Tech sector continues to shed jobs as Dropbox lays off 500

Employees affected by the Dropbox layoffs will get 16 weeks pay as severance, plus an additional week's pay for every year of tenure.

People spent 24% more time on Instagram after launch of AI-powered Reels, Zuckerberg says

People are spending even more time on Instagram due to short-form video content they’re seeing in their feed through AI recommendations, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

ChatGPT: What you should know about the AI chatbot and its impacts, both good and bad

There has been a lot of attention over ChatGPT, as well as its impact on not only education, but other facets of life as well. Here's what you should know about the relatively new chatbot technology, as well as its impact on society, and people's concerns about it.

Senators look to ban kids under 13 from social media in bipartisan bill

The legislation would also reportedly set restrictions for how tech companies use algorithms on social media to serve minors. Here's what to know.

Lost iPhone survives 33 days under water off Hawaiian coast

A Minnesota man gave up on retrieving his iPhone after dropping it while on vacation, but the phone had a lot more endurance than he thought.

Tinder trouble: Man charged with impersonating deputy on dating app

The images showed him wearing a deputy's uniform, and one image showed him carrying a loaded gun, New Mexico authorities said.

Twitter verification blue checkmarks reportedly reappearing for some users

Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. But the marks mysteriously returned for many highly followed accounts over the weekend.

How scammers are using your Snapchat and TikTok posts in their AI schemes

AI scams that employ synthetic voice and images pull data from TikTok, Facebook and Snapchat to fabricate fake hostages' voices and images, according to a security adviser.

These jobs are safe from the AI revolution — for now

Jobs involving manual or outdoor labor or specialized knowledge are less likely to be replaced by AI-informed automation.

Taxidermy bird drones aim to assist, advance wildlife research

Researchers hope to expand what they learn from these taxidermy bird drones to improve fuel efficiency in aviation and possibly into assisting space exploration.

Have ChatGPT skills? 9 in 10 companies hiring want you, survey finds

A recent survey found that businesses are seeking employees with ChatGPT experience, with 30% saying the need is urgent. Companies are looking to hire "prompt engineers" and some are offering starting salaries exceeding $200k.

Twitter starts removing blue check marks from users who don’t pay

Twitter will require users to pay a monthly fee to keep the blue check mark. The social media giant had about 300,000 verified users under the original blue check system — many of them journalists, athletes, and public figures.