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How Black sororities and fraternities will impact the 2024 election How Black sororities and fraternities will impact the 2024 election 03:32 Google’s search engine is a common place for users to start their hunt for everything from the best sunscreens to the top finance and budgeting tools that will stretch their dollars the furthest. But Google’s
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How a glitch crippled tech operations worldwide How the CrowdStrike glitch crippled operations across the globe 01:41 Microsoft said some of its 365 services are experiencing problems that are keeping customers from using the cloud-based apps, which include Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. The company said Tuesday it has “identified a potential networking issue” and is
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Apple reaches its first-ever union deal with workers at Maryland store – CBS News Watch CBS News Apple has reached its first-ever contract with a retail union, coming to a tentative deal with workers at a store in Maryland. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live
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How a glitch crippled tech operations worldwide How the CrowdStrike glitch crippled operations across the globe 01:41 CrowdStrike said that nearly all Microsoft Windows sensors are operational again after a faulty update by the cybersecurity company crippled computer systems across the world. More than 97% of Windows sensors were online as of Wednesday evening, CrowdStrike said
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Rep. Jennifer Wexton first ever to make House floor speech using AI voice – CBS News Watch CBS News Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia delivered what is believed to be the first speech ever from the House floor using artificial intelligence voice technology. Wexton was diagnosed last year with a rare neurological disorder that robbed
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Meta issues a warning about increasing sextortion scams. Here’s how to stay safe. – CBS News Watch CBS News Social media giant Meta is issuing a warning over the increasing number of sextortion scams where fake profiles are used to get people to send nude photographs and then threaten to release them unless victims pay
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A selloff in technology stocks Wednesday drove the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indices to their worst performances since 2022. The slump in high-tech follows a year-long rally by the “Magnificent Seven,” a group of seven industry giants that have led markets into record terrain. The slump continued on Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq index slipping
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How a glitch crippled tech operations worldwide How the CrowdStrike glitch crippled operations across the globe 01:41 CrowdStrike on Wednesday released more details about the cause of Friday’s technology outage, which crippled Microsoft Windows computers around the world and disrupted airlines, hospitals, banks and other businesses. The cybersecurity company blamed a bug in a program
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So-called sextortion scams are on the rise, with criminals from Nigeria frequently targeting adult men in the U.S., according to social media giant Meta. Meta on Wednesday said it has removed about 63,000 accounts from Nigeria that had been attempting to target people with financial sextortion scams. In such scams, criminals pretend to be someone
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Software providers test health care AI bots, but are they accurate? – CBS News Watch CBS News With medical providers facing rising levels of burnout, software designers are testing specialized AI-powered chatbots that they hope provide preventative care advice to patients. However, CBS News Confirmed found that the summaries given from existing AI bots like
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