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The superstar won Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights — and delivered a bit of news …Ready for it? ? Taylor Swift has announced the new album Tortured Poets Department, out April 19. Trending The megastar revealed the news at the 2024 Grammys, when she took the stage to accept the award for Best Pop Vocal Album (Midnights). She also dropped the album cover on Instagram, writing, “And so I enter into evidence/My tarnished coat of arms/My muses, acquired like…

A Microsoft manager claims OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 has security vulnerabilities that could allow users to generate violent or explicit images (similar to those that recently targeted Taylor Swift). GeekWire reported Tuesday the company’s legal team blocked Microsoft engineering leader Shane Jones’ attempts to alert the public about the exploit. The self-described whistleblower is now taking his message to Capitol Hill.“I reached the conclusion that DALL·E 3 posed a public safety risk and should be removed from public use until…

Helena Fu’s new job puts her in charge of technologies that could produce promising innovation and serious risks in the future.  Fu, who leads the Department of Energy’s (DOE) new Office of Critical and Emerging Technology, is in charge of coordinating the department’s research around artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, semiconductors and more.  She said the new office won’t do research itself but will focus on “setting a vision and coordinating across the department.”  “DOE has so much…

LaGuardia International Airport Terminal A for JetBlue and Spirit Airlines in New York.Leslie Josephs | CNBCA federal judge Tuesday blocked JetBlue Airways' purchase of Spirit Airlines after the Justice Department sued to stop the merger, saying the deal would drive up fares for price-sensitive consumers by taking the discount carrier out of the market.JetBlue's proposed $3.8 billion purchase of discounter Spirit would have produced the country's fifth-largest airline, a deal the carriers had said would help them better…

The US Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule to the Federal Register on Wednesday that would increase the difficulty of classifying workers as independent contractors. If the rule survives court challenges unscathed, it will replace a business-friendly Trump-era regulation that did the opposite. It’s scheduled to go into effect on March 11.The new rule, first proposed in 2022, could have profound implications for companies like Uber and DoorDash that rely heavily on gig workers. It would mandate that workers…

The Commerce Department found that imports of tin mill products from Canada, China, Germany and the Republic of Korea are being unfairly priced, or dumped, into the U.S. market.Imports of tin mill products from China are also being subsidized, it added. The Commerce Department found that products from the Netherlands, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Kingdom aren’t being dumped.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 The Commerce Department found that imports of…

Last updated: January 4th, 2024 at 09:41 UTC+01:00 According to the latest reports, an ex-Samsung employee was issued an arrest warrant because he was accused of leaking chip technology of the South Korean giant to a Chinese company in return for some money. As per Yonhap News Agency, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office indicted the employee surnamed Kim, who previously served as the department head at Samsung. Kim was charged by the prosecutors on charges of violating the industrial technology protection…

The Maharashtra State Government Labour Department has issued a notice to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) over a complaint related to the alleged forced transfer of employees. The labour department has requested TCS stakeholders to explain their stand on the matter during a formal meeting on January 18.The Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) had filed a formal complaint with the Ministry of Labour and Employment against TCS for alleging forceful transfer of over 2000 employees, ET reported on November…

Too Long; Didn't ReadThe author, with over 5 years of team lead experience, shares insights on effective team dynamics and personal development. They emphasize the importance of 1-2-1 meetings for communication, feedback, and goal setting. The approach involves systematic documentation, utilizing tools like Notion, and conducting monthly goal-oriented sessions with each team member. The annual review process involves evaluating achieved goals, canceling unnecessary ones, and celebrating successes. The method ensures…

Apple's cat-and-mouse battle to prevent apps like Beeper Mini from bringing iMessage to Android has captured the attention of the tech industry of late, and it isn't a new conversation. Apps have been trying to find a way to bring the Apple-owned instant messaging platform to non-Apple devices for years, with varying degrees of success and privacy. Beeper Mini seemed to be one of the most successful, but it too found itself blocked recently. And that's caught the attention of people that Apple would probably rather not…