT equivalent, employees at China’s biggest search-engine operator said they are racing to meet the deadline with the chatbot still struggling to perform some basic functions. |
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Investors, Startups Work to Find Cash Lifelines After Silicon Valley Bank Collapse |
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Elon Musk Is Planning a Texas Utopia—His Own Town |
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How Google Became Cautious of AI |
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• How Apple’s Need for Cutting-Edge Screens Kept Tech’s Unhappiest Marriage Alive (The Information) • There’s a New U.S. National Security Obsession—Biotech (FT) • Catholic Group Spent Millions on App Data That Tracked Gay Priests (Washington Post) |
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